The 2018–19 Minnesota Timberwolves season was the 30th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

Before the start of training camp, disgruntled All-Star Jimmy Butler requested a trade, indicating that he would not re-sign with the Timberwolves during the 2019 off-season. After multiple disputes and games where he played for Minnesota, Butler's wish was finally granted, sending him to the Philadelphia 76ers on November 12, 2018. On March 30, 2019, on his return against his former team Butler was booed during the players' introductions.

On January 6, 2019, the Timberwolves fired head coach Tom Thibodeau and named Ryan Saunders as interim head coach.^[1] With a loss against the Hornets on March 21, the Timberwolves were eliminated from playoff contention.

Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality(-ies)	College / Club
1	20	Josh Okogie	SG	Nigeria  United States	Georgia Tech
2	48	Keita Bates-Diop	SF	United States	Ohio State

Roster

2018–19 Minnesota Timberwolves roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From F 31 Bates-Diop, Keita 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 229 lb (104 kg) 1996–01–23 Ohio State G 8 Bayless, Jerryd 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1988–08–20 Arizona G 55 Creek, Mitch 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1992–08–27 Australia F 33 Covington, Robert  6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 237 lb (108 kg) 1990–12–14 Tennessee State F 9 Deng, Luol 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1985–04–16 Duke C 5 Dieng, Gorgui 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 252 lb (114 kg) 1990–01–18 Louisville F 67 Gibson, Taj 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 232 lb (105 kg) 1985–06–24 USC G 1 Jones, Tyus 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 196 lb (89 kg) 1996–05–10 Duke G 20 Okogie, Josh 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 212 lb (96 kg) 1998–09–01 Georgia Tech F 13 Reynolds, Cameron 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1995–02–07 Tulane G 25 Rose, Derrick  6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1988–10–04 Memphis F 36 Šarić, Dario 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1994–04–08 Croatia G 0 Teague, Jeff  6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1988–06–10 Wake Forest G 3 Terrell, Jared (TW) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 227 lb (103 kg) 1995–02–10 Rhode Island F 43 Tolliver, Anthony 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1985–06–01 Creighton C 32 Towns, Karl-Anthony (C) 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 248 lb (112 kg) 1995–11–15 Kentucky G/F 22 Wiggins, Andrew (C) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 194 lb (88 kg) 1995–02–23 Kansas G 12 Williams, C. J. (TW) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 226 lb (103 kg) 1990–02–06 NC State	Head coach Ryan Saunders Assistant coach(es) Malik Allen Larry Greer Ed Pinckney Jerry Sichting John Lucas III (player development) Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended (GL) On assignment to G League affiliate (TW) Two-way affiliate player Injured Roster Last transaction: 2019–02–27

Standings

Game log

Player statistics

After all games.^[2]
‡Waived during the season
^†Traded during the season
^≠Acquired during the season

Transactions

Free agents

Re-signed

Player	Signed
Derrick Rose[3]	July 4, 2018

Additions

Player	Signed	Former Team
Jared Terrell[4]	Two-way contract	Rhode Island Rams
Anthony Tolliver[5]	July 9, 2018	Detroit Pistons
C. J. Williams[6]	Two-way contract	Los Angeles Clippers
James Nunnally[7]	August 7, 2018	Fenerbahçe Doğuş
Luol Deng[8]	September 10, 2018	Los Angeles Lakers
Darius Johnson-Odom[9]	September 24, 2018	Vanoli Cremona
Jonathan Stark[9]		Murray State Racers

Subtractions

Player	Reason Left	New Team
Cole Aldrich[10]	Waived	Atlanta Hawks
Nemanja Bjelica[11]	Free agency	Sacramento Kings
Amile Jefferson[12]	Two-way contract	Orlando Magic
Anthony Brown[13]	Free agency	Philadelphia 76ers

References