Minnesota Timberwolves All-Time Team: Best Starting Five (1989–2026)
Who makes the Minnesota Timberwolves all-time team? We rated every player season from 1989–90 to 2025–26 (185 players) and picked the best season of each star for every spot of the starting five.
The all-time starting five
| Spot | Player | Best season | Rating | Seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PG | Stephon Marbury | 1998–99 | 94 | 3 |
| SG | Anthony Edwards | 2024–25 | 97 | 6 |
| SF | Jimmy Butler | 2017–18 | 95 | 1 |
| PF | Kevin Garnett | 2003–04 | 99 | 13 |
| C | Karl-Anthony Towns | 2018–19 | 98 | 9 |
| 6th man | Kevin Love | 2013–14 | 98 | 6 |
| 7th man | Al Jefferson | 2008–09 | 96 | 3 |
Ratings (out of 99) are calculated by Basketball Draft Game: 82-0 from public season stats compared with the league – not official ratings.
Top 10 player seasons
- Kevin Garnett – 2003–04 Minnesota Timberwolves (99)
- Karl-Anthony Towns – 2019–20 Minnesota Timberwolves (98)
- Karl-Anthony Towns – 2018–19 Minnesota Timberwolves (98)
- Kevin Love – 2013–14 Minnesota Timberwolves (98)
- Kevin Garnett – 2006–07 Minnesota Timberwolves (98)
- Kevin Garnett – 2004–05 Minnesota Timberwolves (98)
- Kevin Garnett – 2002–03 Minnesota Timberwolves (98)
- Kevin Garnett – 2001–02 Minnesota Timberwolves (98)
- Kevin Garnett – 2000–01 Minnesota Timberwolves (98)
- Kevin Garnett – 1999–00 Minnesota Timberwolves (98)
Best team seasons
- 2003–04 Minnesota Timberwolves: 58-24
- 2023–24 Minnesota Timberwolves: 56-26
- 2002–03 Minnesota Timberwolves: 51-31
- 1999–00 Minnesota Timberwolves: 50-32
- 2001–02 Minnesota Timberwolves: 50-32
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Who is the best Minnesota Timberwolves player since 1989–90?
By our ratings, Kevin Garnett in 2003–04 had the best season (99).
What was the best Minnesota Timberwolves season?
2003–04, with a 58-24 record.
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