The 2001–02 NBA season National Basketball Association .[1] Joe Smith during the off-season, with Smith arriving from the Detroit Pistons , where he played the previous season.[2] [3] [4] Gary Trent .[5] [6] [7] Terrell Brandon sustained a knee injury after 32 games and was out for the remainder of the season,[8] [9] [10] Dean Garrett to the Golden State Warriors in exchange for second-year center Marc Jackson ,[11] [12] [13] Robert Pack in March.[14] [15]
Kevin Garnett continued to establish himself as one of the top players in the NBA averaging 21.2 points, 12.1 rebounds, 5.2 assists and 1.6 blocks per game, and was named to the All-NBA Second Team, and to the NBA All-Defensive First Team. In addition, Wally Szczerbiak averaged 18.7 points per game, which was second on the team in scoring, while Chauncey Billups provided the team with 12.5 points and 5.5 assists per game, Brandon contributed 12.4 points, 8.3 assists and 1.6 steals per game, and Smith provided with 10.7 points and 6.3 rebounds per game.[16] 2002 NBA All-Star Game .[17] [18] [19] Defensive Player of the Year voting.[20] [21] [22]
However, in the Western Conference First Round of the playoffs , the Timberwolves lost to the Dallas Mavericks in three straight games, and losing in the opening round of the playoffs for the sixth straight season.[23] [24] [25] [26] Detroit Pistons ,[27] [28] [29] Sam Mitchell , who was the only member left from the team's inaugural season, retired.[30]
Draft picks edit Roster edit 2001–02 Minnesota Timberwolves roster Players Coaches Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From G 5 Avery, William 197 lb (89 kg) 1979–08–08 Duke G 4 Billups, Chauncey 202 lb (92 kg) 1976–09–25 Colorado G 7 Brandon, Terrell 180 lb (82 kg) 1970–05–20 Oregon G 1 Evans, Maurice 220 lb (100 kg) 1978–11–08 Texas F/C 21 Garnett, Kevin 220 lb (100 kg) 1976–05–19 Farragut Academy (IL) C 25 Jackson, Marc 270 lb (122 kg) 1975–01–16 Temple G 13 López, Felipe 180 lb (82 kg) 1974–12–19 St. John's F 42 Mitchell, Sam 210 lb (95 kg) 1963–09–02 Mercer C 8 Nesterović, Rasho 255 lb (116 kg) 1976–05–30 Slovenia G 14 Pack, Robert 180 lb (82 kg) 1969–02–03 USC G 44 Peeler, Anthony 208 lb (94 kg) 1969–11–25 Missouri C 32 Smith, Joe 225 lb (102 kg) 1975–07–26 Maryland G/F 10 Szczerbiak, Wally 244 lb (111 kg) 1977–03–05 Miami (OH) F 20 Trent, Gary 250 lb (113 kg) 1974–09–22 Ohio C 3 Woods, Loren 260 lb (118 kg) 1978–06–21 Arizona
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Regular season edit Season standings edit z - clinched division titley - clinched division titlex - clinched playoff spotRecord vs. opponents edit 2001-02 NBA Records Team ATL BOS CHA CHI CLE DAL DEN DET GSW HOU IND LAC LAL MEM MIA MIL MIN NJN NYK ORL PHI PHO POR SAC SAS SEA TOR UTA WAS Atlanta — 2–2 2–2 3–1 3–1 0–2 2–0 1–3 2–0 1–1 1–3 1–1 1–1 2–0 3–1 1–3 0–2 2–1 1–3 1–3 1–3 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–4 1–1 0–3 Boston 2–2 — 2–1 2–2 4–0 0–2 2–0 2–2 1–1 0–2 3–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 3–1 1–3 1–1 3–1 4–0 3–1 1–3 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 1–1 2–2 1–1 3–1 Charlotte 2–2 1–2 — 4–0 3–1 0–2 2–0 1–3 2–0 1–1 3–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 3–0 2–2 0–2 1–3 2–2 3–1 1–3 2–0 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 2–2 1–1 3–1 Chicago 1–3 2–2 0–4 — 1–3 0–2 0–2 1–3 1–1 2–0 0–4 0–2 2–0 1–1 1–3 2–2 0–2 0–4 3–1 0–3 1–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–4 0–2 1–3 Cleveland 1–3 0–4 1–3 3–1 — 0–2 1–1 1–3 1–1 2–0 2–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 3–1 3–1 2–0 1–3 2–2 1–3 0–3 1–1 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–3 0–2 1–2 Dallas 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 — 4–0 1–1 4–0 2–2 2–0 2–2 1–3 4–0 1–1 2–0 2–2 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 3–1 2–2 3–1 1–3 3–1 1–1 3–1 1–1 Denver 0–2 0–2 0–2 2–0 1–1 0–4 — 0–2 1–3 2–2 0–2 1–3 1–3 3–1 0–2 0–2 2–2 1–1 2–0 0–2 1–1 3–1 2–2 0–4 0–4 3–1 1–1 1–3 0–2 Detroit 3–1 2–2 3–1 3–1 3–1 1–1 2–0 — 1–1 1–1 3–1 1–1 0–2 2–0 2–1 2–2 1–1 3–1 3–1 2–2 2–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 3–1 1–1 4–0 Golden State 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–4 3–1 1–1 — 1–3 0–2 2–2 1–3 3–1 0–2 0–2 1–3 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–4 2–2 0–4 0–4 0–4 0–2 0–4 1–1 Houston 1–1 2–0 1–1 0–2 0–2 2–2 2–2 1–1 3–1 — 0–2 1–3 0–4 1–3 0–2 1–1 2–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–2 1–3 0–4 0–4 2–2 1–1 2–2 1–1 Indiana 3–1 0–3 1–3 4–0 2–2 0–2 2–0 1–3 2–0 2–0 — 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–2 1–3 1–1 1–3 2–1 3–1 3–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 0–2 1–3 1–1 3–1 L.A. Clippers 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–2 3–1 1–1 2–2 3–1 1–1 — 1–3 3–1 2–0 1–1 2–2 0–2 2–0 1–1 0–2 3–1 1–3 1–3 1–3 1–3 1–1 0–4 1–1 L.A. Lakers 1–1 0–2 2–0 0–2 2–0 3–1 3–1 2–0 3–1 4–0 2–0 3–1 — 3–1 1–1 2–0 2–2 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–2 2–2 3–1 3–1 3–1 1–1 3–1 2–0 Memphis 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–4 1–3 0–2 1–3 3–1 1–1 1–3 1–3 — 1–1 0–2 0–4 0–2 1–1 0–2 2–0 1–3 2–2 1–3 0–4 0–4 1–1 3–1 0–2 Miami 1–3 1–3 0–3 3–1 1–3 1–1 2–0 1–2 2–0 2–0 2–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 — 3–1 0–2 1–3 2–2 3–1 1–3 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–0 1–3 0–2 2–2 Milwaukee 3–1 3–1 2–2 2–2 1–3 0–2 2–0 2–2 2–0 1–1 3–1 1–1 0–2 2–0 1–3 — 0–2 1–2 1–3 2–1 1–3 0–2 0–2 0–2 2–0 0–2 4–0 2–0 3–1 Minnesota 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–0 0–2 2–2 2–2 1–1 3–1 2–2 1–1 2–2 2–2 4–0 2–0 2–0 — 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–2 2–2 1–3 2–2 2–2 1–1 3–1 2–0 New Jersey 1–2 1–3 3–1 4–0 3–1 0–2 1–1 1–3 1–1 2–0 3–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 3–1 2–1 1–1 — 4–0 3–1 2–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–2 1–1 3–1 New York 3–1 0–4 2–2 1–3 2–2 1–1 0–2 1–3 1–1 1–1 1–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 2–2 3–1 0–2 0–4 — 0–4 1–3 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 2–0 3–0 1–1 1–3 Orlando 3–1 1–3 1–3 3–0 3–1 1–1 2–0 2–2 2–0 2–0 1–3 1–1 0–2 2–0 1–3 1–2 1–1 1–3 4–0 — 3–1 2–0 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 3–1 1–1 2–2 Philadelphia 3–1 3–1 3–1 2–1 3–0 1–1 1–1 1–2 1–1 1–1 1–3 2–0 1–1 0–2 3–1 3–1 1–1 2–2 3–1 1–3 — 2–0 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–3 0–2 2–3 Phoenix 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–3 1–3 1–1 4–0 2–2 1–1 1–3 2–2 3–1 1–1 2–0 2–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 — 2–2 1–3 1–3 2–2 1–1 2–2 0–2 Portland 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–2 2–2 2–0 2–2 3–1 1–1 3–1 2–2 2–2 1–1 2–0 2–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–2 — 2–2 1–3 3–1 1–1 1–3 2–0 Sacramento 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–3 4–0 2–0 4–0 4–0 0–2 3–1 1–3 3–1 2–0 2–0 3–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 3–1 2–2 — 3–1 2–2 2–0 4–0 1–1 San Antonio 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 3–1 4–0 2–0 4–0 4–0 1–1 3–1 1–3 4–0 1–1 0–2 2–2 0–2 2–0 2–0 1–1 3–1 3–1 1–3 — 2–2 1–1 4–0 2–0 Seattle 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–3 1–3 1–1 4–0 2–2 2–0 3–1 1–3 4–0 0–2 2–0 2–2 1–1 0–2 2–0 1–1 2–2 1–3 2–2 2–2 — 2–0 1–3 1–1 Toronto 4–0 2–2 2–2 4–0 3–1 1–1 1–1 1–3 2–0 1–1 3–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 3–1 0–4 1–1 2–2 0–3 1–3 3–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 — 1–1 1–2 Utah 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–3 3–1 1–1 4–0 2–2 1–1 4–0 1–3 1–3 2–0 0–2 1–3 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–2 3–1 0–4 0–4 3–1 1–1 — 2–0 Washington 3–0 1–3 1–3 3–1 2–1 1–1 2–0 0–4 1–1 1–1 1–3 1–1 0–2 2–0 2–2 1–3 0–2 1–3 3–1 2–2 3–2 2–0 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–1 0–2 —
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The 2001 02 NBA season was the Timberwolves 13th season in the National Basketball Association 1 The Timberwolves were able to re sign Joe Smith during the off season with Smith arriving from the Detroit Pistons where he played the previous season 2 3 4 In addition the team also signed free agent Gary Trent 5 6 The Timberwolves won nine of their first ten games which led them to a 28 9 start as of January 15 but started to slow down a bit holding a 33 16 record at the All Star break 7 Terrell Brandon sustained a knee injury after 32 games and was out for the remainder of the season 8 9 10 as the team suffered a 7 game losing streak in March At midseason the team traded Dean Garrett to the Golden State Warriors in exchange for second year center Marc Jackson 11 12 13 and signed free agent Robert Pack in March 14 The Timberwolves finished third in the Midwest Division with a solid 50 32 record 15 2001 02 Minnesota Timberwolves seasonHead coachFlip SaundersGeneral managerKevin McHaleOwnersGlen TaylorArenaTarget CenterResultsRecord50 32 610 PlaceDivision 3rd Midwest Conference 5th Western Playoff finishFirst round lost to Mavericks 0 3 Stats at Basketball Reference comLocal mediaTelevisionKMSP TVWFTCFox Sports Net NorthRadioKFAN lt 2000 01 2002 03 gt Kevin Garnett continued to establish himself as one of the top players in the NBA averaging 21 2 points 12 1 rebounds 5 2 assists and 1 6 blocks per game and was named to the All NBA Second Team and to the NBA All Defensive First Team In addition Wally Szczerbiak averaged 18 7 points per game which was second on the team in scoring while Chauncey Billups provided the team with 12 5 points and 5 5 assists per game Brandon contributed 12 4 points 8 3 assists and 1 6 steals per game and Smith provided with 10 7 points and 6 3 rebounds per game 16 Garnett and Szczerbiak were both selected for the 2002 NBA All Star Game 17 18 19 Garnett also finished in second place in Defensive Player of the Year voting 20 21 22 However in the Western Conference First Round of the playoffs the Timberwolves lost to the Dallas Mavericks in three straight games and losing in the opening round of the playoffs for the sixth straight season 23 24 25 26 Following the season Billups signed as a free agent with the Detroit Pistons 27 28 29 while Pack was released to free agency and veteran forward Sam Mitchell who was the only member left from the team s inaugural season retired 30 Contents 1 Draft picks 2 Roster 3 Regular season 3 1 Season standings 3 2 Record vs opponents 3 3 Game log 4 Playoffs 5 Player statistics 5 1 Regular season 5 2 Playoffs 6 Awards and records 7 Transactions 8 References 9 See alsoDraft picks editMain article 2001 NBA draft Round Pick Player Position Nationality College 1 29 Forfeited pick 2 45 Loren Woods C nbsp United States ArizonaRoster edit2001 02 Minnesota Timberwolves roster Players Coaches Pos No Name Height Weight DOB From G 5 Avery William 6 ft 2 in 1 88 m 197 lb 89 kg 1979 08 08 Duke G 4 Billups Chauncey 6 ft 3 in 1 91 m 202 lb 92 kg 1976 09 25 Colorado G 7 Brandon Terrell 5 ft 11 in 1 80 m 180 lb 82 kg 1970 05 20 Oregon G 1 Evans Maurice 6 ft 5 in 1 96 m 220 lb 100 kg 1978 11 08 Texas F C 21 Garnett Kevin 6 ft 11 in 2 11 m 220 lb 100 kg 1976 05 19 Farragut Academy IL C 25 Jackson Marc 6 ft 10 in 2 08 m 270 lb 122 kg 1975 01 16 Temple G 13 Lopez Felipe 6 ft 5 in 1 96 m 180 lb 82 kg 1974 12 19 St John s F 42 Mitchell Sam 6 ft 6 in 1 98 m 210 lb 95 kg 1963 09 02 Mercer C 8 Nesterovic Rasho 7 ft 0 in 2 13 m 255 lb 116 kg 1976 05 30 Slovenia G 14 Pack Robert 6 ft 2 in 1 88 m 180 lb 82 kg 1969 02 03 USC G 44 Peeler Anthony 6 ft 4 in 1 93 m 208 lb 94 kg 1969 11 25 Missouri C 32 Smith Joe 6 ft 10 in 2 08 m 225 lb 102 kg 1975 07 26 Maryland G F 10 Szczerbiak Wally 6 ft 7 in 2 01 m 244 lb 111 kg 1977 03 05 Miami OH F 20 Trent Gary 6 ft 8 in 2 03 m 250 lb 113 kg 1974 09 22 Ohio C 3 Woods Loren 7 ft 2 in 2 18 m 260 lb 118 kg 1978 06 21 Arizona Head coach Flip Saunders Assistant coach es Greg Ballard Jerry Sichting Jimmy Williams Randy Wittman Don Zierden Gregg Farnam trainer Legend DP Unsigned draft pick FA Free agent S Suspended nbsp Injured Roster Last transaction March 18 2002Regular season editSeason standings edit Midwest Divisionvte W L PCT GB Home Road Div y San Antonio Spurs 58 24 707 32 9 26 15 21 3 x Dallas Mavericks 57 25 695 1 30 11 27 14 16 8 x Minnesota Timberwolves 50 32 610 8 29 12 21 20 15 9 x Utah Jazz 44 38 537 14 25 16 19 22 8 16 Houston Rockets 28 54 341 30 18 23 10 31 9 15 Denver Nuggets 27 55 329 31 20 21 7 34 8 16 Memphis Grizzlies 23 59 280 35 15 26 8 33 7 17 Western Conferencevte Team W L PCT GB 1 z Sacramento Kings 61 21 744 2 y San Antonio Spurs 58 24 707 3 3 x Los Angeles Lakers 58 24 707 3 4 x Dallas Mavericks 57 25 695 4 5 x Minnesota Timberwolves 50 32 610 11 6 x Portland Trail Blazers 49 33 598 12 7 x Seattle SuperSonics 45 37 549 16 8 x Utah Jazz 44 38 537 17 9 Los Angeles Clippers 39 43 476 22 10 Phoenix Suns 36 46 439 25 11 Houston Rockets 28 54 341 33 12 Denver Nuggets 27 55 329 34 13 Memphis Grizzlies 23 59 280 38 14 Golden State Warriors 21 61 256 40 z clinched division title y clinched division title x clinched playoff spot Record vs opponents edit 2001 02 NBA Records Team ATL BOS CHA CHI CLE DAL DEN DET GSW HOU IND LAC LAL MEM MIA MIL MIN NJN NYK ORL PHI PHO POR SAC SAS SEA TOR UTA WAS Atlanta 2 2 2 2 3 1 3 1 0 2 2 0 1 3 2 0 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 2 0 3 1 1 3 0 2 2 1 1 3 1 3 1 3 1 1 1 1 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 4 1 1 0 3 Boston 2 2 2 1 2 2 4 0 0 2 2 0 2 2 1 1 0 2 3 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 3 1 1 3 1 1 3 1 4 0 3 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 0 2 0 2 1 1 2 2 1 1 3 1 Charlotte 2 2 1 2 4 0 3 1 0 2 2 0 1 3 2 0 1 1 3 1 1 1 0 2 1 1 3 0 2 2 0 2 1 3 2 2 3 1 1 3 2 0 1 1 0 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 3 1 Chicago 1 3 2 2 0 4 1 3 0 2 0 2 1 3 1 1 2 0 0 4 0 2 2 0 1 1 1 3 2 2 0 2 0 4 3 1 0 3 1 2 1 1 0 2 0 2 0 2 1 1 0 4 0 2 1 3 Cleveland 1 3 0 4 1 3 3 1 0 2 1 1 1 3 1 1 2 0 2 2 0 2 0 2 1 1 3 1 3 1 2 0 1 3 2 2 1 3 0 3 1 1 0 2 0 2 1 1 0 2 1 3 0 2 1 2 Dallas 2 0 2 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High points High rebounds High assists LocationAttendance Series 1 April 21 Dallas L 94 101 Chauncey Billups 25 Kevin Garnett 21 Chauncey Billups 9 American Airlines Center20 010 0 1 2 April 24 Dallas L 110 122 Kevin Garnett 31 Kevin Garnett 18 Billups Garnett 4 American Airlines Center20 084 0 2 3 April 28 Dallas L 102 115 Kevin Garnett 22 Kevin Garnett 17 Kevin Garnett 5 Target Center18 795 0 3 2002 schedulePlayer statistics editLegend GP Games played GS Games started MPG Minutes per game FG Field goal percentage 3P 3 point field goal percentage FT Free throw percentage RPG Rebounds per game APG Assists per game SPG Steals per game BPG Blocks per game PPG Points per game Regular season edit Player GP GS MPG FG 3FG FT RPG APG SPG BPG PPG William Avery 28 0 9 2 289 171 684 0 9 1 3 0 3 0 0 2 5 Chauncey Billups 82 54 28 7 423 394 885 2 8 5 5 0 8 0 2 12 5 Terrell Brandon 32 28 30 1 425 174 988 2 9 8 3 1 6 0 2 12 4 Maurice Evans 10 0 4 5 474 000 750 0 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 Kevin Garnett 81 81 39 2 499 319 801 12 1 5 2 1 2 1 6 21 2 Marc Jackson 22 0 14 8 384 000 813 3 9 0 5 0 3 0 4 4 6 Felipe Lopez 67 0 8 7 378 424 673 1 2 0 6 0 3 0 0 2 5 Sam Mitchell 74 10 9 8 432 286 776 1 1 0 6 0 2 0 1 3 3 Rasho Nesterovic 82 82 27 0 493 000 549 6 5 0 9 0 5 1 3 8 4 Robert Pack 16 0 15 8 368 250 733 1 4 3 1 0 8 0 0 3 9 Anthony Peeler 82 0 25 1 421 392 862 2 5 2 2 0 7 0 1 9 0 Joe Smith 72 63 26 7 511 667 830 6 3 1 1 0 5 0 8 10 7 Wally Szczerbiak 82 82 38 0 508 455 831 3 1 1 2 0 8 0 3 18 7 Gary Trent 64 10 17 8 507 000 639 4 2 0 9 0 3 0 4 7 5 Loren Woods 60 0 8 6 344 000 733 2 0 0 4 0 3 0 6 1 8 Playoffs edit Player GP GS MPG FG 3FG FT RPG APG SPG BPG PPG Chauncey Billups 3 3 44 7 385 400 700 5 0 5 7 1 0 0 3 22 0 Kevin Garnett 3 3 43 3 429 500 719 18 7 5 0 1 7 1 7 24 0 Marc Jackson 1 0 1 0 000 000 000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Felipe Lopez 3 0 10 0 250 500 500 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 0 1 3 Sam Mitchell 3 2 11 3 333 000 100 0 7 1 0 0 3 0 3 2 7 Rasho Nesterovic 3 3 30 7 484 000 444 6 7 1 0 0 3 0 0 11 3 Robert Pack 3 0 3 3 200 000 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Anthony Peeler 3 0 22 3 450 556 667 4 3 0 7 1 3 0 0 9 0 Joe Smith 3 1 14 3 000 000 875 3 7 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 3 Wally Szczerbiak 3 3 43 7 477 222 889 7 0 2 0 07 0 0 20 0 Gary Trent 3 0 5 5 500 000 500 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 6 3Awards and records editKevin Garnett All NBA Second Team Kevin Garnett NBA All Defensive First TeamTransactions editThis section is empty You can help by adding to it February 2013 References edit 2001 02 Minnesota Timberwolves BASKETBALL ROUNDUP Minnesota Signs Smith The New York Times July 31 2001 Retrieved December 31 2021 Timberwolves Sign Joe Smith United Press International July 30 2001 Retrieved June 9 2022 Brown Tim December 2 2001 Lakers Serve Up a Half Pounder Los Angeles Times Retrieved July 2 2022 Timberwolves Sign Forward Trent Associated Press October 2 2001 Retrieved January 12 2022 Wise Mike October 30 2001 PRO BASKETBALL Jordan Against the New Generation Lakers Against the World The New York Times Retrieved July 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