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2025–26 Minnesota Timberwolves season

2025–26 Minnesota Timberwolves season
Head coachChris Finch
General managerTim Connelly
Owner(s)Alex Rodriguez & Marc Lore
ArenaTarget Center
Results
Record0–0
Stats at Basketball Reference
Local media
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The 2025–26 Minnesota Timberwolves season will be the 37th season for the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). It was also the first season of the Timberwolves being owned by Marc Lore and former Major League Baseball star player Alex Rodriguez following ownership conflicts relating to previous team owner Glen Taylor, with a unanimous ownership change being approved by the NBA on June 24, 2025.[1]

Draft

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Main article: 2025 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position(s) Nationality College / Club
1 17 Joan Beringer Center France France Cedevita Olimpija (Slovenia)
2 31 Rasheer Fleming Power Forward United States United States Saint Joseph's

The Timberwolves entered this draft period (which lasted for two days, similar to the previous year's draft) with one first-round selection and one early second-round selection that the Timberwolves acquired in a three-team trade with the Utah Jazz and Los Angeles Lakers.[2][3]

Roster

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Minnesota Timberwolves roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Player Height Weight DOB From
C 19 Joan Beringer 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 2006-11-11 France
G 22 Jaylen Clark 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 2001-10-13 UCLA
G 10 Mike Conley Jr. 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1987-10-11 Ohio State
G 4 Rob Dillingham 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 2005-01-04 Kentucky
G 0 Donte DiVincenzo 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 203 lb (92 kg) 1997-01-31 Villanova
G 5 Anthony Edwards 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 2001-08-05 Georgia
F 8 Enrique Freeman (TW) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 2000-07-29 West Akron
C 27 Rudy Gobert 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 258 lb (117 kg) 1992-06-26 France
G/F 7 Joe Ingles 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1987-10-02 Australia
G – Johnny Juzang 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 226 lb (103 kg) 2001-03-17 UCLA
F 3 Jaden McDaniels 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2000-09-29 Washington
F 33 Leonard Miller 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 2003-11-26 Fort Erie (CAN)
G 13 Tristen Newton (TW) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2001-04-26 Connecticut
F/C 30 Julius Randle 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1994-11-29 Kentucky
F/C 11 Naz Reid 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 264 lb (120 kg) 1999-08-26 LSU
G/F 1 Terrence Shannon Jr. 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 2000-07-30 Illinois
C 44 Rocco Zikarsky (TW) 7 ft 3 in (2.21 m) 227 lb (103 kg) 2006-07-11 Brisbane Grammar School
Head coach
Assistant(s)
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (GL) On assignment to G League affiliate
  • (TW) Two-way affiliate player
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Updated: July 1, 2025

Game log

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Preseason

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2025 preseason game log
Total: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
Preseason: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 October 4 @ Denver Pechanga Arena
2 October 7 Indiana Target Center
3 October 9 @ New York Madison Square Garden
4 October 13 Guangzhou Target Center
5 October 16 @ Chicago United Center
6 October 17 @ Philadelphia Xfinity Mobile Arena
2025–26 preseason schedule

Regular season

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2025–26 game log
Total: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
October: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 October 22 @ Portland Moda Center
2 October 24 @ L.A. Lakers Crypto.com Arena
3 October 26 Indiana Target Center
4 October 27 Denver Target Center
5 October 29 L.A. Lakers Target Center
November: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
6 November 1 @ Charlotte Spectrum Center
7 November 3 @ Brooklyn Barclays Center
8 November 5 @ New York Madison Square Garden
9 November 7 Utah Target Center
10 November 9 @ Sacramento Golden 1 Center
11 November 10 @ Utah Delta Center
12 November 14 Sacramento Target Center
13 November 15 Denver Target Center
14 November 17 Dallas Target Center
15 November 19 Washington Target Center
16 November 21 @ Phoenix PHX Arena
17 November 24 @ Sacramento Golden 1 Center
18 November 26 @ Oklahoma City Paycom Center
19 November 29 Boston Target Center
20 November 30 San Antonio Target Center
December: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
21 December 2 @ New Orleans Smoothie King Center
22 December 4 @ New Orleans Smoothie King Center
23 December 6 L.A. Clippers Target Center
24 December 8 Phoenix Target Center
25 December TBD TBD
26 December TBD TBD
27 December 17 Memphis Target Center
28 December 19 Oklahoma City Target Center
29 December 21 Milwaukee Target Center
30 December 23 New York Target Center
31 December 25 @ Denver Ball Arena
32 December 27 Brooklyn Target Center
33 December 29 @ Chicago United Center
34 December 31 @ Atlanta State Farm Arena
January: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
35 January 3 @ Miami Kaseya Center
36 January 4 @ Washington Capital One Arena
37 January 6 Miami Target Center
38 January 8 Cleveland Target Center
39 January 10 @ Cleveland Rocket Arena
40 January 11 San Antonio Target Center
41 January 13 @ Milwaukee Fiserv Forum
42 January 16 @ Houston Toyota Center
43 January 17 @ San Antonio Frost Bank Center
44 January 20 @ Utah Delta Center
45 January 22 Chicago Target Center
46 January 24 Golden State Target Center
47 January 26 Golden State Target Center
48 January 28 @ Dallas American Airlines Center
49 January 29 Oklahoma City Target Center
50 January 31 @ Memphis FedExForum
February: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
51 February 2 @ Memphis FedExForum
52 February 4 @ Toronto Scotiabank Arena
53 February 6 New Orleans Target Center
54 February 8 L.A. Clippers Target Center
55 February 9 Atlanta Target Center
56 February 11 Portland Target Center
All-Star Game
57 February 20 Dallas Target Center
58 February 22 Philadelphia Target Center
59 February 24 @ Portland Moda Center
60 February 26 @ L.A. Clippers Intuit Dome
March: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
61 March 1 @ Denver Ball Arena
62 March 3 Memphis Target Center
63 March 5 Toronto Target Center
64 March 7 Orlando Target Center
65 March 10 @ L.A. Lakers Crypto.com Arena
66 March 11 @ L.A. Clippers Intuit Dome
67 March 13 @ Golden State Chase Center
68 March 15 @ Oklahoma City Paycom Center
69 March 17 Phoenix Target Center
70 March 18 Utah Target Center
71 March 20 Portland Target Center
72 March 22 @ Boston TD Garden
73 March 25 Houston Target Center
74 March 28 Detroit Target Center
75 March 30 @ Dallas American Airlines Center
April: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
76 April 2 @ Detroit Little Caesars Arena
77 April 3 @ Philadelphia Xfinity Mobile Arena
78 April 5 Charlotte Target Center
79 April 7 @ Indiana Gainbridge Fieldhouse
80 April 8 @ Orlando Kia Center
81 April 10 @ Houston Toyota Center
82 April 12 New Orleans Target Center
2025–26 season schedule

NBA Cup

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Main article: 2025 NBA Cup

West Group A

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Pos Team
 Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification
1 Oklahoma City Thunder 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to knockout stage
2 Minnesota Timberwolves 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible knockout stage based on ranking
3 Sacramento Kings 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Phoenix Suns 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Utah Jazz 0 0 0 0 0 0
First game(s) will be played: October 31, 2025. Source: NBA

Transactions

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Main article: List of 2025–26 NBA season transactions

Trades

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July 6, 2025[4][5][6][7] Seven–team trade
To Houston Rockets
United States Kevin Durant (from Phoenix)
Switzerland Clint Capela (sign-and-trade deal from Atlanta)
 To Atlanta Hawks
United States David Roddy (from Houston)
Rights to swap 2031 second-round pick with Houston
$85,300 (from Houston)
To Golden State Warriors
Draft rights to Alex Toohey (No. 52) [from Phoenix]
Draft rights to Jahmai Mashack (No. 59) [from Houston]
 To Minnesota Timberwolves
Draft rights to Rocco Zikarsky (No. 45) [from L.A. Lakers]
2026 second-round pick (from Denver or Golden State via Phoenix)[I]
Most favorable 2032 second-round pick between Houston and Phoenix[II]
$3,250,000 (from L.A. Lakers)
To Los Angeles Lakers
Draft rights to Adou Thiero (No. 36) [from Brooklyn]
 To Brooklyn Nets
2026 second-round pick (from Boston, Indiana, the L.A. Clippers, or Miami via Houston)[III]
2030 second-round pick (from Boston via Houston)
To Phoenix Suns
United States Jalen Green (from Houston)
Canada Dillon Brooks (from Houston)
United States Daeqwon Plowden (two-way contract from Atlanta)
Draft rights to Khaman Maluach (No. 10) [from Houston]
Draft rights to Rasheer Fleming (No. 31) [from Minnesota]
Draft rights to Koby Brea (No. 41) [from Golden State]
2026 second-round pick (from Dallas, Oklahoma City, or Philadelphia via Houson)[IV]
Least favorable 2032 second-round pick between Houston and Minnesota[II]
July 6, 2025[8] To Minnesota Timberwolves
2027 second-round draft pick (from Cleveland)
$1,500,000
 To Atlanta Hawks
Nickeil Alexander-Walker (sign-and-trade)

^ I: The 2026 second-round pick that originally would be going to Phoenix before sent to the Minnesota Timberwolves in the seven-team mega-trade would either be the lesser 2026 NBA draft selection previously held by the Denver Nuggets due to a previous trade the Suns made with Charlotte earlier in the year back in their previous season of play or by the Golden State Warriors through multiple trades on their end.
^ II: The 2032 second-round pick that would be sent to Minnesota will be the selection that's considered the higher selection between Houston and Phoenix, while the Suns would keep the lesser of the second-round picks between the Rockets and Timberwolves. As such, if the Suns have a worse record by 2032 than Houston, the trade would effectively be the Suns getting the worst selection between the Timberwolves and Rockets, while Houston sends out the Suns' second-round pick that year out to Minnesota alongside the Timberwolves keeping the remaining second-round pick of the three teams instead. However, if the Rockets hold a better record than the Suns by 2032, then Houston would send Phoenix's second-round pick either right back to the Suns or out to the Timberwolves (depending on which team between them had the better overall record by that year), while Minnesota would have both of the remaining second-round picks between the three teams instead.
^ III: Due to another trade the Brooklyn Nets made with the Memphis Grizzlies (thus making the transaction more complex to cover efficiently due to the amount of previous trades involved before this one (including a previous deal involving the Suns, funnily enough)), the Nets will receive either the Los Angeles Clippers' own 2026 second-round pick without any stipulations involved with it or one of the second-round picks that was originally held by either the Boston Celtics, Indiana Pacers, or Miami Heat, depending on which option is the least favorable amongst the four teams for this season of play.
^ IV: Due to multiple trades that involved the Houston Rockets before the massive deal that the Suns made, the Rockets will give Phoenix the middle-valued draft pick in the 2026 NBA draft (with the defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder getting the most valuable of the upcoming selections and the San Antonio Spurs getting the least valuable of the upcoming selections by a different trade involving them) between the Dallas Mavericks, the defending-champion Oklahoma City Thunder, and the Philadelphia 76ers.

Free agency

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Re-signed

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Date Player Ref.
July 7 Joe Ingles [9]
July 14 Naz Reid [10]
July 16 Julius Randle [11]

Additions

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Date Player Former Team Ref.

Subtractions

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Player Reason New Team Ref.
Luka Garza Free agency Boston Celtics [12]
Josh Minott Free agency Boston Celtics

References

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  1. ^ Hine, Chris (June 24, 2025). "NBA Board of Governors unanimously approves sale of Timberwolves and Lynx". Minnesota Star Tribune. Retrieved June 24, 2025.
  2. ^ Quinn, Sam (May 12, 2025). "2025 NBA Draft order, Lottery results: Mavericks win No. 1 pick with long odds, will likely take Cooper Flagg". CBS Sports. Retrieved June 1, 2025.
  3. ^ "2025 NBA Draft Order: Picks 1-59". NBA.com. May 12, 2024. Retrieved June 1, 2025.
  4. ^ "Kevin Durant traded to Rockets as part of historic 7-team deal". NBA.com. July 6, 2025. Retrieved July 6, 2025.
  5. ^ https://www.hoopsrumors.com/2025/07/seven-team-kevin-durant-trade-officially-finalized.html
  6. ^ "Timberwolves Acquire Draft Rights of Center Rocco Zikarsky from the Chicago Bulls as Part of a Planned Trade". NBA.com. June 26, 2025. Retrieved June 28, 2025.
  7. ^ https://www.hoopsrumors.com/2025/08/cash-sent-received-in-nba-trades-for-2025-26.html
  8. ^ "Atlanta Hawks Acquire Guard Nickeil Alexander-Walker". NBA.com. July 6, 2025. Retrieved July 18, 2025.
  9. ^ "Timberwolves Re-Sign Joe Ingles". NBA.com. July 7, 2025. Retrieved July 18, 2025.
  10. ^ "Timberwolves Re-Sign Naz Reid". NBA.com. July 14, 2025. Retrieved July 18, 2025.
  11. ^ "Timberwolves Re-Sign Julius Randle". NBA.com. July 16, 2025. Retrieved July 18, 2025.
  12. ^ "Celtics Sign Luka Garza and Josh Minott". NBA.com. July 7, 2025. Retrieved July 18, 2025.