Before each draft, anNBA draft lottery determines the first round selection order for the teams that did not make theplayoffs during the prior season.[1] Teams can also trade their picks, which means that a team could have more than or less than two picks in one draft. As a result of the various trades, the Minnesota Timberwolves had four draft picks in1992 and2006. The Timberwolves draftedPooh Richardson with their first ever draft pick, tenth overall, in the1989 NBA draft. In1995, the Timberwolves pickedKevin Garnett fifth overall, who went on to be a 15-timeAll-Star.[2] In1996, the Timberwolves draftedRay Allen fifth overall but was traded to theMilwaukee Bucks with a future first-round pick for the draft rights ofStephon Marbury.[3] In the2008 NBA draft, the Timberwolves draftedO. J. Mayo third overall but was traded to theMemphis Grizzlies along with three other players from the Timberwolves for the draft rights toKevin Love along with three other players from the Grizzlies.[4] The Timberwolves have landed thefirst overall pick twice in franchise history, selectingKarl-Anthony Towns in the2015 NBA draft andAnthony Edwards in the2020 NBA draft.
a The Minnesota Timberwolves acquired a second-round draft pick (Gary Leonard) from the Milwaukee Bucks for agreeing to select Mark Davis in the1989 NBA Expansion Draft.[5]
b The Minnesota Timberwolves tradeRick Mahorn to the Philadelphia 76ers for a 1990 first-round (Gerald Glass) and a second-round draft pick, a 1991 second-round draft pick and a conditional 1992 second-round draft pick.[5]
c The Minnesota Timberwolves tradedBrad Lohaus to the Milwaukee Bucks forRandy Breuer and a conditional one-time exchange of a second-round draft pick in 1992 (Chris Smith).[5]
d The Minnesota Timberwolves tradedTyrone Corbin to the Utah Jazz forThurl Bailey and a 1992 second-round draft pick (Tim Burroughs).[5]
f The Milwaukee Bucks traded the draft rights ofStephon Marbury to the Minnesota Timberwolves for Ray Allen and a future first-round pick.[3]
g The Minnesota Timberwolves tradedIsaiah Rider to the Portland Trail Blazers forJames Robinson,Bill Curley and a first-round draft pick in 1997 or 1998 (became the 20th pick in the 1997 draft on June 23, 1997) (Paul Grant).[5]
h The Minnesota Timberwolves tradedStephon Marbury,Chris Carr andBill Curley to the New Jersey Nets andPaul Grant to the Milwaukee Bucks in a three-team deal. The Minnesota Timberwolves acquiredTerrell Brandon from the Milwaukee Bucks, andBrian Evans and future considerations from the Nets (turned out to be first-round draft pickin 1999 NBA Draft) (Wally Szczcerbiak).[5]
i The Minnesota Timberwolves acquired the draft rights toRandy Foye from the Portland Trail Blazers for the draft rights to Brandon Roy.[6]
j 12 The Philadelphia 76ers acquired the draft rights to Bobby Jones from the Minnesota Timberwolves for a future second-round pick (Chris Richard) and cash considerations.[6]
k The Phoenix Suns acquiredNikoloz Tskitishvili from the Minnesota Timberwolves in exchange for a 2006 second-round draft pick (Loukas Mavrokefalidis).[7]
m The Minnesota Timberwolves received a second-round draft pick (Nikola Peković) from the Miami Heat in a trade involvingAntoine Walker via the Boston Celtics in a trade involvingRicky Davis.[8][9]
n The Miami Heat acquired the draft rights to Mario Chalmers from the Minnesota Timberwolves in exchange for two future second-round picks and cash considerations.[4]
p On October 24, 2007, Minnesota acquired a 2009 first-round draft pick,Antoine Walker,Wayne Simien,Michael Doleac and cash considerations fromMiami in exchange for Ricky Davis and Mark Blount.[11] Minnesota used the 18th pick to draftTy Lawson.
rs On June 26, 2008, Minnesota acquiredPhiladelphia's and Miami's 2009 second-round draft picks and cash considerations from Miami in exchange for the draft rights toMario Chalmers.[14] Previously, Miami acquired a 2009 second-round draft pick, the draft rights toDaequan Cook and cash considerations on June 28, 2007, from Philadelphia in exchange for the draft rights toJason Smith.[15] Minnesota used the 45th and 47th pick to draftNick Calathes andHenk Norel respectively. Later, on June 26, 2009. the Dallas Mavericks acquired the draft rights to 45th pick Nick Calathes from Minnesota in exchange for a 2010 second-round draft pick and cash considerations.[16]
ad On June 22, 2017, Chicago acquiredMinnesota's first round pick (No. 7),Kris Dunn, andZach LaVine from Minnesota forJimmy Butler and Chicago's first round pick (No. 16)[28]
ae On June 30, 2017, the Minnesota Timberwolves acquired theUtah Jazz's2018 first round pick (the 20th pick) in exchange forRicky Rubio.[29]
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