Minnesota Timberwolves: Top 30 Scorers in Franchise History

#11 – Kevin Martin

For a few years in the mid-00’s, Martin was the prototypical, new-age shooting guard: tons of three-pointers and free throws and an ultra-efficient scoring machine.

But after carrying a free throw attempt rate of .565 from his age-23 through age-27 seasons with a combination of savvy in drawing fouls with his patented rip-through move and the quickness that he had in his mid-twenties, that rate has plummeted to just .329 since 2011 with Houston, Oklahoma City, and now Minnesota.

The career 17.8 points per game scorer has put up 18 points per game in 133 contests over parts of three seasons with the Timberwolves but has seen his overall efficiency dip. His overall per-game averages and pure shooting percentages are mostly right in line with his career marks, but the lack of free throw attempts has limited his offensive value.

He’s still a scoring machine when he gets the minutes and gets into a groove. If we were simply ranking careers on this list, he’d likely be top-five, but he’s only played three seasons in Minnesota and they’ve all been in his age-30 season or afterwards, so he isn’t exactly in his prime anymore.

But we can’t ignore the damage that K-Mart has done to opposing defenses in his career as a whole and in his short career with the Wolves, and he’s certainly earned the #11 spot on this list.

Next: #10 - Sam Cassell