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Minnesota Timberwolves: Top 20 draft picks

By Brian Sampson

Dec 18, 2015; Minneapolis, MN, USA; Minnesota Timberwolves forward Kevin Garnett (21) before the game against the Sacramento Kings at Target Center. Mandatory Credit: Brad Rempel-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 18, 2015; Minneapolis, MN, USA; Minnesota Timberwolves forward Kevin Garnett (21) before the game against the Sacramento Kings at Target Center. Mandatory Credit: Brad Rempel-USA TODAY Sports /
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20. Howard Eisley

Howard Eisley starts our countdown but not for what he accomplished as a Minnesota Timberwolf.

After Eisley was selected with the third pick of the 1994 NBA draft’s second-round, he only lasted half a year in a Minnesota Timberwolves’ uniform.

After averaging 3.3 points and 2.3 assists in 34 games, the Timberwolves waived him on Feb 13, 1995.

Despite that, Eisley would go on to have a respectable NBA career, playing for eight teams in 12 seasons.

Perhaps his best season came in 2002-03 as a member of the New York Knicks. He finished with a career-high 9.1 points and 5.4 assists per game that season.

Eisley also cracked the top ten in assist percentage that year with 31.4 percent.

Eisley’s claim to fame may come from his pair of appearances in the NBA finals with the Utah Jazz. He was John Stockton‘s main backup and was a key contributor off the bench.

Howard Eisley’s best moment that never happened occurred in Game 6 of the 1998 NBA finals. You may already know this game as Michael Jordan‘s “The Shot.”

However, a crucial event happened in the first half that would set the stage for Jordan’s shot.

Eisley made a 3-pointer at the buzzer to end the second quarter. It appears that he clearly got the shot off in time before the end of the half.

However, the referee ruled that he did not get the shot off and the 3-pointer did not count.

This was critical because Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls eventually won 87-86 on Jordan’s big shot. One that may have never happened had there been instant replay in 1998.