The Minnesota Timberwolves joined the NBA in 1989 as an expansion team, which means that we have 27 seasons worth of players from which to choose an all-franchise starting five.
Over the Timberwolves’ 27 seasons of existence, the Wolves have not been known for having the best players in the league. In fact, there has only been a grand total of five players to be selected as All-Star teams — none prior to 1996. (Tom Gugliotta was first, followed by Kevin Garnett, Wally Szczerbiak, Sam Cassell, and Kevin Love.)
Minnesota also has only had one player to win the MVP in Kevin Garnett in 2004. He posted 24.2 points, 13.9 rebounds, and five assists per game.
Minnesota has also had two players win Rookie Of The Year in Andrew Wiggins in 2015 (16.9 points and 4.6 rebounds per game) and Karl-Anthony Towns in 2016 (18.3 points and 10.5 rebounds per game).
When it comes to Defensive Player and Sixth Man Of The Year, well, the Timberwolves have won exactly zero of those award.
The Timberwolves have also only made the playoffs eight times from 1996-2004, which was the last year in which they made postseason play. The furthest Minnesota has made it was also in 2004, when they lost to the Los Angles Lakers in the Western Conference Finals.
After setting this list up with some team history, let’s take a stroll through a list of the best players at each position in Timberwolves history.