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Top-5 block leaders in Timberwolves history

By Sam Nygaard

MINNEAPOLIS, MN - JANUARY 6: Kevin Garnett #21 of the Minnesota Timberwolves is seen during the game against the Minnesota Timberwolves on January 2, 2016 at Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2016 NBAE (Photo by David Sherman/NBAE via Getty Images)
MINNEAPOLIS, MN - JANUARY 6: Kevin Garnett #21 of the Minnesota Timberwolves is seen during the game against the Minnesota Timberwolves on January 2, 2016 at Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2016 NBAE (Photo by David Sherman/NBAE via Getty Images) /
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MINNEAPOLIS – MARCH 31: Al Jefferson
MINNEAPOLIS – MARCH 31: Al Jefferson /

4. Al Jefferson

“Big Al” spent only three seasons with the Timberwolves from 2007 to 2010, but he still left a sizable impact. Coming in at fourth on this list, he registered 300 blocks, only one more than the aforementioned Laettner.

Jefferson was sent to Minnesota from Boston as one of the main pieces in the Kevin Garnett mega-trade. He was drafted straight out of high school by the Celtics in 2004 and was a blossoming star, just 22 years old at the time of the trade.

During the 2007-08 season, Big Al started all 82 games for the Wolves while averaging 21 points, 11.1 rebounds, and 1.5 blocks per game. He also scored a career-high 40 points against the New Jersey Nets that season, and then matched that total again in a game against the Charlotte Bobcats later in the campaign.

Jefferson started the 2008-09 season looking like an elite big man, averaging 1.7 blocks and 23.1 points per game, but was unfortunately snubbed from the All Star Game:

Fifty games into the season, he tragically tore his ACL and was unable get back to pre-injury form. In the midst of a five-year, $65 million contract, he was traded to the Utah Jazz in the summer of 2010 for a pair of first-round draft picks.

Although he never fully blossomed with the Timberwolves, Al Jefferson found success later in his career with Charlotte, and is still playing for the Indiana Pacers at the age of 32. He has yet to be named to an All-Star game.

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