Minnesota Timberwolves: Top 30 greatest players of all-time

• Nine seasons with the Timberwolves (1989-98)
• Averaged 10.2 points, 2.6 rebounds, 2 assists
• Member of inaugural Timberwolves team in 1989-90

Doug West was the third of three selections by the Timberwolves in the 1989 NBA Draft, their first as a franchise, and he stayed with the team the longest of the trio. Nine seasons anywhere will land most players on a top 30 list for any given franchise, and West deserves this spot.

Even still, West barely played in his first two seasons, appearing in averaging just 9.5 minutes per game over the two campaigns. But in year three he became a starter, putting up 14 points and 3.5 assists per game and cementing his role for the next several years.

From his age-24 to age-27 seasons, West averaged 15.3 points per game while shooting 49.9 percent from the field and leading the Wolves’ backcourt scoring effort. Ultimately, West played nine seasons in Minnesota before heading to the then Vancouver Grizzlies in 1998 and spending the last three seasons of his career in Canada.

West did average 19.3 points per game on 51.7 percent shooting in 1992-93 while the Wolves won just 19 games, but never averaged more than 14.7 points per game in any other season of his career. In fact, West only averaged 14 or more points per game three times, and double-digits just four times in his 12-year NBA career.

Also notable: West was a member of the first two Timberwolves playoff squads — something to be celebrated with a franchise that has such a thin playoff history, including just one year beyond the first-round of postseason play.