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was the 13th season for the
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in the
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. The Timberwolves were able to re-sign free agent Joe Smith during the off-season, with Smith arriving from the
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, where he played the previous season. In addition, the team also signed free agent
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. The Timberwolves won nine of their first ten games of the regular season, which led them to a 28–9 start as of January 15, 2002, but started to slow down a bit holding a 33–16 record at the All-Star break.
Terrell Brandon Thomas Terrell Brandon (born May 20, 1970) is an American former professional basketball player. He played for three teams during his 11-year career in the National Basketball Association (NBA). A two-time All-Star, Brandon was a key starter on t ...
sustained a knee injury after 32 games, and was out for the remainder of the season, as the team suffered a 7-game losing streak in March. At mid-season, the team traded
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to the
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in exchange for second-year center Marc Jackson, and signed free agent Robert Pack in March. The Timberwolves finished in third place in the Midwest Division with a solid 50–32 record, earned the #5 seed in the Western Conference, and qualified for the
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for the sixth consecutive year.
Kevin Garnett Kevin Maurice Garnett ( ; born May 19, 1976) is an American former professional basketball player who played 21 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Nicknamed "the Big Ticket," Garnett is considered one of the greatest power f ...
continued to establish himself as one of the top players in the NBA, averaging 21.2 points, 12.1 rebounds, 5.2 assists and 1.6 blocks per game, and was named to the
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, and to the
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. In addition,
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averaged 18.7 points per game, which was second on the team in scoring, while
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provided the team with 12.5 points and 5.5 assists per game, Brandon contributed 12.4 points, 8.3 assists and 1.6 steals per game, and Smith provided with 10.7 points and 6.3 rebounds per game. Garnett and Szczerbiak were both selected for the
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in
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. Garnett also finished in second place in
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voting. However, in the Western Conference First Round of the 2002 NBA playoffs, the Timberwolves lost to the
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in three straight games, and losing in the opening round of the NBA playoffs for the sixth straight season. Following the season, Billups signed as a free agent with the
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, while Pack was released to free agency, and veteran forward Sam Mitchell, who was the only member left from the team's inaugural season, retired.


Draft picks


Roster


Regular season


Season standings

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Record vs. opponents


Game log


Playoffs

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Player statistics


Ragular season


Playoffs


Awards and records

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Transactions


References


See also

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