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Minnesota Timberwolves 34 - 48 | |
| National Basketball Association Midwest Division: 7th place | ||
| Minneapolis, MN |
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| Season Info | ||||||||||||
| Stats | Team | CR | TR | Opponent | CR | TR | Margin | CR | TR | |||
| Points: | 98.5 | 10 | 21 | 101.8 | 10 | 18 | -3.3 | 12 | 22 | |||
| O.Rebounds: | 13.5 | 11 | 23 | 14.4 | 10 | 19 | -0.9 | 12 | 24 | |||
| D.Rebounds: | 31.4 | 12 | 19 | 33.8 | 13 | 29 | -2.4 | 12 | 25 | |||
| Rebounds: | 44.9 | 12 | 22 | 48.2 | 13 | 28 | -3.3 | 13 | 25 | |||
| Assists: | 20.9 | 11 | 21 | 22.1 | 9 | 16 | -1.2 | 13 | 24 | |||
| Steals: | 8.5 | 7 | 11 | 7.7 | 4 | 9 | 0.8 | 5 | 6 | |||
| Blocks: | 3.5 | 13 | 27 | 4.1 | 3 | 8 | -0.6 | 12 | 23 | |||
| Turnovers: | 12.9 | 1 | 5 | 14.0 | 8 | 12 | -1.1 | 4 | 6 | |||
| Fouls: | 20.8 | 8 | 17 | 19.6 | 13 | 24 | 1.1 | 11 | 23 | |||
| FG% | .423 | 12 | 25 | .443 | 11 | 19 | -.020 | 13 | 24 | |||
| FT% | .769 | 2 | 6 | .738 | 6 | 11 | .031 | 2 | 4 | |||
| 3PT% | .297 | 10 | 21 | .315 | 11 | 14 | -.018 | 10 | 21 | |||
| Points Per Shot | 1.11 | 11 | 22 | 1.15 | 10 | 18 | -0.05 | 12 | 24 | |||
| Adjusted FG% | .456 | 12 | 25 | .479 | 12 | 20 | -.023 | 14 | 26 |
| Coaching Staff | |||||||||||
| Position | Name | Age | SCUR | SPOT | CINS | CSHT | CHND | CPSD | CPRD | Salary | Years |
| General Manager: | Flip Saunders | 42 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $137,259 | 2 |
| Roster | ||||||||
| # | Name | Pos | Age | Height | Weight | Exp | College | Hometown |
| 31 | Vlade Divac | C | 29 | 7-1 | 250 | 7 | None | |
| 45 | David Vaughn | C | 24 | 6-9 | 255 | 1 | Memphis St. | |
| 41 | Michael Cage | C | 35 | 6-9 | 235 | 12 | San Diego State | |
| 34 | Karl Malone | PF | 33 | 6-9 | 258 | 11 | Louisiana Tech | |
| 7 | Glenn Robinson | PF | 24 | 6-7 | 235 | 2 | Purdue | |
| 25 | Bryant Stith | SF | 26 | 6-5 | 215 | 4 | Virginia | |
| 6 | Kendall Gill | SF | 29 | 6-5 | 218 | 6 | Illinois | |
| 30 | Shawn Respert | SF | 25 | 6-2 | 188 | 1 | Michigan St. | |
| 27 | Kerry Kittles | SG | 23 | 6-5 | 188 | 0 | Villanova | |
| 21 | Howard Eisley | SG | 24 | 6-3 | 178 | 2 | Boston College | |
| 32 | Ron Harper | PG | 33 | 6-6 | 224 | 10 | Miami (Ohio) | |
| 20 | B.J. Armstrong | PG | 29 | 6-2 | 195 | 7 | Iowa | |
| 2 | Moochie Norris | PG | 23 | 6-1 | 179 | 0 | W. Florida | |
| Attributes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| # | Name | Pos | Age | Ht | Wt | Cur | Fut | Ins | Jps | Fts | 3ps | Hnd | Pas | Orb | Drb | Psd | Prd | Stl | Blk | Qkn | Jmp | Str | Sta | |||
| 31 | Vlade Divac | C | 29 | 7-1 | 250 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 45 | David Vaughn | C | 24 | 6-9 | 255 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 41 | Michael Cage | C | 35 | 6-9 | 235 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 34 | Karl Malone | PF | 33 | 6-9 | 258 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 7 | Glenn Robinson | PF | 24 | 6-7 | 235 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 25 | Bryant Stith | SF | 26 | 6-5 | 215 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 6 | Kendall Gill | SF | 29 | 6-5 | 218 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 30 | Shawn Respert | SF | 25 | 6-2 | 188 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 27 | Kerry Kittles | SG | 23 | 6-5 | 188 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 21 | Howard Eisley | SG | 24 | 6-3 | 178 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 32 | Ron Harper | PG | 33 | 6-6 | 224 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 20 | B.J. Armstrong | PG | 29 | 6-2 | 195 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 2 | Moochie Norris | PG | 23 | 6-1 | 179 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| Potentials | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| # | Name | Pos | Age | Ht | Wt | Cur | Fut | Ins | Jps | Fts | 3ps | Hnd | Pas | Orb | Drb | Psd | Prd | Stl | Blk | |||
| 31 | Vlade Divac | C | 29 | 7-1 | 250 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 45 | David Vaughn | C | 24 | 6-9 | 255 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 41 | Michael Cage | C | 35 | 6-9 | 235 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 34 | Karl Malone | PF | 33 | 6-9 | 258 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 7 | Glenn Robinson | PF | 24 | 6-7 | 235 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 25 | Bryant Stith | SF | 26 | 6-5 | 215 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 6 | Kendall Gill | SF | 29 | 6-5 | 218 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 30 | Shawn Respert | SF | 25 | 6-2 | 188 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 27 | Kerry Kittles | SG | 23 | 6-5 | 188 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 21 | Howard Eisley | SG | 24 | 6-3 | 178 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 32 | Ron Harper | PG | 33 | 6-6 | 224 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 20 | B.J. Armstrong | PG | 29 | 6-2 | 195 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 2 | Moochie Norris | PG | 23 | 6-1 | 179 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| Unavailable Players | |||||||
| Player | Reason | Length | |||||
| Season Stats | ||||||||||||||
| Name | Pos | G | GS | Min | Pts | ORb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | +/- | |
| Vlade Divac | C | 82 | 82 | 32.4 | 13.6 | 2.9 | 10.8 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 2.8 | -2.8 | |
| David Vaughn | C | 22 | 0 | 2.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | |
| Michael Cage | C | 82 | 0 | 15.7 | 3.8 | 1.6 | 4.4 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 1.2 | -0.7 | |
| Karl Malone | PF | 82 | 6 | 14.6 | 5.7 | 1.0 | 3.7 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 0.4 | |
| Glenn Robinson | PF | 76 | 76 | 35.4 | 20.4 | 1.8 | 6.3 | 2.2 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 1.9 | 3.9 | -3.3 | |
| Bryant Stith | SF | 82 | 26 | 19.7 | 8.3 | 1.0 | 2.6 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 2.4 | -0.3 | |
| Kendall Gill | SF | 56 | 56 | 35.8 | 19.6 | 2.6 | 6.7 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 2.2 | 3.0 | -3.0 | |
| Shawn Respert | SF | 23 | 0 | 3.1 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.5 | -0.1 | |
| Kerry Kittles | SG | 82 | 82 | 29.9 | 10.5 | 1.3 | 4.5 | 2.7 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 1.8 | -2.4 | |
| Howard Eisley | SG | 82 | 0 | 20.7 | 4.7 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 2.2 | -2.1 | |
| Ron Harper | PG | 82 | 59 | 27.5 | 9.7 | 1.0 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 1.8 | -3.2 | |
| B.J. Armstrong | PG | 71 | 23 | 24.9 | 10.6 | 0.7 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 1.8 | -0.8 | |
| Moochie Norris | PG | 20 | 0 | 6.0 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.7 | |
| Season Shooting | |||||||||||||||||
| Name | Pos | Fgm | Fga | Pct | Ftm | Fta | Pct | IFgm | IFga | Pct | JSm | JSa | Pct | 3pm | 3pa | Pct | |
| Vlade Divac | C | 472 | 1011 | .467 | 164 | 243 | .675 | 301 | 493 | .611 | 160 | 433 | .370 | 11 | 85 | .129 | |
| David Vaughn | C | 1 | 6 | .167 | 1 | 2 | .500 | 1 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 4 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| Michael Cage | C | 127 | 304 | .418 | 58 | 87 | .667 | 85 | 168 | .506 | 42 | 136 | .309 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| Karl Malone | PF | 184 | 432 | .426 | 83 | 108 | .769 | 120 | 217 | .553 | 51 | 160 | .319 | 13 | 55 | .236 | |
| Glenn Robinson | PF | 575 | 1278 | .450 | 330 | 418 | .789 | 386 | 695 | .555 | 121 | 366 | .331 | 68 | 217 | .313 | |
| Bryant Stith | SF | 232 | 557 | .417 | 180 | 218 | .826 | 128 | 216 | .593 | 69 | 212 | .325 | 35 | 129 | .271 | |
| Kendall Gill | SF | 420 | 942 | .446 | 176 | 235 | .749 | 206 | 327 | .630 | 132 | 369 | .358 | 82 | 246 | .333 | |
| Shawn Respert | SF | 12 | 24 | .500 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 3 | 4 | .750 | 7 | 12 | .583 | 2 | 8 | .250 | |
| Kerry Kittles | SG | 327 | 840 | .389 | 104 | 135 | .770 | 99 | 155 | .639 | 122 | 344 | .355 | 106 | 341 | .311 | |
| Howard Eisley | SG | 137 | 395 | .347 | 81 | 96 | .844 | 60 | 109 | .550 | 49 | 169 | .290 | 28 | 117 | .239 | |
| Ron Harper | PG | 318 | 828 | .384 | 105 | 149 | .705 | 83 | 139 | .597 | 184 | 530 | .347 | 51 | 159 | .321 | |
| B.J. Armstrong | PG | 264 | 637 | .414 | 143 | 162 | .883 | 87 | 144 | .604 | 97 | 247 | .393 | 80 | 246 | .325 | |
| Moochie Norris | PG | 16 | 34 | .471 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 4 | 4 | 1.000 | 8 | 18 | .444 | 4 | 12 | .333 |
| Season Efficiency | ||||||||||||||
| Name | Pos | TS% | AstR | ToR | Usg | ORR | DRR | RR | PER | VA | EWA | O Eff | D Eff | |
| Vlade Divac | C | .501 | 11.4 | 11.2 | 20.2 | 9.1 | 25.8 | 17.3 | 19.4 | 350.4 | 11.7 | 100.6 | 104.3 | |
| David Vaughn | C | .286 | 27.3 | 9.1 | 7.6 | 6.7 | 20.5 | 14.9 | 6.4 | -2.9 | -0.1 | 94.4 | 94.4 | |
| Michael Cage | C | .456 | 12.6 | 12.9 | 13.1 | 10.4 | 18.6 | 14.4 | 11.7 | 22.1 | 0.7 | 98.6 | 102.0 | |
| Karl Malone | PF | .483 | 11.8 | 9.7 | 18.9 | 7.0 | 19.2 | 12.9 | 15.2 | 66.3 | 2.2 | 98.1 | 98.2 | |
| Glenn Robinson | PF | .529 | 9.4 | 8.0 | 24.8 | 5.2 | 13.5 | 9.3 | 18.0 | 260.1 | 8.7 | 101.3 | 105.2 | |
| Bryant Stith | SF | .521 | 12.7 | 11.6 | 19.6 | 5.2 | 8.5 | 6.8 | 13.8 | 80.2 | 2.7 | 99.4 | 99.3 | |
| Kendall Gill | SF | .525 | 19.3 | 8.4 | 25.2 | 7.4 | 12.4 | 9.8 | 23.1 | 376.3 | 12.5 | 101.1 | 105.1 | |
| Shawn Respert | SF | .542 | 12.9 | 9.7 | 15.8 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 10.2 | -0.3 | 0.0 | 99.2 | 107.3 | |
| Kerry Kittles | SG | .481 | 17.8 | 9.3 | 17.8 | 4.4 | 11.2 | 7.8 | 13.3 | 101.6 | 3.4 | 100.0 | 104.6 | |
| Howard Eisley | SG | .439 | 22.1 | 10.8 | 13.1 | 2.6 | 7.6 | 5.0 | 6.8 | -92.7 | -3.1 | 98.9 | 103.2 | |
| Ron Harper | PG | .443 | 19.2 | 9.8 | 19.5 | 3.6 | 9.9 | 6.7 | 12.4 | 47.8 | 1.6 | 97.5 | 103.2 | |
| B.J. Armstrong | PG | .531 | 22.6 | 9.0 | 19.9 | 3.1 | 9.7 | 6.4 | 17.0 | 158.8 | 5.3 | 102.2 | 104.1 | |
| Moochie Norris | PG | .529 | 24.6 | 15.8 | 15.9 | 4.7 | 7.5 | 6.0 | 10.4 | -1.1 | 0.0 | 104.5 | 99.1 |
| Career Stats | |||||||||||||
| Name | Pos | G | GS | Min | Pts | Orb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TOs | PFs | |
| Vlade Divac | C | 635 | 515 | 28.5 | 11.9 | 2.5 | 8.1 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 2.4 | |
| David Vaughn | C | 70 | 0 | 9.5 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 2.1 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 1.2 | |
| Michael Cage | C | 1056 | 684 | 27.1 | 9.3 | 2.6 | 7.6 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 1.8 | |
| Karl Malone | PF | 978 | 902 | 32.2 | 18.8 | 2.3 | 8.2 | 2.6 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 1.9 | 2.2 | |
| Glenn Robinson | PF | 240 | 240 | 35.3 | 19.3 | 1.7 | 5.9 | 2.3 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 3.5 | |
| Bryant Stith | SF | 399 | 30 | 17.2 | 9.0 | 0.9 | 2.4 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 1.6 | |
| Kendall Gill | SF | 546 | 546 | 34.3 | 17.9 | 2.0 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 2.3 | 2.7 | |
| Shawn Respert | SF | 105 | 49 | 19.9 | 4.7 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 1.8 | |
| Kerry Kittles | SG | 82 | 82 | 29.9 | 10.5 | 1.3 | 4.5 | 2.7 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 1.8 | |
| Howard Eisley | SG | 241 | 110 | 23.4 | 6.3 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 2.3 | |
| Ron Harper | PG | 873 | 850 | 36.9 | 18.8 | 1.8 | 5.2 | 4.8 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 2.6 | 2.1 | |
| B.J. Armstrong | PG | 603 | 555 | 27.8 | 11.9 | 0.6 | 2.9 | 3.6 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 1.5 | 2.2 | |
| Moochie Norris | PG | 20 | 0 | 6.0 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | |
| Career Shooting | |||||||||||
| Name | Pos | FGM | FGA | Pct | FTM | FTA | Pct | 3PM | 3PA | Pct | |
| Vlade Divac | C | 3159 | 6584 | .480 | 1125 | 1640 | .686 | 119 | 550 | .216 | |
| David Vaughn | C | 52 | 131 | .397 | 20 | 24 | .833 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| Michael Cage | C | 3989 | 8545 | .467 | 1815 | 2719 | .668 | 0 | 18 | .000 | |
| Karl Malone | PF | 7156 | 13695 | .523 | 3853 | 5235 | .736 | 243 | 1100 | .221 | |
| Glenn Robinson | PF | 1749 | 3939 | .444 | 877 | 1115 | .787 | 267 | 823 | .324 | |
| Bryant Stith | SF | 1250 | 3027 | .413 | 806 | 956 | .843 | 276 | 936 | .295 | |
| Kendall Gill | SF | 3708 | 8685 | .427 | 1648 | 2190 | .753 | 706 | 2304 | .306 | |
| Shawn Respert | SF | 186 | 586 | .317 | 79 | 94 | .840 | 45 | 193 | .233 | |
| Kerry Kittles | SG | 327 | 840 | .389 | 104 | 135 | .770 | 106 | 341 | .311 | |
| Howard Eisley | SG | 545 | 1504 | .362 | 273 | 326 | .837 | 159 | 535 | .297 | |
| Ron Harper | PG | 6278 | 14578 | .431 | 3067 | 4252 | .721 | 795 | 2936 | .271 | |
| B.J. Armstrong | PG | 2578 | 5945 | .434 | 1250 | 1423 | .878 | 795 | 2230 | .357 | |
| Moochie Norris | PG | 16 | 34 | .471 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 4 | 12 | .333 |
| Career Efficiency | ||||||||||||||
| Name | Pos | TS% | AstR | ToR | Usg | ORR | DRR | RR | PER | VA | EWA | O Eff | D Eff | |
| Vlade Divac | C | .518 | 11.3 | 10.0 | 19.2 | 9.2 | 21.8 | 15.4 | 18.9 | 2256.9 | 75.2 | 103.0 | 104.7 | |
| David Vaughn | C | .437 | 11.4 | 17.9 | 11.5 | 8.6 | 16.6 | 12.6 | 7.7 | -36.9 | -1.2 | 97.8 | 98.4 | |
| Michael Cage | C | .503 | 13.0 | 10.9 | 16.6 | 10.2 | 20.3 | 15.2 | 15.9 | 1944.7 | 64.8 | 104.4 | 101.6 | |
| Karl Malone | PF | .575 | 12.2 | 9.3 | 24.2 | 7.7 | 20.1 | 13.8 | 23.3 | 5532.6 | 184.4 | 105.0 | 105.7 | |
| Glenn Robinson | PF | .524 | 10.3 | 7.8 | 24.4 | 5.1 | 13.3 | 9.1 | 17.9 | 808.3 | 26.9 | 100.7 | 107.0 | |
| Bryant Stith | SF | .519 | 11.7 | 9.3 | 23.7 | 5.6 | 9.5 | 7.5 | 17.1 | 680.9 | 22.7 | 99.8 | 101.9 | |
| Kendall Gill | SF | .506 | 19.0 | 9.2 | 25.0 | 6.2 | 10.1 | 8.1 | 19.4 | 2483.2 | 82.8 | 102.5 | 108.0 | |
| Shawn Respert | SF | .396 | 14.7 | 10.5 | 15.0 | 3.1 | 5.2 | 4.1 | 5.5 | -170.2 | -5.7 | 96.7 | 107.0 | |
| Kerry Kittles | SG | .481 | 17.8 | 9.3 | 17.8 | 4.4 | 11.2 | 7.8 | 13.3 | 101.6 | 3.4 | 100.0 | 104.6 | |
| Howard Eisley | SG | .462 | 22.5 | 10.6 | 15.2 | 2.5 | 7.2 | 4.8 | 8.5 | -196.7 | -6.6 | 99.5 | 105.7 | |
| Ron Harper | PG | .499 | 18.3 | 9.9 | 25.3 | 5.2 | 10.0 | 7.5 | 18.7 | 3883.3 | 129.4 | 102.5 | 102.9 | |
| B.J. Armstrong | PG | .548 | 22.4 | 9.6 | 20.0 | 2.4 | 8.9 | 5.8 | 15.8 | 1194.8 | 39.8 | 106.4 | 99.6 | |
| Moochie Norris | PG | .529 | 24.6 | 15.8 | 15.9 | 4.7 | 7.5 | 6.0 | 10.4 | -1.1 | 0.0 | 104.5 | 99.1 |
| Contract | |||||||||
| Name | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | |
| Vlade Divac | $2,886,840 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| David Vaughn | $266,400 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| Michael Cage | $618,800 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| Karl Malone | $618,800 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| Glenn Robinson | $1,652,823 | $1,839,432 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| Bryant Stith | $2,482,530 | $2,879,735 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| Kendall Gill | $7,260,000 | $8,140,000 | $9,020,000 | $9,900,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| Shawn Respert | $998,200 | $1,115,106 | $1,241,005 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| Kerry Kittles | $1,063,466 | $1,180,447 | $1,318,698 | $1,467,583 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| Howard Eisley | $446,605 | $497,028 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| Ron Harper | $5,000,000 | $5,800,000 | $6,600,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| B.J. Armstrong | $1,554,462 | $1,803,176 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| Moochie Norris | $197,600 | $288,600 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| Cut Salary | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| Unused Exceptions | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| Total Salary | $25,046,526 | $23,543,524 | $18,179,703 | $11,367,583 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Draft Picks | |||
| Season | Rnd | Team | |
| 1997 | 1 | Timberwolves | |
| 1997 | 2 | Timberwolves | |
| 1998 | 1 | Timberwolves | |
| 1998 | 2 | Timberwolves | |
| 1999 | 1 | Timberwolves | |
| 1999 | 2 | Timberwolves | |
| Season Schedule | |||||||
| Date | Opponent | Result | Score | Record | Attendance | Type | |
| 10/15/96 | Bulls | L | 80-92 | 0-1 | 17,698 | Preseason | |
| 10/16/96 | at Light | L | 95-101 | 0-2 | 9,064 | Preseason | |
| 10/19/96 | Raptors | W | 107-92 | 1-2 | 12,585 | Preseason | |
| 10/21/96 | Bullets | W | 95-73 | 2-2 | 14,317 | Preseason | |
| 10/22/96 | at Heat | W | 107-94 | 3-2 | 16,996 | Preseason | |
| 10/27/96 | at Bullets | L | 89-110 | 3-3 | 9,598 | Preseason | |
| 10/29/96 | at Rockets | L | 100-111 | 0-1 | 16,285 | Regular Season | |
| 11/02/96 | Bucks | L | 84-109 | 0-2 | 13,710 | Regular Season | |
| 11/03/96 | Warriors | L | 110-122 | 0-3 | 11,681 | Regular Season | |
| 11/06/96 | Surge | W | 97-89 | 1-3 | 12,795 | Regular Season | |
| 11/08/96 | at Magic | L | 98-115 | 1-4 | 11,265 | Regular Season | |
| 11/11/96 | Warriors | W | 100-92 | 2-4 | 15,408 | Regular Season | |
| 11/13/96 | Cavaliers | W | 100-77 | 3-4 | 12,508 | Regular Season | |
| 11/14/96 | at Nuggets | L | 95-98 | 3-5 | 14,843 | Regular Season | |
| 11/18/96 | at Cavaliers | W | 90-88 | 4-5 | 17,506 | Regular Season | |
| 11/19/96 | Nets | W | 107-92 | 5-5 | 11,086 | Regular Season | |
| 11/23/96 | at Nets | L | 78-95 | 5-6 | 11,605 | Regular Season | |
| 11/24/96 | at Surge | L | 100-110 | 5-7 | 11,933 | Regular Season | |
| 11/27/96 | Rockets | L | 85-114 | 5-8 | 11,056 | Regular Season | |
| 11/28/96 | at Bucks | L | 85-114 | 5-9 | 13,247 | Regular Season | |
| 11/30/96 | at Trail Blazers | W | 105-97 | 6-9 | 12,603 | Regular Season | |
| 12/01/96 | at Suns | L | 87-103 | 6-10 | 17,071 | Regular Season | |
| 12/04/96 | at Supersonics | W | 94-93 | 7-10 | 13,717 | Regular Season | |
| 12/05/96 | Hornets | L | 87-96 | 7-11 | 17,256 | Regular Season | |
| 12/07/96 | Mavericks | W | 103-82 | 8-11 | 14,938 | Regular Season | |
| 12/09/96 | at Kings | W | 102-91 | 9-11 | 16,515 | Regular Season | |
| 12/11/96 | at Hornets | L | 88-101 | 9-12 | 17,226 | Regular Season | |
| 12/12/96 | Light | W | 88-85 | 10-12 | 11,540 | Regular Season | |
| 12/16/96 | at Knicks | L | 112-120 | 10-13 | 19,434 | Regular Season | |
| 12/17/96 | Spirits | L | 112-128 | 10-14 | 17,444 | Regular Season | |
| 12/19/96 | Light | W | 105-97 | 11-14 | 9,750 | Regular Season | |
| 12/20/96 | at Trail Blazers | L | 100-117 | 11-15 | 10,630 | Regular Season | |
| 12/22/96 | Spirits | L | 95-99 | 11-16 | 14,312 | Regular Season | |
| 12/23/96 | at Mavericks | L | 91-101 | 11-17 | 16,650 | Regular Season | |
| 12/26/96 | at Surge | L | 107-112 | 11-18 | 14,049 | Regular Season | |
| 12/28/96 | at Heat | W | 100-94 | 12-18 | 15,216 | Regular Season | |
| 12/30/96 | Trail Blazers | W | 96-90 | 13-18 | 8,447 | Regular Season | |
| 12/31/96 | Nuggets | L | 90-110 | 13-19 | 13,490 | Regular Season | |
| 01/03/97 | Kings | L | 114-122 | 13-20 | 11,781 | Regular Season | |
| 01/04/97 | Pistons | L | 99-118 | 13-21 | 10,659 | Regular Season | |
| 01/08/97 | at Celtics | L | 87-107 | 13-22 | 19,156 | Regular Season | |
| 01/09/97 | Heat | W | 108-105 | 14-22 | 10,170 | Regular Season | |
| 01/13/97 | at Enterprise | L | 67-83 | 14-23 | 17,023 | Regular Season | |
| 01/14/97 | Jazz | W | 125-112 | 15-23 | 13,989 | Regular Season | |
| 01/18/97 | at Lakers | L | 103-109 | 15-24 | 13,862 | Regular Season | |
| 01/19/97 | Stallions | W | 112-101 | 16-24 | 9,428 | Regular Season | |
| 01/23/97 | at Warriors | L | 113-141 | 16-25 | 14,937 | Regular Season | |
| 01/24/97 | at Stallions | W | 105-96 | 17-25 | 9,517 | Regular Season | |
| 01/28/97 | Spurs | L | 87-94 | 17-26 | 11,726 | Regular Season | |
| 01/29/97 | Pacers | L | 85-106 | 17-27 | 13,642 | Regular Season | |
| 02/02/97 | Stallions | L | 107-108 | 17-28 | 10,193 | Regular Season | |
| 02/03/97 | at Jazz | W | 133-127 | 18-28 | 13,088 | Regular Season | |
| 02/05/97 | Lakers | W | 123-83 | 19-28 | 8,927 | Regular Season | |
| 02/06/97 | at Raptors | L | 104-106 | 19-29 | 9,663 | Regular Season | |
| 02/11/97 | Supersonics | L | 107-114 | 19-30 | 14,757 | Regular Season | |
| 02/13/97 | Magic | W | 107-73 | 20-30 | 13,346 | Regular Season | |
| 02/15/97 | Spurs | L | 94-99 | 20-31 | 9,805 | Regular Season | |
| 02/16/97 | at Mavericks | L | 86-102 | 20-32 | 17,770 | Regular Season | |
| 02/19/97 | at Hawks | L | 94-99 | 20-33 | 10,265 | Regular Season | |
| 02/20/97 | Suns | W | 89-88 | 21-33 | 12,535 | Regular Season | |
| 02/22/97 | Surge | L | 86-88 | 21-34 | 10,956 | Regular Season | |
| 02/23/97 | at Spurs | L | 80-90 | 21-35 | 7,763 | Regular Season | |
| 02/26/97 | at Light | L | 75-92 | 21-36 | 7,333 | Regular Season | |
| 02/27/97 | at Light | L | 60-99 | 21-37 | 6,393 | Regular Season | |
| 03/01/97 | Enterprise | L | 80-95 | 21-38 | 12,860 | Regular Season | |
| 03/03/97 | Hawks | L | 80-82 | 21-39 | 8,347 | Regular Season | |
| 03/06/97 | at Nuggets | L | 104-108 | 21-40 | 13,720 | Regular Season | |
| 03/07/97 | at Pistons | L | 86-101 | 21-41 | 17,957 | Regular Season | |
| 03/11/97 | Mavericks | L | 91-125 | 21-42 | 11,298 | Regular Season | |
| 03/12/97 | at Lakers | W | 118-114 | 22-42 | 13,720 | Regular Season | |
| 03/15/97 | at 76ers | W | 113-112 | 23-42 | 8,704 | Regular Season | |
| 03/16/97 | Nuggets | L | 99-100 | 23-43 | 13,456 | Regular Season | |
| 03/19/97 | at Pacers | L | 82-104 | 23-44 | 16,530 | Regular Season | |
| 03/20/97 | at Spirits | W | 102-99 | 24-44 | 17,112 | Regular Season | |
| 03/22/97 | Knicks | L | 90-91 | 24-45 | 12,549 | Regular Season | |
| 03/25/97 | 76ers | W | 103-88 | 25-45 | 7,300 | Regular Season | |
| 03/26/97 | Rockets | W | 130-113 | 26-45 | 9,512 | Regular Season | |
| 03/30/97 | at Bullets | W | 104-95 | 27-45 | 11,175 | Regular Season | |
| 03/31/97 | at Spirits | L | 89-99 | 27-46 | 12,854 | Regular Season | |
| 04/03/97 | at Spurs | L | 80-88 | 27-47 | 6,619 | Regular Season | |
| 04/05/97 | Celtics | W | 103-95 | 28-47 | 13,340 | Regular Season | |
| 04/07/97 | at Bulls | W | 99-94 | 29-47 | 20,917 | Regular Season | |
| 04/09/97 | Raptors | W | 119-106 | 30-47 | 8,759 | Regular Season | |
| 04/11/97 | Bulls | L | 94-103 | 30-48 | 15,705 | Regular Season | |
| 04/12/97 | Suns | W | 127-111 | 31-48 | 12,462 | Regular Season | |
| 04/14/97 | Bullets | W | 101-92 | 32-48 | 11,560 | Regular Season | |
| 04/16/97 | at Stallions | W | 116-106 | 33-48 | 6,425 | Regular Season | |
| 04/17/97 | at Rockets | W | 124-122 | 34-48 | 16,285 | Regular Season | |