the last time the timberwolves made the playoffs was 2004.
the last time the timberwolves made the playoffs was 2004.
when is the last time the timberwolves made the playoffs?
2004
also in that season, a free agent deal signed by joe smith was voided by the nba, who ruled that the timberwolves violated proper procedure in signing the contract. the league stripped the timberwolves of five draft picks (first round 2001–05), but it was eventually reduced to three first-round picks (2001, 2002, and 2004). the league also fined the timberwolves $3.5 million and suspended general manager kevin mchale for one year. smith eventually signed with the detroit pistons before re-signing with the timberwolves in 2001. despite those setbacks, the timberwolves made the playoffs for the fifth straight season with a 47–35 record. in the playoffs, the timberwolves were eliminated in the first round again by the san antonio spurs in four games in the spring of 2001.
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before the 1996–97 season, the timberwolves made a draft-day trade for point guard stephon marbury of the georgia tech yellow jackets. during the season, garnett posted improving averages of 17.0 points, 8.0 rebounds, 3.1 assists, 2.1 blocks and 1.7 steals. he also had two games where he registered eight blocks. with a 40–42 record, the timberwolves made their first playoff appearance in franchise history, garnett and gugliotta made their first all-star appearances, and marbury established himself as a valuable young lead guard. however, the houston rockets, led by hakeem olajuwon, clyde drexler, and charles barkley, proved to be too much as the timberwolves were swept 3–0 in the first round of the 1997 nba playoffs.
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