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1996-97 Minnesota Timberwolves Roster and Statistics

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40-42, Finished 3rd in NBA Midwest Division (Schedule and Results)
Coached by: Flip Saunders (40-42), Jeff Bower (40-42)

Points Per Game: 96.1 (17th of 29) ▪ Opponent Points Per Game: 97.6 (17th of 29)
Pythagorean W-L: 37-45 (17th of 29)

Arena: Target Center ▪ Attendance: 597,727 (26th of 29)

SRS: -1.82 (18th of 29) ▪ Pace Factor: 90.7 (13th of 29)
Offensive Rating: 105.5 (17th of 29) ▪ Defensive Rating: 107.1 (15th of 29)

Playoffs:
Lost NBA Western Conference First Round (3-0) versus Houston Rockets

1996-97 Minnesota Timberwolves:

Roster

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No. Player Pos Ht Wt Birth Date Exp College
43 Chris Carr G 6-5 207 March 12, 1974 1 Southern Illinois University
21 Kevin Garnett F 6-11 220 May 19, 1976 1
22 Dean Garrett C 6-10 225 November 27, 1966 R Indiana University
24 Tom Gugliotta F 6-10 240 December 19, 1969 4 North Carolina State University
10 Shane Heal G 6-0 180 September 6, 1970 R
31 Reggie Jordan G 6-4 195 January 26, 1968 2 New Mexico State University
3 Stephon Marbury G 6-2 180 February 20, 1977 R Georgia Institute of Technology
42 Sam Mitchell F 6-6 210 September 2, 1963 7 Mercer University
44 Cherokee Parks C-F 6-11 235 October 11, 1972 1 Duke University
30 Terry Porter G 6-3 195 April 8, 1963 11 University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
26 James Robinson G 6-2 180 August 31, 1970 3 University of Alabama
11 Stojko Vrankovic C 7-2 260 January 22, 1964 2
5 Doug West G-F 6-6 200 May 27, 1967 7 Villanova University

Team and Opponent Statistics

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G MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS PTS
Team 82 19780 2937 6436 .456 371 1093 .339 1637 2180 .751 957 2302 3259 1874 618 557 1243 1818 7882 96.1
Opponent 82 19780 2945 6539 .450 467 1290 .362 1646 2184 .754 1069 2364 3433 1785 654 445 1283 1829 8003 97.6

Player Statistics

Totals

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Rk Player Age G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 Tom Gugliotta 27 81 81 3131 592 1339 .442 24 93 .258 464 566 .820 187 515 702 335 130 89 293 237 1672
2 Kevin Garnett 20 77 77 2995 549 1100 .499 6 21 .286 205 272 .754 190 428 618 236 105 163 175 199 1309
3 Stephon Marbury 19 67 64 2324 355 871 .408 102 288 .354 245 337 .727 54 130 184 522 67 19 210 159 1057
4 Sam Mitchell 33 82 5 2044 269 603 .446 4 25 .160 224 295 .759 112 214 326 79 51 20 93 232 766
5 James Robinson 26 69 5 1309 196 482 .407 102 267 .382 78 114 .684 24 88 112 126 30 8 69 125 572
6 Terry Porter 33 82 20 1568 187 449 .416 67 200 .335 127 166 .765 31 145 176 295 54 11 128 104 568
7 Dean Garrett 30 68 47 1665 223 389 .573 0 0 96 138 .696 149 346 495 38 40 95 34 158 542
8 Doug West 29 68 66 1920 226 484 .467 15 45 .333 64 94 .681 37 111 148 113 61 24 66 218 531
9 Chris Carr 22 55 10 830 125 271 .461 31 88 .352 56 73 .767 31 82 113 48 24 10 37 93 337
10 Cherokee Parks 24 76 0 961 103 202 .510 0 1 .000 46 76 .605 83 112 195 34 41 48 32 150 252
11 Stojko Vrankovic 33 53 35 766 78 139 .561 0 0 25 37 .676 57 111 168 14 10 67 52 121 181
12 Shane Heal 26 43 0 236 26 97 .268 20 65 .308 3 5 .600 2 16 18 33 3 3 17 20 75
13 Reggie Jordan 29 10 0 31 8 10 .800 0 0 4 7 .571 0 4 4 1 2 0 2 2 20

Per Game

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Rk Player Age G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 Tom Gugliotta 27 81 81 38.7 7.3 16.5 .442 0.3 1.1 .258 5.7 7.0 .820 2.3 6.4 8.7 4.1 1.6 1.1 3.6 2.9 20.6
2 Kevin Garnett 20 77 77 38.9 7.1 14.3 .499 0.1 0.3 .286 2.7 3.5 .754 2.5 5.6 8.0 3.1 1.4 2.1 2.3 2.6 17.0
3 Stephon Marbury 19 67 64 34.7 5.3 13.0 .408 1.5 4.3 .354 3.7 5.0 .727 0.8 1.9 2.7 7.8 1.0 0.3 3.1 2.4 15.8
4 Sam Mitchell 33 82 5 24.9 3.3 7.4 .446 0.0 0.3 .160 2.7 3.6 .759 1.4 2.6 4.0 1.0 0.6 0.2 1.1 2.8 9.3
5 James Robinson 26 69 5 19.0 2.8 7.0 .407 1.5 3.9 .382 1.1 1.7 .684 0.3 1.3 1.6 1.8 0.4 0.1 1.0 1.8 8.3
6 Dean Garrett 30 68 47 24.5 3.3 5.7 .573 0.0 0.0 1.4 2.0 .696 2.2 5.1 7.3 0.6 0.6 1.4 0.5 2.3 8.0
7 Doug West 29 68 66 28.2 3.3 7.1 .467 0.2 0.7 .333 0.9 1.4 .681 0.5 1.6 2.2 1.7 0.9 0.4 1.0 3.2 7.8
8 Terry Porter 33 82 20 19.1 2.3 5.5 .416 0.8 2.4 .335 1.5 2.0 .765 0.4 1.8 2.1 3.6 0.7 0.1 1.6 1.3 6.9
9 Chris Carr 22 55 10 15.1 2.3 4.9 .461 0.6 1.6 .352 1.0 1.3 .767 0.6 1.5 2.1 0.9 0.4 0.2 0.7 1.7 6.1
10 Stojko Vrankovic 33 53 35 14.5 1.5 2.6 .561 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.7 .676 1.1 2.1 3.2 0.3 0.2 1.3 1.0 2.3 3.4
11 Cherokee Parks 24 76 0 12.6 1.4 2.7 .510 0.0 0.0 .000 0.6 1.0 .605 1.1 1.5 2.6 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.4 2.0 3.3
12 Reggie Jordan 29 10 0 3.1 0.8 1.0 .800 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.7 .571 0.0 0.4 0.4 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.2 2.0
13 Shane Heal 26 43 0 5.5 0.6 2.3 .268 0.5 1.5 .308 0.1 0.1 .600 0.0 0.4 0.4 0.8 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.5 1.7

Per 36 Minutes

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Rk Player Age G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 Reggie Jordan 29 10 0 31 9.3 11.6 .800 0.0 0.0 4.6 8.1 .571 0.0 4.6 4.6 1.2 2.3 0.0 2.3 2.3 23.2
2 Tom Gugliotta 27 81 81 3131 6.8 15.4 .442 0.3 1.1 .258 5.3 6.5 .820 2.2 5.9 8.1 3.9 1.5 1.0 3.4 2.7 19.2
3 Stephon Marbury 19 67 64 2324 5.5 13.5 .408 1.6 4.5 .354 3.8 5.2 .727 0.8 2.0 2.9 8.1 1.0 0.3 3.3 2.5 16.4
4 Kevin Garnett 20 77 77 2995 6.6 13.2 .499 0.1 0.3 .286 2.5 3.3 .754 2.3 5.1 7.4 2.8 1.3 2.0 2.1 2.4 15.7
5 James Robinson 26 69 5 1309 5.4 13.3 .407 2.8 7.3 .382 2.1 3.1 .684 0.7 2.4 3.1 3.5 0.8 0.2 1.9 3.4 15.7
6 Chris Carr 22 55 10 830 5.4 11.8 .461 1.3 3.8 .352 2.4 3.2 .767 1.3 3.6 4.9 2.1 1.0 0.4 1.6 4.0 14.6
7 Sam Mitchell 33 82 5 2044 4.7 10.6 .446 0.1 0.4 .160 3.9 5.2 .759 2.0 3.8 5.7 1.4 0.9 0.4 1.6 4.1 13.5
8 Terry Porter 33 82 20 1568 4.3 10.3 .416 1.5 4.6 .335 2.9 3.8 .765 0.7 3.3 4.0 6.8 1.2 0.3 2.9 2.4 13.0
9 Dean Garrett 30 68 47 1665 4.8 8.4 .573 0.0 0.0 2.1 3.0 .696 3.2 7.5 10.7 0.8 0.9 2.1 0.7 3.4 11.7
10 Shane Heal 26 43 0 236 4.0 14.8 .268 3.1 9.9 .308 0.5 0.8 .600 0.3 2.4 2.7 5.0 0.5 0.5 2.6 3.1 11.4
11 Doug West 29 68 66 1920 4.2 9.1 .467 0.3 0.8 .333 1.2 1.8 .681 0.7 2.1 2.8 2.1 1.1 0.5 1.2 4.1 10.0
12 Cherokee Parks 24 76 0 961 3.9 7.6 .510 0.0 0.0 .000 1.7 2.8 .605 3.1 4.2 7.3 1.3 1.5 1.8 1.2 5.6 9.4
13 Stojko Vrankovic 33 53 35 766 3.7 6.5 .561 0.0 0.0 1.2 1.7 .676 2.7 5.2 7.9 0.7 0.5 3.1 2.4 5.7 8.5

Advanced

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Rk Player Age G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS
1 Kevin Garnett 20 77 2995 18.2 .537 .502 7.6 16.8 12.2 14.1 1.9 4.1 12.5 21.3 107 105 3.4 3.9 7.3
2 Tom Gugliotta 27 81 3131 19.0 .526 .451 7.1 19.3 13.3 19.3 2.2 2.1 15.6 27.5 103 104 2.6 4.2 6.7
3 Dean Garrett 30 68 1665 17.7 .603 .573 10.7 24.4 17.6 3.8 1.3 4.3 7.0 13.3 126 103 3.7 2.5 6.2
4 Stephon Marbury 19 67 2324 16.1 .519 .466 2.8 6.6 4.7 38.1 1.5 0.6 17.1 24.2 105 111 2.5 1.2 3.7
5 Sam Mitchell 33 82 2044 11.8 .523 .449 6.5 12.3 9.4 6.3 1.3 0.7 11.3 18.5 106 109 1.8 1.5 3.3
6 Terry Porter 33 82 1568 14.5 .544 .491 2.4 10.9 6.6 30.2 1.8 0.5 19.7 19.0 106 109 1.5 1.2 2.7
7 Cherokee Parks 24 76 961 12.7 .535 .510 10.3 13.7 12.0 5.6 2.3 3.8 12.0 12.7 111 105 1.0 1.2 2.2
8 James Robinson 26 69 1309 12.7 .537 .512 2.2 7.9 5.1 16.2 1.2 0.5 11.5 21.0 106 111 1.3 0.6 1.9
9 Doug West 29 68 1920 8.5 .505 .482 2.3 6.8 4.6 9.4 1.7 0.9 11.2 14.1 101 110 0.5 1.2 1.7
10 Chris Carr 22 55 830 13.3 .556 .518 4.4 11.6 8.0 9.8 1.5 0.9 10.9 18.8 110 109 1.0 0.6 1.7
11 Stojko Vrankovic 33 53 766 10.1 .583 .561 8.9 17.0 13.0 2.9 0.7 6.6 25.1 12.4 97 105 -0.1 0.9 0.9
12 Reggie Jordan 29 10 31 25.2 .765 .800 0.0 15.1 7.6 6.7 3.4 0.0 13.3 22.3 124 104 0.1 0.0 0.1
13 Shane Heal 26 43 236 5.0 .378 .371 1.0 8.0 4.5 22.1 0.7 1.0 14.6 22.5 82 112 -0.5 0.1 -0.4

Playoffs

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Totals Shooting Per Game
Rk Player Age G MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
1 Stephon Marbury 19 3 117 26 65 6 20 6 10 2 12 23 2 0 9 9 64 .400 .300 .600 39.0 21.3 4.0 7.7
2 Tom Gugliotta 27 3 121 23 52 3 4 6 10 2 16 13 7 2 6 13 55 .442 .750 .600 40.3 18.3 5.3 4.3
3 Kevin Garnett 20 3 125 24 51 1 1 3 3 14 28 11 4 3 4 6 52 .471 1.000 1.000 41.7 17.3 9.3 3.7
4 Dean Garrett 30 3 118 15 29 0 0 8 10 19 35 4 2 3 1 11 38 .517 .800 39.3 12.7 11.7 1.3
5 Doug West 29 3 87 12 22 0 2 9 9 0 4 6 2 1 1 11 33 .545 .000 1.000 29.0 11.0 1.3 2.0
6 Sam Mitchell 33 3 47 6 13 0 0 5 8 2 7 1 1 1 1 9 17 .462 .625 15.7 5.7 2.3 0.3
7 Terry Porter 33 3 46 5 13 3 9 3 4 1 3 9 2 2 2 2 16 .385 .333 .750 15.3 5.3 1.0 3.0
8 James Robinson 26 2 31 5 12 4 10 0 0 1 3 3 2 0 1 4 14 .417 .400 15.5 7.0 1.5 1.5
9 Shane Heal 26 2 3 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 6 1.000 1.000 1.5 3.0 0.0 0.5
10 Cherokee Parks 24 1 11 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 1 0 0 5 4 .667 11.0 4.0 5.0 0.0
11 Chris Carr 22 1 8 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 8.0 0.0 2.0 1.0
12 Stojko Vrankovic 33 1 6 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 6.0 0.0 1.0 0.0

Playoffs Advanced

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Rk Player Age G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS
1 Dean Garrett 30 3 118 18.8 .569 .517 16.3 18.2 17.2 4.8 0.9 2.4 2.9 13.2 137 123 0.4 -0.1 0.3
2 Doug West 29 3 87 14.5 .636 .545 0.0 6.2 2.7 9.9 1.2 1.1 3.7 14.0 136 126 0.3 -0.1 0.1
3 Terry Porter 33 3 46 18.2 .542 .500 2.2 5.9 3.8 27.0 2.3 4.2 11.9 16.5 119 123 0.1 0.0 0.1
4 Kevin Garnett 20 3 125 19.3 .497 .480 11.4 15.1 13.0 13.7 1.7 2.3 7.1 20.4 113 123 0.2 -0.1 0.1
5 Tom Gugliotta 27 3 121 15.7 .488 .471 1.7 15.6 7.6 16.7 3.1 1.6 9.6 23.4 101 120 0.0 -0.1 0.0
6 Shane Heal 26 2 3 105.2 1.500 1.500 0.0 0.0 0.0 100.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 30.2 273 132 0.0 0.0 0.0
7 Sam Mitchell 33 3 47 10.6 .515 .462 4.3 14.3 8.6 3.0 1.1 2.0 5.7 16.9 110 124 0.0 0.0 0.0
8 Cherokee Parks 24 1 11 16.5 .667 .667 0.0 61.2 26.3 0.0 4.8 0.0 0.0 12.4 133 103 0.0 0.0 0.0
9 James Robinson 26 2 31 17.3 .583 .583 3.3 8.7 5.6 14.4 3.4 0.0 7.7 19.0 119 122 0.1 0.0 0.0
10 Stojko Vrankovic 33 1 6 -6.5 .000 .000 16.9 0.0 9.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 15.1 37 132 0.0 0.0 0.0
11 Chris Carr 22 1 8 -8.2 .000 .000 0.0 33.6 14.5 15.0 0.0 0.0 33.3 17.0 19 123 -0.1 0.0 -0.1
12 Stephon Marbury 19 3 117 15.2 .461 .446 1.7 11.5 5.9 32.2 0.9 0.0 11.5 30.4 98 127 0.0 -0.2 -0.2

Salaries

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Rk Player Salary
1 Tom Gugliotta $5,000,000
2 Stojko Vrankovic $2,900,000
3 Micheal Williams $2,475,000
4 Doug West $2,155,000
5 Stephon Marbury $1,917,000
6 Terry Porter $1,775,000
7 Kevin Garnett $1,666,000
8 James Robinson $1,235,000
9 Sam Mitchell $1,200,000
10 Bill Curley $1,123,000
11 Cherokee Parks $1,117,000
12 Chris Carr $750,000
13 Shane Heal $320,000
14 Dean Garrett $247,500
15 Reggie Jordan $247,500
Estimated salaries are marked with an asterisk (*)