The 2023–24 Minnesota Timberwolves season was the 35th season for the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Entering the second season of the "Big 3" consisting of guard Anthony Edwards, center/forward Karl-Anthony Towns and center Rudy Gobert, the team sought to improve upon its 42–40 record from the previous season and make its third consecutive playoff appearance.

After starting this season out 1–2, Minnesota went on a 7-game winning streak to start out the month of November before losing to the Phoenix Suns on November 15. The early winning streak they had early in November later led to them having quality winning record months throughout November, December, and January, to the point where the Timberwolves entered the 2024 NBA All-Star Weekend as the surprise best team of the Western Conference with a 39–16 record and with head coach Chris Finch coaching his first All-Star Game in the NBA. They later matched their overall win total from the previous season by the end of February.

On March 4, 2024, with a win over the Portland Trail Blazers, the Timberwolves improved upon their previous season's record of 42–40.

On April 1, 2024, the Timberwolves clinched their 3rd consecutive playoff berth following the Phoenix Suns' 124–111 win over the New Orleans Pelicans.

The regular season is notable for being the first since 2004 in which the Timberwolves won at least 50 games, a feat achieved following the team's win over the Detroit Pistons on March 27, 2024. The Timberwolves had the best team defensive rating in the NBA.

On April 28, 2024, the Timberwolves secured their first playoff series win since the 2003–04 season, and third overall win in franchise history. The team dispatched a 4–0 series victory over the Phoenix Suns in the Western Conference quarterfinals. This series also marked the first 3–0 lead and first playoff series sweep in franchise history. In the semifinals, the Timberwolves went on to defeat the defending champion Denver Nuggets in 7 games to advance to the Western Conference Finals for the first time in twenty years. However, the team was swiftly ousted by the Luka Dončić and Kyrie Irving-led Dallas Mavericks in the Western Conference Finals, succumbing in five games.

The Minnesota Timberwolves drew an average home attendance of 18,024 in 41 home games in the 2023-24 NBA season, the 18th highest in the league. The total attendance was 738,984.

Draft

RoundPickPlayerPosition(s)NationalityCollege / Club 2 53 Jaylen Clark SG UCLA

The Timberwolves had one second-round pick entering the draft, which was originally owned by the New York Knicks and was acquired from the Charlotte Hornets. They had traded their original first-round pick to the Utah Jazz (as an exchange for Rudy Gobert in 2022) and their original second-round pick to the Memphis Grizzlies.

Roster

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Standings

Division

Conference

Game log

Preseason

|- style="background:#cfc;" | 1 | October 5 | Dallas | | Karl-Anthony Towns (20) | Rudy Gobert (8) | Alexander-Walker, Anderson (5) | Etihad Arena | 1–0 |- style="background:#cfc" | 2 | October 7 | @ Dallas | | Reid, Towns (14) | Garza, Gobert (5) | Jordan McLaughlin (4) | Etihad Arena12,009 | 2–0 |- style="background:#cfc" | 3 | October 14 | @ New York | | Naz Reid (22) | Rudy Gobert (9) | Kyle Anderson (8) | Madison Square Garden19,018 | 3–0 |- style="background:#cfc" | 4 | October 17 | Maccabi Ra'anana | | Luka Garza (30) | Leonard Miller (15) | Daishen Nix (10) | Target Center8,828 | 4–0 |- style="background:#cfc" | 5 | October 19 | @ Chicago | | Anthony Edwards (19) | Naz Reid (8) | Anderson, Milton, McLaughlin (4) | United Center18,754 | 5–0

Regular season

|-style="background:#fcc" | 1 | October 25 | @ Toronto | | Anthony Edwards (26) | Anthony Edwards (14) | Kyle Anderson (5) | Scotiabank Arena19,800 | 0–1 |-style="background:#cfc" | 2 | October 28 | Miami | | Naz Reid (25) | Rudy Gobert (14) | Anthony Edwards (7) | Target Center18,024 | 1–1 |-style="background:#fcc" | 3 | October 30 | @ Atlanta | | Anthony Edwards (31) | Rudy Gobert (13) | Anthony Edwards (7) | State Farm Arena15,504 | 1–2

|-style="background:#cfc" | 4 | November 1 | Denver | | Anthony Edwards (24) | Rudy Gobert (12) | Mike Conley (6) | Target Center18,024 | 2–2 |-style="background:#cfc" | 5 | November 4 | Utah | | Anthony Edwards (31) | Rudy Gobert (10) | Anderson, Conley, Edwards (6) | Target Center18,024 | 3–2 |-style="background:#cfc" | 6 | November 6 | Boston | | Anthony Edwards (38) | Rudy Gobert (12) | Anthony Edwards (7) | Target Center18,024 | 4–2 |-style="background:#cfc" | 7 | November 8 | New Orleans | | Anthony Edwards (26) | Rudy Gobert (21) | Alexander-Walker, Edwards (8) | Target Center18,024 | 5–2 |-style="background:#cfc" | 8 | November 10 | @ San Antonio | | Karl-Anthony Towns (29) | Karl-Anthony Towns (12) | Mike Conley (6) | Frost Bank Center18,354 | 6–2 |-style="background:#cfc" | 9 | November 12 | @ Golden State | | Anthony Edwards (33) | Karl-Anthony Towns (14) | Mike Conley (9) | Chase Center18,064 | 7–2 |-style="background:#cfc" | 10 | November 14 | @ Golden State | | Karl-Anthony Towns (33) | Rudy Gobert (13) | Mike Conley (8) | Chase Center18,064 | 8–2 |-style="background:#fcc" | 11 | November 15 | @ Phoenix | | Karl-Anthony Towns (25) | Rudy Gobert (8) | Anthony Edwards (4) | Footprint Center17,071 | 8–3 |-style="background:#cfc" | 12 | November 18 | @ New Orleans | | Karl-Anthony Towns (29) | Rudy Gobert (11) | Karl-Anthony Towns (9) | Smoothie King Center15,536 | 9–3 |-style="background:#cfc" | 13 | November 20 | New York | | Anthony Edwards (23) | Anthony Edwards (10) | Anderson, Conley, Edwards (5) | Target Center18,024 | 10–3 |-style="background:#cfc" | 14 | November 22 | Philadelphia | | Anthony Edwards (31) | Gobert, Towns (11) | Mike Conley (8) | Target Center18,024 | 11–3 |-style="background:#fcc" | 15 | November 24 | Sacramento | | Anthony Edwards (35) | Gobert, Towns (11) | Mike Conley (9) | Target Center18,024 | 11–4 |-style="background:#cfc" | 16 | November 26 | @ Memphis | | Anthony Edwards (24) | Karl-Anthony Towns (8) | Mike Conley (10) | FedExForum15,764 | 12–4 |-style="background:#cfc" | 17 | November 28 | Oklahoma City | | Anthony Edwards (21) | Rudy Gobert (16) | Mike Conley (8) | Target Center18,024 | 13–4 |-style="background:#cfc" | 18 | November 30 | Utah | | Karl-Anthony Towns (32) | Rudy Gobert (13) | Alexander-Walker, Conley (7) | Target Center18,024 | 14–4

|-style="background:#cfc" | 19 | December 2 | @ Charlotte | | Karl-Anthony Towns (28) | Rudy Gobert (12) | Mike Conley (10) | Spectrum Center17,731 | 15–4 |-style="background:#cfc" | 20 | December 6 | San Antonio | | Mike Conley (18) | Rudy Gobert (20) | Anthony Edwards (6) | Target Center18,024 | 16–4 |-style="background:#cfc" | 21 | December 8 | @ Memphis | | Karl-Anthony Towns (24) | Rudy Gobert (20) | Mike Conley (7) | FedExForum15,577 | 17–4 |-style="background:#fcc" | 22 | December 11 | @ New Orleans | | Conley, Reid, Towns (17) | Karl-Anthony Towns (12) | Mike Conley (7) | Smoothie King Center16,487 | 17–5 |-style="background:#cfc" | 23 | December 14 | @ Dallas | | Naz Reid (27) | Karl-Anthony Towns (17) | Anthony Edwards (11) | American Airlines Center20,177 | 18–5 |-style="background:#cfc" | 24 | December 16 | Indiana | | Karl-Anthony Towns (40) | Karl-Anthony Towns (12) | Kyle Anderson (10) | Target Center18,024 | 19–5 |-style="background:#cfc" | 25 | December 18 | @ Miami | | Anthony Edwards (32) | Rudy Gobert (16) | Mike Conley (6) | Kaseya Center19,819 | 20–5 |-style="background:#fcc" | 26 | December 20 | @ Philadelphia | | Anthony Edwards (27) | Karl-Anthony Towns (13) | Anthony Edwards (5) | Wells Fargo Center20,365 | 20–6 |-style="background:#cfc" | 27 | December 21 | L.A. Lakers | | Anthony Edwards (27) | Rudy Gobert (13) | Mike Conley (8) | Target Center18,024 | 21–6 |-style="background:#cfc" | 28 | December 23 | @ Sacramento | | Anthony Edwards (34) | Rudy Gobert (17) | Anthony Edwards (10) | Golden 1 Center17,983 | 22–6 |-style="background:#fcc" | 29 | December 26 | @ Oklahoma City | | Anthony Edwards (25) | Edwards, Reid (7) | Anthony Edwards (6) | Paycom Center18,203 | 22–7 |-style="background:#cfc" | 30 | December 28 | Dallas | | Anthony Edwards (44) | Rudy Gobert (11) | Mike Conley (6) | Target Center18,024 | 23–7 |-style="background:#cfc" | 31 | December 30 | L.A. Lakers | | Anthony Edwards (31) | Rudy Gobert (13) | Anderson, Conley (7) | Target Center18,024 | 24–7

|-style="background:#fcc" | 32 | January 1 | @ New York | | Anthony Edwards (35) | Rudy Gobert (15) | Mike Conley (5) | Madison Square Garden19,812 | 24–8 |-style="background:#fcc" | 33 | January 3 | New Orleans | | Anthony Edwards (35) | Towns, Reid (6) | Mike Conley (9) | Target Center18,024 | 24–9 |-style="background:#cfc" | 34 | January 5 | @ Houston | | Anthony Edwards (24) | Rudy Gobert (12) | Karl-Anthony Towns (6) | Toyota Center18,055 | 25–9 |-style="background:#fcc" | 35 | January 7 | @ Dallas | | Anthony Edwards (36) | Rudy Gobert (17) | Mike Conley (7) | American Airlines Center20,111 | 25–10 |-style="background:#cfc" | 36 | January 9 | @ Orlando | | Karl-Anthony Towns (28) | Rudy Gobert (12) | Mike Conley (10) | Kia Center19,223 | 26–10 |-style="background:#fcc" | 37 | January 10 | @ Boston | | Anthony Edwards (29) | Karl-Anthony Towns (13) | Karl-Anthony Towns (6) | TD Garden19,156 | 26–11 |-style="background:#cfc" | 38 | January 12 | Portland | | Rudy Gobert (24) | Rudy Gobert (17) | Mike Conley (10) | Target Center18,024 | 27–11 |-style="background:#cfc" | 39 | January 14 | L.A. Clippers | | Anthony Edwards (33) | Rudy Gobert (18) | Anthony Edwards (6) | Target Center18,024 | 28–11 |-style="background:#cfc" | 40 | January 17 | @ Detroit | | Edwards, Towns (27) | Rudy Gobert (16) | Kyle Anderson (9) | Little Caesars Arena16,022 | 29–11 |-style="background:#cfc" | 41 | January 18 | Memphis | | Anthony Edwards (28) | Rudy Gobert (10) | Mike Conley (10) | Target Center18,024 | 30–11 |-style="background:#fcc" | 42 | January 20 | Oklahoma City | | Edwards, Towns (19) | Rudy Gobert (18) | Anthony Edwards (5) | Target Center18,024 | 30–12 |-style="background:#fcc" | 43 | January 22 | Charlotte | | Karl-Anthony Towns (62) | Rudy Gobert (11) | Anthony Edwards (11) | Target Center18,024 | 30–13 |-style="background:#cfc" | 44 | January 24 | @ Washington | | Anthony Edwards (38) | Rudy Gobert (16) | three players (5) | Capital One Arena15,446 | 31–13 |-style="background:#cfc" | 45 | January 25 | @ Brooklyn | | Karl-Anthony Towns (27) | Rudy Gobert (13) | Kyle Anderson (5) | Barclays Center17,732 | 32–13 |-style="background:#fcc" | 46 | January 27 | @ San Antonio | | Anthony Edwards (32) | Rudy Gobert (7) | Anthony Edwards (12) | Frost Bank Center17,726 | 32–14 |-style="background:#cfc" | 47 | January 29 | @ Oklahoma City | | Anthony Edwards (27) | Rudy Gobert (18) | Karl-Anthony Towns (6) | Paycom Center16,870 | 33–14 |-style="background:#cfc" | 48 | January 31 | Dallas | | Karl-Anthony Towns (29) | Karl-Anthony Towns (9) | Edwards, McLaughlin (5) | Target Center18,024 | 34–14

|-style="background:#fcc" | 49 | February 2 | Orlando | | Edwards, Gobert (22) | Rudy Gobert (16) | Mike Conley (9) | Target Center18,024 | 34–15 |-style="background:#cfc" | 50 | February 4 | Houston | | Anthony Edwards (32) | Rudy Gobert (13) | Mike Conley (9) | Target Center18,024 | 35–15 |-style="background:#fcc" | 51 | February 6 | @ Chicago | | Anthony Edwards (38) | Rudy Gobert (16) | Mike Conley (8) | United Center20,949 | 35–16 |-style="background:#cfc" | 52 | February 8 | @ Milwaukee | | Anthony Edwards (26) | Rudy Gobert (11) | Conley, Edwards (9) | Fiserv Forum17,577 | 36–16 |-style="background:#cfc" | 53 | February 12 | @ L.A. Clippers | | Karl-Anthony Towns (24) | Rudy Gobert (11) | Anthony Edwards (8) | Crypto.com Arena19,370 | 37–16 |-style="background:#cfc" | 54 | February 13