The 2025–26 Minnesota Timberwolves season was the 37th season for the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The season also marked the first under the ownership of Marc Lore and former Major League Baseball player Alex Rodriguez, following ownership disputes involving former owner Glen Taylor. The NBA unanimously approved the ownership transfer on June 24, 2025.
On April 7, 2026, the Timberwolves clinched the playoffs for the fifth consecutive season following their win against the Indiana Pacers. They finished the season 49–33 for the second straight time. Being the sixth seed in the playoffs, they faced the third seed Denver Nuggets in the first round; despite losing Anthony Edwards and Donte DiVincenzo to injuries, they ended up upsetting the Nuggets in six games. However, their season came into an end when they were eliminated in the conference semifinals by the San Antonio Spurs in six games.
Draft
RoundPickPlayerPosition(s)NationalityCollege / Club 1 17 Joan Beringer Center France Cedevita Olimpija () 2 31 Rasheer Fleming Power Forward United States Saint Joseph's The Timberwolves entered the draft with one first-round pick and one second-round pick, both acquired through previous trades. The first-round pick is originally owned by the Detroit Pistons and was eventually conveyed to Minnesota when Detroit clinched a 2025 playoff berth and thus lost its Top 13 protection, having previously rolled over from 2021 to 2024 as Detroit missed the playoffs during those years. Meanwhile, the second-round pick is unprotected and acquired from the Utah Jazz as part of the three-team trade in 2023 involving Mike Conley. The Timberwolves have traded their original first- and second-round selections to the Utah Jazz (as part of the Rudy Gobert trade in 2022) and Houston Rockets (eventually used by the Los Angeles Clippers), respectively.
Roster
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Standings Division
Conference
Game log Preseason
| 1 | October 4 | @ Denver | | Bones Hyland (18) | Rocco Zikarsky (8) | Rob Dillingham (9) | Pechanga Arena12,096 | 1–0 |- | 2 | October 7 | Indiana | | Johnny Juzang (20) | Alize Johnson (9) | Terrence Shannon Jr. (5) | Target Center0 | 1–1 |- | 3 | October 9 | @ New York | | Anthony Edwards (17) | Rudy Gobert (11) | Rob Dillingham (5) | Madison Square Garden18,344 | 1–2 |- | 4 | October 13 | Guangzhou | | Rob Dillingham (27) | Leonard Miller (11) | Rob Dillingham (9) | Target Center8,013 | 2–2 |- | 5 | October 16 | @ Chicago | | Anthony Edwards (25) | Gobert, Randle (8) | Terrence Shannon Jr. (7) | United Center17,573 | 2–3 |- | 6 | October 17 | @ Philadelphia | | Leonard Miller (21) | Johnny Juzang (6) | Rob Dillingham (6) | Xfinity Mobile Arena17,824 | 2–4
Regular season
| 1 | October 22 | @ Portland | | Anthony Edwards (41) | Edwards, Randle (7) | Julius Randle (6) | Moda Center19,335 | 1–0 |- | 2 | October 24 | @ L.A. Lakers | | Anthony Edwards (31) | Julius Randle (9) | Julius Randle (6) | Crypto.com Arena18,642 | 1–1 |- | 3 | October 26 | Indiana | | Julius Randle (31) | Rudy Gobert (19) | Julius Randle (6) | Target Center18,978 | 2–1 |- | 4 | October 27 | Denver | | Jaden McDaniels (25) | Randle, Reid (7) | Conley Jr., DiVincenzo (4) | Target Center14,018 | 2–2 |- | 5 | October 29 | L.A. Lakers | | Julius Randle (33) | Jaden McDaniels (7) | Conley Jr., DiVincenzo, Randle (6) | Target Center15,308 | 2–3
| 6 | November 1 | @ Charlotte | | Julius Randle (30) | Rudy Gobert (15) | Conley, McDaniels (6) | Spectrum Center19,444 | 3–3 |- | 7 | November 3 | @ Brooklyn | | Donte DiVincenzo (25) | Rudy Gobert (12) | Julius Randle (10) | Barclays Center17,287 | 4–3 |- | 8 | November 5 | @ New York | | Julius Randle (32) | Rudy Gobert (9) | Mike Conley (6) | Madison Square Garden19,812 | 4–4 |- | 9 | November 7 | Utah | | Anthony Edwards (37) | Julius Randle (10) | Julius Randle (12) | Target Center17,924 | 5–4 |- | 10 | November 9 | @ Sacramento | | Anthony Edwards (26) | Rudy Gobert (12) | Anthony Edwards (5) | Golden 1 Center15,227 | 6–4 |- | 11 | November 10 | @ Utah | | Anthony Edwards (35) | Rudy Gobert (12) | Julius Randle (7) | Delta Center18,186 | 7–4 |- | 12 | November 14 | Sacramento | | Anthony Edwards (30) | Naz Reid (12) | DiVincenzo, Randle (5) | Target Center16,962 | 8–4 |- | 13 | November 15 | Denver | | Julius Randle (20) | Rudy Gobert (6) | Anthony Edwards (6) | Target Center | 8–5 |- | 14 | November 17 | Dallas | | Naz Reid (22) | Naz Reid (12) | Gobert, Randle (4) | Target Center16,712 | 9–5 |- | 15 | November 19 | Washington | | Julius Randle (32) | Rudy Gobert (15) | Conley, DiVincenzo, Randle (6) | Target Center16,578 | 10–5 |- | 16 | November 21 | @ Phoenix | | Anthony Edwards (41) | Rudy Gobert (12) | Edwards, Gobert (4) | Mortgage Matchup Center17,071 | 10–6 |- | 17 | November 24 | @ Sacramento | | Anthony Edwards (43) | Rudy Gobert (13) | Conley, Randle (5) | Golden 1 Center16,957 | 10–7 |- | 18 | November 26 | @ Oklahoma City | | Anthony Edwards (31) | Rudy Gobert (12) | Anthony Edwards (5) | Paycom Center18,203 | 10–8 |- | 19 | November 29 | Boston | | Anthony Edwards (39) | Julius Randle (9) | Donte DiVincenzo (8) | Target Center17,344 | 11–8 |- | 20 | November 30 | San Antonio | | Anthony Edwards (32) | Rudy Gobert (8) | Julius Randle (12) | Target Center16,979 | 12–8
| 21 | December 2 | @ New Orleans | | Anthony Edwards (42) | Rudy Gobert (13) | Randle, Reid (6) | Smoothie King Center12,770 | 13–8 |- | 22 | December 4 | @ New Orleans | | Julius Randle (28) | Rudy Gobert (12) | Naz Reid (6) | Smoothie King Center16,459 | 14–8 |- | 23 | December 6 | L.A. Clippers | | Jaden McDaniels (27) | Naz Reid (9) | Julius Randle (6) | Target Center17,506 | 15–8 |- | 24 | December 8 | Phoenix | | Anthony Edwards (40) | Edwards, Reid (9) | Julius Randle (8) | Target Center16,046 | 15–9 |- | 25 | December 12 | @ Golden State | | Julius Randle (27) | Rudy Gobert (14) | Naz Reid (7) | Chase Center18,064 | 16–9 |- | 26 | December 14 | Sacramento | | Julius Randle (24) | Rudy Gobert (12) | Donte DiVincenzo (6) | Target Center15,466 | 17–9 |- | 27 | December 17 | Memphis | | Julius Randle (21) | Rudy Gobert (16) | Jaden McDaniels (6) | Target Center16,287 | 17–10 |- | 28 | December 19 | Oklahoma City | | Anthony Edwards (26) | Rudy Gobert (14) | Julius Randle (5) | Target Center18,978 | 18–10 |- | 29 | December 21 | Milwaukee | | Anthony Edwards (24) | Rudy Gobert (14) | Conley Jr., Edwards (6) | Target Center18,978 | 19–10 |- | 30 | December 23 | New York | | Anthony Edwards (38) | Rudy Gobert (16) | Donte DiVincenzo (8) | Target Center18,978 | 20–10 |- | 31 | December 25 | @ Denver | | Anthony Edwards (44) | Rudy Gobert (12) | Donte DiVincenzo (8) | Ball Arena20,046 | 20–11 |- | 32 | December 27 | Brooklyn | | Anthony Edwards (28) | Rudy Gobert (8) | Julius Randle (11) | Target Center18,978 | 20–12 |- | 33 | December 29 | @ Chicago | | Naz Reid (33) | Rudy Gobert (10) | Julius Randle (14) | United Center21,429 | 21–12 |- | 34 | December 31 | @ Atlanta | | Anthony Edwards (30) | Rudy Gobert (11) | Donte DiVincenzo (7) | State Farm Arena16,345 | 21–13
| 35 | January 3 | @ Miami | | Anthony Edwards (33) | Rudy Gobert (12) | Anthony Edwards (5) | Kaseya Center19,893 | 22–13 |- | 36 | January 4 | @ Washington | | Anthony Edwards (35) | Rudy Gobert (14) | Hyland, McDaniels (5) | Capital One Arena16,728 | 23–13 |- | 37 | January 6 | Miami | | Anthony Edwards (26) | Rudy Gobert (16) | Hyland, Randle (5) | Target Center17,023 | 24–13 |- | 38 | January 8 | Cleveland | | Julius Randle (28) | Rudy Gobert (13) | Anthony Edwards (9) | Target Center17,274 | 25–13 |- | 39 | January 10 | @ Cleveland | | Edwards, Reid (25) | Rudy Gobert (12) | Bones Hyland (7) | Rocket Arena19,432 | 25–14 |- | 40 | January 11 | San Antonio | | Anthony Edwards (23) | Rudy Gobert (14) | Donte DiVincenzo (7) | Target Center18,978 | 26–14 |- | 41 | January 13 | @ Milwaukee | | Julius Randle (29) | Julius Randle (8) | Donte DiVincenzo (7) | Fiserv Forum17,341 | 27–14 |- | 42 | January 16 | @ Houston | | Julius Randle (39) | Rudy Gobert (13) | Bones Hyland (5) | Toyota Center18,055 | 27–15 |- | 43 | January 17 | @ San Antonio | | Anthony Edwards (55) | Julius Randle (10) | Jaden McDaniels (5) | Frost Bank Center18,527 | 27–16 |- | 44 | January 20 | @ Utah | | Anthony Edwards (38) | Rudy Gobert (10) | Donte DiVincenzo (8) | Delta Center18,186 | 27–17 |- | 45 | January 22 | Chicago | | Julius Randle (30) | Rudy Gobert (11) | Julius Randle (6) | Target Center17,463 | 27–18 |- style="background:#ccc | — | January 24 | Golden State | colspan="6" | Postponed due to the killing of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis. Makeup date January 25. |- | 46 | January 25 | Golden State | | Anthony Edwards (32) | Anthony Edwards (11) | Julius Randle (6) | Target Center18,978 | 27–19 |- | 47 | January 26 | Golden State | | Julius Randle (18) | Rudy Gobert (17) | Donte DiVincenzo (8) | Target Center18,978 | 28–19 |- | 48 | January 28 | @ Dallas | | Julius Randle (31) | Naz Reid (8) | Anthony Edwards (6) | American Airlines Center18,680 | 29–19 |- | 49 | January 29 | Oklahoma City | | Anthony Edwards (26) | Rudy Gobert (11) | (5) | Target Center18,012 | 30–19 |- | 50 | January 31 | @ Memphis | | Anthony Edwards (33) | Rudy Gobert (16) | Julius Randle (7) | FedExForum15,372 | 31–19
| 51 | February 2 | @ Memphis | | Anthony Edwards (39) | Rudy Gobert (10) | Julius Randle (8) | FedExForum14,005 | 31–20 |- | 52 | February 4 | @ Toronto | | Anthony Edwards (30) | Rudy Gobert (12) | DiVincenzo, Edwards (5) | Scotiabank Arena18,775 | 32–20 |- | 53 | February 6 | New Orleans | | Anthony Edwards (35) | Rudy Gobert (16) | Julius Randle (7) | Target Center18,978 | 32–21 |- | 54 | February 8 | L.A. Clippers | | Anthony Edwards (23) | Naz Reid (9) | Naz Reid (3) | Target Center18,978 | 32–22 |- | 55 | February 9 | Atlanta | | Anthony Edwards (30) | Julius Randle (12) | Julius Randle (10) | Target Center17,243 | 33–22 |- | 56 | February 11 | Portland | | Julius Randle (41) | Rudy Gobert (8) | Jaden McDaniels (6) | Target Center16,988 | 34–22 |- align="center" |colspan="9" bgcolor="#bbcaff"|All-Star Game |- | 57 | February 20 | Dallas | | Anthony Edwards (40) | Rudy Gobert (17) | Donte DiVincenzo (9) | Target Center18,978 | 35–22 |- | 58 | February 22 | Philadelphia | | Anthony Edwards (28) | Anthony Edwards (9) | Conley, Dosunmu (4) | Target Center18,978 | 35–23 |- | 59 | February 24 | @ Portland | | Anthony Edwards (34) | Rudy Gobert (19) | Julius Randle (6) | Moda Center17,581 | 36–23 |- | 60 | February 26 | @ L.A. Clippers | | Anthony Edwards (31) | Rudy Gobert (13) | Julius Randle (6) | Intuit Dome17,649 | 37–23
| 61 | March 1 | @ Denver | | Anthony Edwards (21) | Rudy Gobert (15) | Julius Randle (7) | Ball Arena19,895 | 38–23 |- | 62 | March 3 | Memphis | | Anthony Edwards (41) | Rudy Gobert (12) | Donte DiVincenzo (6) | Target Center17,416 | 39–23 |- | 63 | March 5 | Toronto | | Anthony Edwards (22) | Rudy Gobert (12) | Rudy Gobert (5) | Target Center18,978 | 40–23 |- | 64 | March 7 | Orlando | | Anthony Edwards (34) | Julius Randle (9) | DiVincenzo, Hyland (4) | Target Center18,978 | 40–24 |- | 65 | March 10 | @ L.A. Lakers | | Edwards, Randle (14) | Rudy Gobert (12) | Anthony Edwards (4) | Crypto.com Arena18,997 | 40–25 |- | 66 | March 11 | @ L.A. Clippers | | Anthony Edwards (36) | Julius Randle (6) | Anthony Edwards (5) | Intuit Dome16,871 | 40–26 |- | 67 | March 13 | @ Golden State | | Anthony Edwards (42) | Rudy Gobert (9) | Ayo Dosunmu (7) | Chase Center18,064 | 41–26 |- | 68 | March 15 | @ Oklahoma City | | Julius Randle (32) | Donte DiVincenzo (9) | Julius Randle (6) | Paycom Center18,203 | 41–27 |- | 69 | March 17 | Phoenix | | Julius Randle (32) | Rudy Gobert (19) | Kyle Anderson (6) | Target Center17,309 | 42–27 |- | 70 | March 18 | Utah | | Ayo Dosunmu (23) | Rudy Gobert (12) | Julius Randle (8)