The 2026–27 Minnesota Timberwolves season will be the 38th season for the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). On June 7, 2026, the team unveiled their rebranded logo and uniforms reminiscent of their first two identities, retiring the look that has been in place since 2017–18. On July 10, the team acquired LaMelo Ball and Josh Green from the Charlotte Hornets and traded away Naz Reid to Charlotte and Julius Randle to the Brooklyn Nets as part of a four-team deal.
The Timberwolves will retire Kevin Garnett's #21 jersey when they play the Boston Celtics (the second team Garnett played for who previously retired his #5 number while playing there) on February 28, 2027.
Draft picks
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College 1 28 Joshua Jefferson PF United States Iowa State 2 59 Trey Kaufman-Renn PF United States Purdue The Timberwolves entered the draft holding one first-round selection and one second-round selection, both acquired through previous trades. The first-round selection is a 2026 first-round swap (from a February 2026 trade) with the Detroit Pistons that was exercised because both teams' picks fell outside the Top-19 protected range, while the second-round pick is the least favorable of the San Antonio Spurs (the pick's original owner), Indiana Pacers, and Miami Heat selections, conveyed to the team via Indiana because San Antonio finished with the best record of the three in the 2025–26 season. The Timberwolves had traded their second-round selection to the New York Knicks through a 2020 trade and the pick eventually landed with the Washington Wizards as the least favorable of a four-team pool.
Roster
Standings Division
Conference
Game log Preseason
| 1 | October 5 | @ Milwaukee
| Fiserv Forum | –
| 2 | October 7 | @ Indiana
| Hilton Coliseum | –
| 3 | October 10 | @ Miami
| Kaseya Center | –
| 4 | October 12 | @ New York
| Madison Square Garden | –
| 5 | October 14 | Detroit
| Target Center | –
| 6 | October 16 | @ Chicago
| United Center | –
Regular season
| 1 | October 21 | @ Miami
| Kaseya Center | –
| 2 | October 23 | @ Orlando
| Kia Center | –
| 3 | October 25 | Toronto
| Target Center | –
| 4 | October 26 | @ Cleveland
| Rocket Arena | –
| 5 | October 28 | Golden State
| Target Center | –
| 6 | October 30 | L.A. Clippers
| Target Center | –
| 7 | October 31 | @ San Antonio
| Frost Bank Center | –
| 8 | November 2 | Milwaukee
| Target Center | –
| 9 | November 4 | @ Houston
| Toyota Center | –
| 10 | November 6 | @ New Orleans
| Smoothie King Center | –
| 11 | November 8 | Utah
| Target Center | –
| 12 | November 12 | Dallas
| Target Center | –
| 13 | November 14 | Chicago
| Target Center | –
| 14 | November 16 | Portland
| Target Center | –
| 15 | November 17 | Portland
| Target Center | –
| 16 | November 19 | New York
| Target Center | –
| 17 | November 21 | Memphis
| Target Center | –
| 18 | November 23 | Brooklyn
| Target Center | –
| 19 | November 25 | @ Oklahoma City
| Paycom Center | –
| 20 | November 27 | Memphis
| Target Center | –
| 21 | November 29 | @ Sacramento
| Golden 1 Center | –
| 22 | December 1 | @ Portland
| Moda Center | –
| 23 | December 2 | @ L.A. Clippers
| Intuit Dome | –
| 24 | December | TBD
| TBD | –
| 25 | December | TBD
| TBD | –
| 26 | December 12 | @ Phoenix
| Mortgage Matchup Center | –
| 27 | December 14 | @ Utah
| Delta Center | –
| 28 | December 16 | L.A. Lakers
| Target Center | –
| 29 | December 18 | L.A. Lakers
| Target Center | –
| 30 | December 21 | Phoenix
| Target Center | –
| 31 | December 23 | @ Milwaukee
| Fiserv Forum | –
| 32 | December 25 | Oklahoma City
| Target Center | –
| 33 | December 27 | @ Golden State
| Chase Center | –
| 34 | December 28 | @ Denver
| Ball Arena | –
| 35 | December 31 | Denver
| Target Center | –
| 36 | January 2 | @ Indiana
| Gainbridge Fieldhouse | –
| 37 | January 3 | San Antonio
| Target Center | –
| 38 | January 5 | @ Houston
| Toyota Center | –
| 39 | January 7 | @ Toronto
| Scotiabank Arena | –
| 40 | January 8 | @ Washington
| Capital One Arena | –
| 41 | January 11 | Cleveland
| Target Center | –
| 42 | January 14 | @ Chicago
| United Center | –
| 43 | January 16 | @ Philadelphia
| Xfinity Mobile Arena | –
| 44 | January 18 | @ New York
| Madison Square Garden | –
| 45 | January 20 | Houston
| Target Center | –
| 46 | January 22 | @ San Antonio
| Frost Bank Center | –
| 47 | January 24 | @ Detroit
| Little Caesars Arena | –
| 48 | January 25 | @ Memphis
| FedEx Forum | –
| 49 | January 27 | Denver
| Target Center | –
| 50 | January 29 | Charlotte
| Target Center | –
| 51 | January 31 | Phoenix
| Target Center | –
| 52 | February 2 | @ Portland
| Moda Center | –
| 53 | February 4 | @ Sacramento
| Golden 1 Center | –
| 54 | February 6 | Miami
| Target Center | –
| 55 | February 7 | Utah
| Target Center | –
| 56 | February 9 | @ Brooklyn
| Barclays Center | –
| 57 | February 12 | @ Boston
| TD Garden | –
| 58 | February 15 | @ Charlotte
| Spectrum Center | –
| 59 | February 18 | San Antonio
| Target Center | – |- align="center" |colspan="9" bgcolor="#bbcaff"|All-Star Game
| 60 | February 26 | Indiana
| Target Center | –
| 61 | February 28 | Boston
| Target Center | –
| 62 | March 2 | @ Oklahoma City
| Paycom Center | –
| 63 | March 5 | @ Phoenix
| Mortgage Matchup Center | –
| 64 | March 7 | @ Denver
| Ball Arena | –
| 65 | March 8 | New Orleans
| Target Center | –
| 66 | March 10 | Atlanta
| Target Center | –
| 67 | March 13 | Philadelphia
| Target Center | –
| 68 | March 14 | Washington
| Target Center | –
| 69 | March 16 | @ New Orleans
| Smoothie King Center | –
| 70 | March 18 | @ Utah
| Delta Center | –
| 71 | March 22 | Detroit
| Target Center | –
| 72 | March 24 | Dallas
| Target Center | –
| 73 | March 26 | Orlando
| Target Center | –
| 74 | March 28 | Oklahoma City
| Target Center | –
| 75 | March 29 | @ Atlanta
| State Farm Arena | –
| 76 | March 31 | Sacramento
| Target Center | –
| 77 | April 2 | Golden State
| Target Center | –
| 78 | April 4 | @ Dallas
| American Airlines Center | –
| 79 | April 6 | @ L.A. Clippers
| Intuit Dome | –
| 80 | April 7 | @ L.A. Lakers
| Crypto.com Arena | –
| 81 | April 9 | @ L.A. Lakers
| Crypto.com Arena | –
| 82 | April 11 | Houston
| Target Center | –
NBA Cup
West Group B
Transactions
Trades
Date Trade Ref. July 10, 2026Four-team tradeTo Brooklyn Nets Julius Randle (from Minnesota) Draft rights to Joshua Jefferson (No. 28) (from Minnesota)To Charlotte Hornets Mouhamadou Gueye (from Chicago) Naz Reid (from Minnesota) Draft rights to Matteo Spagnolo (2022 No. 50) (from Minnesota) 2028 first-round pick swap rightCharlotte may swap its own pick for Minnesota's own pick. (from Minnesota) 2029 first-round pick swap rightCharlotte may swap its own pick for Minnesota's pick if it falls No. 1–5. (from Minnesota) 2029 MIN second-round pick (from Minnesota) 2030 first-round pick swap rightThrough earlier trades, Minnesota will retain its own pick or receive the pick originally belonging to Dallas Mavericks and San Antonio Spurs, if Minnesota's pick falls No. 2–30; Charlotte Hornets may swap its own pick for whichever pick Minnesota has afterward. (from Minnesota) 2032 MIN second-round pick (from Minnesota) 2033 MIN first-round pick (from Minnesota) 2033 MIN second-round pick (from Minnesota)To Chicago Bulls Nic Claxton (from Brooklyn)To Minnesota Timberwolves LaMelo Ball (from Charlotte) Josh Green (from Charlotte) Draft rights to Isaiah Evans (No. 33) (from Brooklyn) August 29, 2026To Minnesota Timberwolves John Konchar Cody WilliamsTo Utah Jazz Josh Green Cash considerations
Free agency Re-signed Date Player Ref. July 3, 2026 Bones Hyland July 10, 2026 Jaylen Clark July 10, 2026 Ayo Dosunmu
Additions Date Player Former Team Ref. July 11, 2026 Trey Lyles Real Madrid Baloncesto (Spain)
Subtractions Player Reason New Team Ref. Joe Ingles Signed overseas Melbourne United (Australia) Kyle Anderson Free agency Toronto Raptors Mike Conley Jr. Free agency Boston Celtics Julian Phillips Free agency Houston Rockets
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