Minnesota Timberwolves draft history

88 picks since 1989 · 41 first-round picks

Who have the Timberwolves drafted?

The Minnesota Timberwolves have made 88 draft picks since 1989, 41 of them in the first round. The best of them: Kevin Garnett, 5th overall in 1995, with the Hall of Fame and 25 league awards and 15 All-Stars. Their latest first-round pick is Joshua Jefferson, 28th overall in 2026. Of the 6 first-round picks from 2017 to 2023, 2 have made an All-Star team.

First-round picksBy roundEvery pick by year

Timberwolves first-round picks

Minnesota Timberwolves first-round draft picks, newest first
DraftPickPlayerPosCareer
202628Joshua JeffersonIowa StateF—
202517Joan BeringerF40 games
202427Terrence Shannon JrIllinoisG75 games
202219Jake LaRaviaWake ForestF218 games
20201Anthony EdwardsGeorgiaG442 games, 4 All-Stars
202017Aleksej PokusevskiF168 games
201911Cameron JohnsonNorth CarolinaF394 games
201820Josh OkogieGeorgia TechG494 games
20177Lauri MarkkanenArizonaF492 games, 1 All-Star
20165Kris DunnProvidenceG489 games
20151Karl-Anthony TownsKentuckyC720 games, 6 All-Stars
201413Zach LaVineUCLAG693 games, 2 All-Stars
20139Trey Burke—
201326Andre Roberson—
20112Derrick WilliamsArizonaPF428 games
201120Donatas MotiejunasPF251 games
20104Wesley JohnsonSyracuseF609 games
201016Luke BabbittNevadaF381 games
201023Trevor BookerClemsonF532 games
20095Ricky RubioPG698 games
20096Jonny FlynnSyracusePG163 games
200918Ty LawsonNorth CarolinaG551 games
200928Wayne EllingtonNorth CarolinaSG770 games
20083O.J. MayoUSCSG547 games
20077Corey BrewerFloridaF819 games
20066Brandon RoyWashingtonSG326 games, 3 All-Stars
200514Rashad McCantsNorth CarolinaSG249 games
200326Ndudi EbiSF19 games
19996Wally SzczerbiakMiami (OH)SG651 games, 1 All-Star
199914William AveryDukeG142 games
199817Rasho NesterovicC811 games
199720Paul GrantWisconsinC16 games
19965Ray AllenHOFUConnSG1,300 games, 10 All-Stars
19955Kevin GarnettHOFPF1,462 games, 15 All-Stars
19944Donyell MarshallUConnPF957 games
19935Isaiah RiderUNLVG563 games
19923Christian LaettnerDukePF868 games, 1 All-Star
19917Luc LongleyNew MexicoC567 games
19906Felton SpencerLouisvilleC640 games
199020Gerald GlassOle MissG201 games
198910Pooh RichardsonUCLAG639 games

How each round turned out

Minnesota Timberwolves picks by round since 1989
RoundPicksPlayed a gameMade a All-Star team
1st4138 (93%)9 (22%)
2nd4721 (45%)0 (0%)

Every Timberwolves pick by year

Every Minnesota Timberwolves draft pick since 1989, newest first
Round, pickOverallPlayerPosCareer
2026 draft · 2 picks
1-2828Joshua JeffersonF—
2-2959Trey Kaufman-RennF—
2025 draft · 2 picks
1-1717Joan BeringerF40 games
2-131Rasheer FlemingF55 games
2024 draft · 2 picks
1-2727Terrence Shannon JrG75 games
2-737Bobi Klintman—
2023 draft · 1 pick
2-2353Jaylen ClarkG108 games
2022 draft · 4 picks
1-1919Jake LaRaviaF218 games
2-1040Bryce McGowensG160 games
2-1848Kendall Brown—
2-2050Matteo Spagnolo—
2020 draft · 3 picks
1-11Anthony EdwardsG442 games, 4 All-Stars
1-1717Aleksej PokusevskiF168 games
2-333Daniel Oturu—
2019 draft · 2 picks
1-1111Cameron JohnsonF394 games
2-1343Jaylen Nowell—
2018 draft · 2 picks
1-2020Josh OkogieG494 games
2-1848Keita Bates-Diop—
2017 draft · 1 pick
1-77Lauri MarkkanenF492 games, 1 All-Star
2016 draft · 1 pick
1-55Kris DunnG489 games
2015 draft · 3 picks
1-11Karl-Anthony TownsC720 games, 6 All-Stars
2-131Cedi Osman—
2-636Rakeem ChristmasPF30 games
2014 draft · 4 picks
1-1313Zach LaVineG693 games, 2 All-Stars
2-1040Glenn Robinson III—
2-1444Markel Brown—
2-2353Alessandro Gentile—
2013 draft · 4 picks
1-99Trey Burke—
1-2626Andre Roberson—
2-2252Lorenzo Brown—
2-2959Bojan Dubljevic—
2012 draft · 1 pick
2-2858Robbie Hummel—
2011 draft · 2 picks
1-22Derrick WilliamsPF428 games
1-2020Donatas MotiejunasPF251 games
2010 draft · 5 picks
1-44Wesley JohnsonF609 games
1-1616Luke BabbittF381 games
1-2323Trevor BookerF532 games
2-1545Paulao Prestes—
2-2656Hamady NdiayeC33 games
2009 draft · 6 picks
1-55Ricky RubioPG698 games
1-66Jonny FlynnPG163 games
1-1818Ty LawsonG551 games
1-2828Wayne EllingtonSG770 games
2-1545Nick CalathesSG129 games
2-1747Henk Norel—
2008 draft · 3 picks
1-33O.J. MayoSG547 games
2-131Nikola PekovicC271 games
2-434Mario ChalmersG646 games
2007 draft · 2 picks
1-77Corey BrewerF819 games
2-1141Chris RichardPF70 games
2006 draft · 4 picks
1-66Brandon RoySG326 games, 3 All-Stars
2-636Craig SmithPF403 games
2-737Bobby JonesHOFSF91 games
2-2757Loukas Mavrokefalidis—
2005 draft · 2 picks
1-1414Rashad McCantsSG249 games
2-1747Bracey WrightSG26 games
2004 draft · 1 pick
2-2958Blake SteppG413 games
2003 draft · 2 picks
1-2626Ndudi EbiSF19 games
2-2655Rick Rickert—
2002 draft · 1 pick
2-2351Marcus Taylor—
2001 draft · 1 pick
2-1745Loren WoodsC215 games
2000 draft · 1 pick
2-2251Igor RakocevicG42 games
1999 draft · 3 picks
1-66Wally SzczerbiakSG651 games, 1 All-Star
1-1414William AveryG142 games
2-1342Louis Bullock—
1998 draft · 2 picks
1-1717Rasho NesterovicC811 games
2-1746Andrae PattersonF40 games
1997 draft · 2 picks
1-2020Paul GrantC16 games
2-1543Gordon Malone—
1996 draft · 1 pick
1-55Ray AllenHOFSG1,300 games, 10 All-Stars
1995 draft · 3 picks
1-55Kevin GarnettHOFPF1,462 games, 15 All-Stars
2-1948Mark Davis—
2-2049Jerome AllenG117 games
1994 draft · 2 picks
1-44Donyell MarshallPF957 games
2-330Howard EisleyPG786 games
1993 draft · 2 picks
1-55Isaiah RiderG563 games
2-229Sherron Mills—
1992 draft · 4 picks
1-33Christian LaettnerPF868 games, 1 All-Star
2-128Marlon MaxeyF98 games
2-734Chris SmithG224 games
2-2451Tim Burroughs—
1991 draft · 2 picks
1-77Luc LongleyC567 games
2-734Myron Brown—
1990 draft · 2 picks
1-66Felton SpencerC640 games
1-2020Gerald GlassG201 games
1989 draft · 3 picks
1-1010Pooh RichardsonG639 games
2-734Gary Leonard—
2-1138Doug WestF676 games

Games are the player's career, for any club; All-Star selections and the Hall of Fame as the league records them.