2005–06 Minnesota Timberwolves season
      
The 2005-06 Minnesota Timberwolves season was the team's 17th in the NBA. They began the season hoping to improve upon their 44-38 output from the previous season. However, they came eleven wins shy of tying it, finishing 33-49 and missing the playoffs for the second straight season.[1]
Draft picks
Main article: 
2005 NBA DraftRoster
| Minnesota Timberwolves roster | 
| Players | Coaches | 
 
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| Pos. | No. | Name | Height | Weight | DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) | From | 
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| 1.0 !PG | 3 | USA !  | Banks, Marcus | 7000187960000000000♠6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) |  | UNLV |  
| 6.0 !C | 30 | USA !  | Blount, Mark | 7000213360000000000♠7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) | 250 lb (113 kg) |  | Pittsburgh |  
| 1.0 !PG | 7 | USA !  | Carter, Anthony | 7000185420000000000♠6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) |  | Hawaiʻi |  
| 2.0 !SG | 31 | USA !  | Davis, Ricky | 7000200659999999999♠6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) |  | Iowa |  
| 3.0 !SF | 12 | USA !  | Dupree, Ronald | 7000200659999999999♠6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) |  | LSU |  
| 4.5 !PF | 21 | USA !  | Garnett, Kevin | 7000210820000000000♠6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) |  | Farragut Academy (HS) |  
| 4.5 !PF | 41 | USA !  | Griffin, Eddie | 7000208279999999999♠6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 240 lb (109 kg) |  | Seton Hall |  
| 3.0 !SF | 23 | USA !  | Hassell, Trenton | 7000195580000000000♠6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 233 lb (106 kg) |  | Austin Peay |  
| 1.0 !PG | 16 | USA !  | Hudson, Troy | 7000185420000000000♠6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) |  | Southern Illinois |  
| 1.0 !PG | 55 | SRB !  | Jarić, Marko | 7000200659999999999♠6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 198 lb (90 kg) |  | Serbia |  
| 6.0 !C | 35 | USA !  | Madsen, Mark | 7000205740000000000♠6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 245 lb (111 kg) |  | Stanford |  
| 2.0 !SG | 1 | USA !  | McCants, Rashad | 7000193040000000000♠6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 207 lb (94 kg) |  | North Carolina |  
| 4.5 !PF | 9 | USA !  | Reed, Justin | 7000203200000000000♠6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 240 lb (109 kg) |  | Mississippi |  
| 2.0 !SG | 6 | USA !  | Wright, Bracey | 7000190500000000000♠6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) |  | Indiana |  
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Regular season
Season standings
Player statistics
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | 
| Banks, Marcus !Marcus Banks |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 
| Blount, Mark !Mark Blount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 
| Carter, Anthony !Anthony Carter |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 
| Davis, Ricky !Ricky Davis |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 
| Dupree, Ronald !Ronald Dupree |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 
| Frahm, Richie !Richie Frahm |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 
| Garnett, Kevin !Kevin Garnett |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 
| Griffin, Eddie !Eddie Griffin |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 
| Hassell, Trenton !Trenton Hassell |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 
| Hudson, Troy !Troy Hudson |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 
| Jaric, Marko !Marko Jaric |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 
| Madsen, Mark !Mark Madsen |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 
| McCants, Rashad !Rashad McCants |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 
| Olowokandi, Michael !Michael Olowokandi |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 
| Reed, Justin !Justin Reed |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 
| Szczerbiak, Wally !Wally Szczerbiak |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 
| Tsitishvili, Nikoloz !Nikoloz Tskitishvili |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 
| Wright, Bracey !Bracey Wright |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 
Awards and records
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