M I N N E S O T A T I M B E R W O L V E S 2013-14 TIMBERWOLVES SEASON REVIEW GUIDE Basketball Operations Bios This guide is designed to assist media with Glen Taylor, Owner .................................................................................... 3 off-season coverage. If you need further Flip Saunders, President of Basketball Operations ...................................... 4 assistance or additional information, please Milt Newton, General Manager ................................................................... 5 contact a member of the Timberwolves Public Rick Adelman, Head Coach........................................................................ 6 Relations Staff: Terry Porter, Assistant Coach ..................................................................... 7 Jack Sikma, Assistant Coach ..................................................................... 7 Brad Ruiter - VP of Communications T.R. Dunn, Assistant Coach ....................................................................... 8 Office: 612-673-8405 David Adelman, Assistant Coach ................................................................ 8 Cell: 612-836-8600 Bobby Jackson, Player Development Coach ................................................ 9 E-mail: [email protected] Pat Zipfel, Advance Scout .......................................................................... 9 Aaron Seehusen - PR Manager Rob Babcock, Vice President of Basketball Operations ................................ 9 Office: 612-673-1602 R.J. Adelman, Director of Player Personnel................................................ 10 Cell: 763-350-5550 Calvin Booth, Director of Player Programs/Scout ....................................... 10 E-mail: [email protected] Adam Johansen, Video Coordinator .......................................................... 10 Gregg Farnam, Director of Medical Operations/Head Athletic Trainer .......... 11 Dan Bell - Communications Manager Mark Kyger, Director of Athletic Therapy ................................................... 11 Office: 612-673-1603 Koichi Sato, Director of Sports Performance ............................................. 12 Cell: 612-209-2154 Dave Crewe, Assistant Athletic Trainer/Assistant of Sports Performance .... 12 E-mail: [email protected] Clayton Wilson, Equipment Manager ........................................................ 13 Alex King - PR Coordinator Kaayla Chones, Manager of Team Operations ........................................... 13 Office: 612-673-1632 Players Cell: 612-597-5405 E-mail: [email protected] 2013-14 Timberwolves Roster ................................................................. 14 J.J. Barea ............................................................................................... 15 Kylie Crull - Corporate Comm. Manager Corey Brewer .......................................................................................... 18 Office: 612-673-8409 Chase Budinger ...................................................................................... 21 Cell: 612-719-1723 Dante Cunningham ................................................................................. 23 Email: [email protected] Gorgui Dieng .......................................................................................... 25 Robbie Hummel ...................................................................................... 27 Ted Johnson - Chief Marketing Officer Othyus Jeffers ........................................................................................ 29 Office: 612-673-1680 Kevin Love ............................................................................................. 31 Cell: 612-209-9722 E-mail: [email protected] Kevin Martin ........................................................................................... 34 Luc Richard Mbah a Mouté ...................................................................... 37 Shabazz Muhammad ............................................................................... 40 Nikola Pekovic ........................................................................................ 42 Upcoming NBA Key Dates Ricky Rubio ............................................................................................ 45 • April 27 – 2014 NBA Draft Early Entry Alexey Shved .......................................................................................... 48 Eligibility Deadline (11:59 p.m. EST) Ronny Turiaf ........................................................................................... 50 • May 20 – 2014 NBA Draft Lottery 2013-14 Timberwolves Season Review • June 5 – 2014 NBA Finals Begin Miscellaneous Notes .............................................................................. 53 Team Notes ........................................................................................... 57 • June 16 – 2014 NBA Draft Early Entry Timberwolves Final Statistics ................................................................... 59 Withdrawl Deadline (5 p.m. EST) Season Summary ................................................................................... 60 • June 26 – 2014 NBA Draft Game-By-Game ....................................................................................... 61 Timberwolves Player Highs ...................................................................... 63 • July 1 – NBA Teams May Begin Talking to Season Superlatives ............................................................................... 65 Free Agents Top Individual Performances .................................................................... 68 • July 10 – NBA Teams May Begin Signing Key Dates .............................................................................................. 69 Free Agents Season Series Results ............................................................................ 71 • July 5-11 – Orlando Summer League 2013-14 NBA Season Review • July 11-21 – Las Vegas Summer League NBA Final Standings ............................................................................... 72 NBA Final Statistics/League Leaders ....................................................... 73 2013-14 Timberwolves Box Scores ......................................................... 81 2013-14 Minnesota Timberwolves Season Review - 2 M I N N E S O T A T I M B E R W O L V E S GLEN TAYLOR Owner On March 23, 1995, Glen Taylor closed the deal that made him majority owner of the Minnesota Timberwolves. He added the title of NBA owner to a list that already included international businessman, state senator, entrepreneur, philanthropist and executive of the year. Glen Taylor is chairman and CEO of the multinational Taylor Corporation, based in Mankato, Minn. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Minnesota State University, Mankato. During this period, he worked part time at Carlson Wedding Service, a print shop specializing in formal invitations. After graduation he continued to work at the company, developing strategies to cut delivery time, improve service and expand offerings. Taylor purchased the company in 1975, assembled a passionate leadership team and dramatically expanded the firm’s capabilities, growing it into one of the largest privately held companies in the United States. Today Taylor Corporation, based in North Mankato, includes more than 70 subsidiaries providing business and personal communications products, technologies and marketing services. Other enterprises owned by Glen are in securities, agricultural, and medical fields. He continued his education at the Harvard Graduate School of Business. In 1997, Mankato State University awarded Taylor their first honorary doctorate. Taylor received the degree of Honorary Doctor of Laws for his distinguished professional career and volunteer service. In October 2001, Taylor was inducted into the Minnesota State University, Mankato Hall of Distinction. Taylor’s business savvy has been recognized by Corporate Report magazine, which honored him as its Executive of the Year (1987), and the Sales and Marketing Executives of Minneapolis/St. Paul, who awarded him with their Sales Executive of the Year Award (1999). He was also inducted into the Minnesota Hall of Fame (2002) by Twin Cities Monthly Magazine. Taylor was elected to the Minnesota Senate in 1980, where he served until 1990. He became assistant Senate minority leader in 1982. From 1984 to 1986, he served as Senate minority leader. While in the Senate, Taylor was instrumental in providing leadership in the areas of higher education, child care and economic development policies. He has served on the NBA Planning Committee and has been Chairman of the Audit Committee. In October of 2008, Taylor was named Chairman of the NBA's Board of Governors. Through personal involvement, Taylor has remained active in many community, civic and charitable causes. He has also has served on his church’s board of deacons and board of trustees and on the Mankato State University Foundation board of directors. Taylor and his family have provided financial assistance and participated in missions to Africa, Turkey, Egypt and Central America to support the Starkey Hearing Foundation and Common Hope. Nationally, Taylor has provided expert testimony on business and childcare issues to the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives and served as a committee chair on the 1991 Commission on Reform and Efficiency (CORE). Taylor and his wife, Becky, live in Mankato. Their children and grandchildren enjoy