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2001-02 Timberwolves Key Dates

2001-02 Month-By-Month Recaps | 2001-02 Team Notes | 2002 Timberwolves Playoff Index

July 23Signed free agent guard Maurice Evans to a two-year contract
July 27Signed rookie center Loren Woods (2nd round, 46th overall) to a one-year contract
July 30Signed free agent forward Joe Smith to a six-year contract
Aug. 2Re-signed guard Felipe López to a one-year contract
Aug. 7Re-signed forward Sam Mitchell to a one-year contract
Oct. 2Signed free agent forward Gary Trent to a one-year contract
Oct. 4Exercised the 2002-03 option on the contract of forward Wally Szczerbiak
Oct. 29Placed guard William Avery (patellar tendinitis, right knee), guard Maurice Evans (posterior tibialis tendinitis, left knee) and forward Tom Hammonds (bilateral synovitis, ankles) on the Injured List to start the 2001-02 season
Oct. 30The Wolves opened the 2001-02 season at home vs. Philadelphia with an 83-74 win
Oct. 30Wally Szczerbiak tallied his 2000th career point versus Philadelphia
Nov. 8Minnesota recorded a 53-point win over Chicago, the biggest winning margin in franchise history. The Wolves also matched a club record by shooting 64.2% from the field
Nov. 10Gary Trent played in his 300th career NBA game in Milwaukee
Nov. 16Terrell Brandon played in his 700th career NBA game in Indiana
Nov. 19Kevin Garnett was named NBA Western Conference Player of the Week for games played Nov. 12-18, the sixth time in his career
Nov. 19Announced the retirement of forward Tom Hammonds
Nov. 28Minnesota completed its best November ever, finishing at 9-4
Dec. 12Placed guard Felipe López (bruised left hip) on the Injured List; activated guard William Avery
Dec. 12Sam Mitchell played in his 700th game in a Wolves uniform, extending his own franchise record
Dec. 14Kevin Garnett grabbed a career-high and franchise-record 24 rebounds against Sacramento
Dec. 14Rasho Nesterovic scored the 1000th point of his NBA career against Sacramento
Dec. 14Minnesota established a single-game franchise record by out-rebounding Sacramento 61-35, a margin of +26
Dec. 15Chauncey Billups scored his 2500th career point at Dallas
Dec. 18Placed guard Terrell Brandon (synovitis, left knee) on the Injured List; activated guard Maurice Evans
Dec. 18Minnesota let a 22-point lead slip away during a 107-103 loss to Dallas, the largest blown lead in franchise history
Dec. 26Anthony Peeler moved into first place on the Wolves’ all-time chart for three-pointers made (297) at Denver, passing Isaiah Rider
Dec. 28The NBA restored Minnesota’s 2005 draft pick, originally forfeited during the Joe Smith salary cap circumvention case last season
Dec. 28Kevin Garnett passed Sam Mitchell for first place on the franchise’s all-time list for minutes played at Sacramento
Dec. 30Placed guard Maurice Evans (posterior tibialis tendinitis, left knee) on the Injured List; activated guard Felipe López
Dec. 30Felipe López played in his 200th career NBA game at Portland
Dec. 30With a win in Portland, Minnesota records its best December ever, finishing at 10-5
Jan. 2Anthony Peeler surpassed the 15,000-career-minute mark against Milwaukee
Jan. 4Wally Szczerbiak scored a career-high 37 points vs. Utah
Jan. 5Flip Saunders picked up his 250th NBA victory in Atlanta
Jan. 9Kevin Garnett scored his 9000th career point against Seattle
Jan. 12Sam Mitchell scored the 7000th point of his Minnesota career at Washington
Jan. 12Placed forward Gary Trent (sprained left ankle) on the Injured List; activated guard Maurice Evans
Jan. 14Kevin Garnett was named NBA Western Conference Player of the Week for games played Jan. 7-13, the seventh such honor in his career
Jan. 15Anthony Peeler sank his 700th career three-pointer against the Clippers
Jan. 18Phoenix snapped the Wolves' nine-game winning streak (the second-longest in franchise history) with a 103-100 OT decision
Jan. 19Placed guard William Avery (patellar tendinitis, right knee) on the Injured List; activated guard Terrell Brandon
Jan. 21Minnesota set a Target Center attendance record with an SRO crowd of 20,320 on hand against Washington
Jan. 25Kevin Garnett dished out six assists at Toronto, putting him in first place on the Wolves’ all-time chart ahead of Pooh Richardson
Jan. 26Rasho Nesterovic played in the 200th game of his NBA career against Atlanta
Jan. 30Wally Szczerbiak played in his 200th career NBA game against Philadelphia
Feb. 1Placed guard Maurice Evans (posterior tibialis tendinitis, left knee) on the Injured List; activated forward Gary Trent
Feb. 1Joe Smith recorded his 500th career blocked shot at Boston
Feb. 4Minnesota played its 1000th regular-season contest, losing 113-83 at San Antonio
Feb. 4Kevin Garnett ended his string of consecutive double-figure scoring efforts at 338, being held to eight points at San Antonio. Garnett also dished out his 2000th career assist in the same game
Feb. 6Chauncey Billups handed out his 1000th career assist against Portland
Feb. 10Wally Szczerbiak made his first All-Star Game appearance, scoring 12 points with three assists in 12 minutes
Feb. 10Kevin Garnett made his fifth straight All-Star appearance. He finished with 14 points and 12 rebounds in 24 minutes
Feb. 13Placed guard Terrell Brandon (cartilage fracture, left femur) on the Injured List; activated guard William Avery
Feb. 17Kevin Garnett played the 500th game of his NBA career against Miami
Feb. 17Rasho Nesterovic hauled down his 1000th career rebound against Miami
Feb. 17Anthony Peeler played in his 600th career NBA game against Miami
Feb. 19Chauncey Billups tallied 24 points in the third quarter (setting a club record) en route to a career-high 36-point night at Dallas
Feb. 19Wally Szczerbiak scored his 3000th career point at Dallas
Feb. 21Acquired center Marc Jackson from the Golden State Warriors in exchange for center Dean Garrett and Minnesota’s second-round pick in the 2007 NBA Draft
Feb. 21Wally Szczerbiak grabbed his 1000th career rebound at Houston
Feb. 27Joe Smith surpassed the 15,000-career-minute mark against the Lakers
Feb. 27With a win over the Lakers, Minnesota finished 8-4 in February, tying the franchise record for victories in the month
March 1Kevin Garnett was named Western Conference Player of the Month for games played in February, the second such honor of his career
March 5Flip Saunders coached his 500th NBA game, a 97-83 loss at Seattle
March 11Kevin Garnett was selected to receive the NBA Community Assist Award for his community outreach during the month of February
March 11Kevin Garnett hauled down his 5000th career rebound against the Clippers
March 11Flip Saunders ejected with 7:51 remaining in the 3rd quarter of the 108-99 loss to the Clippers
March 18Signed free-agent guard Robert Pack to a 10-day contract. Placed guard William Avery (patellar tendinitis, right knee) on the Injured List
March 19The Timberwolves post the 400th win in franchise history, a 112-80 triumph over Toronto at Target Center
March 23Sam Mitchell blocked his 300th career shot against Portland
March 28Signed guard Robert Pack for the remainder of the season
March 28Chauncey Billups ties the club single-game assist record with a career-high 17 against Dallas
March 29Marc Jackson scored the 100,000th point in club history in the 4th quarter at New York
April 3The Timberwolves clinched their sixth consecutive playoff appearance with a win over Memphis
April 3Chauncey Billups notched the first triple-double of his NBA career, tallying 26 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists against Memphis
April 9Wally Szczerbiak surpassed the 8000-career-minute mark at Sacramento
April 11Joe Smith played in his 500th career NBA game at the Lakers
April 13Kevin Garnett broke his own franchise single-season rebound mark with his 10-board effort at the Clippers
April 17The Timberwolves won their 50th game of the year (104-90 over Denver), tying the club single-season mark set in 1999-2000


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