This article is a list of seasons completed by the Minnesota Timberwolves of the National Basketball Association. The Timberwolves joined the NBA as an expansion team for the 1989–90 NBA season, along with the Orlando Magic.
| ASG MVP | All-Star Game Most Valuable Player |
| COY | Coach of the Year |
| DPOY | Defensive Player of the Year |
| Finish | Final position in league or division standings |
| GB | Games behind first-place team in division |
| L | Number of regular season losses |
| EOY | Executive of the Year |
| FMVP | Finals Most Valuable Player |
| JWKC | J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship |
| MVP | Most Valuable Player |
| ROY | Rookie of the Year |
| SIX | Sixth Man of the Year |
| MIP | Most Improved Player Award |
| SPOR | Sportsmanship Award |
| W | Number of regular season wins |
| NBA Champions | Conference Champions | Division Champions | Playoff Berth |
| Season | League | Conference | Finish | Division | Finish | Wins | Losses | Win% | GB | Playoffs | Awards | Head Coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989–90 | NBA | Western | 13th | Midwest | 6th | 22 | 60 | .268 | 34 | Bill Musselman | ||
| 1990–91 | NBA | Western | 11th | Midwest | 5th | 29 | 53 | .354 | 26 | |||
| 1991–92 | NBA | Western | 13th | Midwest | 6th | 15 | 67 | .183 | 40 | Jimmy Rodgers | ||
| 1992–93 | NBA | Western | 12th | Midwest | 5th | 19 | 63 | .232 | 36 | Jimmy Rodgers Sidney Lowe | ||
| 1993–94 | NBA | Western | 12th | Midwest | 5th | 20 | 62 | .244 | 38 | Sidney Lowe | ||
| 1994–95 | NBA | Western | 12th | Midwest | 6th | 21 | 61 | .256 | 41 | Bill Blair | ||
| 1995–96 | NBA | Western | 13th | Midwest | 6th | 26 | 56 | .317 | 33 | Bill Blair Flip Saunders | ||
| 1996–97 | NBA | Western | 6th | Midwest | 3rd | 40 | 42 | .488 | 24 | Lost First round (Rockets) 3–0 | Flip Saunders | |
| 1997–98 | NBA | Western | 7th | Midwest | 3rd | 45 | 37 | .549 | 17 | Lost First round (SuperSonics) 3–2 | ||
| 1998–99 | NBA | Western | 8th | Midwest | 4th | 25 | 25 | .500 | 12 | Lost First round (Spurs) 3–1 | ||
| 1999–00 | NBA | Western | 6th | Midwest | 3rd | 50 | 32 | .610 | 5 | Lost First round (Trail Blazers) 3–1 | ||
| 2000–01 | NBA | Western | 8th | Midwest | 4th | 47 | 35 | .573 | 11 | Lost First round (Spurs) 3–1 | ||
| 2001–02 | NBA | Western | 5th | Midwest | 3rd | 50 | 32 | .610 | 8 | Lost First round (Mavericks) 3–0 | ||
| 2002–03 | NBA | Western | 4th | Midwest | 3rd | 51 | 31 | .622 | 9 | Lost First round (Lakers) 4–2 | Kevin Garnett (ASG MVP) | |
| 2003–04 | NBA | Western | 1st | Midwest | 1st | 58 | 24 | .707 | — | Won First round (Nuggets) 4–1 Won conference semifinals (Kings) 4–3 Lost conference finals (Lakers) 4–2 |
Kevin Garnett (MVP) | |
| 2004–05 | NBA | Western | 9th | Northwest | 3rd | 44 | 38 | .537 | 8 | Flip Saunders Kevin McHale | ||
| 2005–06 | NBA | Western | 14th | Northwest | 4th | 33 | 49 | .402 | 11 | Kevin Garnett (JWKC) | Dwane Casey | |
| 2006–07 | NBA | Western | 13th | Northwest | 4th | 32 | 50 | .390 | 19 | Dwane Casey Randy Wittman | ||
| 2007–08 | NBA | Western | 13th | Northwest | 4th | 22 | 60 | .268 | 32 | Randy Wittman | ||
| 2008–09 | NBA | Western | 12th | Northwest | 4th | 24 | 58 | .293 | 30 | Randy Wittman Kevin McHale | ||
| 2009–10 | NBA | Western | 15th | Northwest | 5th | 15 | 67 | .183 | 38 | Kurt Rambis | ||
| 2010–11 | NBA | Western | 15th | Northwest | 5th | 17 | 65 | .207 | 38 | Kevin Love (MIP) | ||
| 2011–12 | NBA | Western | 12th | Northwest | 5th | 26 | 40 | .394 | 21 | Rick Adelman | ||
| 2012–13 | NBA | Western | 12th | Northwest | 5th | 31 | 51 | .378 | 29 | |||
| 2013–14 | NBA | Western | 10th | Northwest | 3rd | 40 | 42 | .488 | 19 | |||
| 2014–15 | NBA | Western | 15th | Northwest | 5th | 16 | 66 | .195 | 35 | Andrew Wiggins (ROY) | Flip Saunders | |
| 2015–16 | NBA | Western | 13th | Northwest | 5th | 29 | 53 | .354 | 26 | Karl-Anthony Towns (ROY) | Sam Mitchell | |
| 2016–17 | NBA | Western | 13th | Northwest | 5th | 31 | 51 | .378 | 20 | Tom Thibodeau | ||
| 2017–18 | NBA | Western | 8th | Northwest | 4th | 47 | 35 | .573 | 18 | Lost First round (Rockets) 4–1 | ||
| 2018–19 | NBA | Western | 11th | Northwest | 5th | 36 | 46 | .439 | 18 | Tom Thibodeau Ryan Saunders | ||
| 2019–20 | NBA | Western | 14th | Northwest | 5th | 19 | 45 | .297 | 22.5 | Ryan Saunders | ||
| 2020–21 | NBA | Western | 13th | Northwest | 4th | 23 | 49 | .319 | 29 | Ryan Saunders Chris Finch | ||
| 2021–22 | NBA | Western | 7th | Northwest | 3rd | 46 | 36 | .561 | 18 | Lost First round (Grizzlies) 4–2 | Chris Finch | |
| 2022–23 | NBA | Western | 8th | Northwest | 2nd | 42 | 40 | .512 | 11 | Lost First round (Nuggets) 4–1 | Mike Conley (SPOR) | |
| Regular Season Record | 1091 | 1621 | .402 | 1989–present | ||||||||
| Playoff Record | 21 | 42 | .333 | Playoff Series Record: 2–11 | ||||||||