2008–09 Minnesota Timberwolves season
The 2008–09 Minnesota Timberwolves season was the 20th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association. The team finished the season coached by Kevin McHale. After the season, McHale was dismissed though he would return as head coach for the Houston Rockets for the shortened 2011–12 season and would later guide the Rockets to the Western Conference Finals in 2015.
The Timberwolves drafted O. J. Mayo with the third pick in the first round of the 2008 draft. Soon, his rights were traded to the Memphis Grizzlies for Kevin Love. The team also drafted Mario Chalmers, but his rights was soon traded to the Miami Heat, where he would win two championships.| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
| 1 | 3 | O. J. Mayo | SG | United States | USC |
| 2 | 31 | Nikola Peković | PF | Montenegro | Panathinaikos 1986 |
| 2 | 34 | Mario Chalmers | PG | United States | Kansas |
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Standings
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