 Nyorai kuenderera mberi kweiyi ndima - Mwaka we19992000 NBA yaive mwaka wechi11 weTimberwolves muNational Basketball Association. Timberwolves yakawana chisarudzo chechitanhatu mu1999 NBA draftkubva kuNew Jersey Nets, uye vakasarudza Wally Szczerbiak kubva kuMiami University. Mumutambo wokutanga wemwaka, maTimberwolves akaenda kuTokyo, Japan kunotamba mitambo yavo miviri yokutanga vachirwa neSacramento Kings. Mushure mekutanga 7x5, Timberwolves yakaedza kutumira mutambo we8-kurasikirwa mumutambo munaDecember, asi vakazokunda 20 yemitambo yavo inotevera ye25. Timberwolves vakafara nemwaka wavo wekutanga wekukunda makumi mashanu vachipedza vechitatu muMidwest Division ne5032 rekodhi. Kevin Garnett averaged 22.9 points, 11.8 rebounds, 5.0 assists, 1.5 steals uye 1.6 blocks pamutambo, uye akatumidzwa kuAll-NBA First Team, uye kuNBA All-Defensive First Team, achisarudzwa ku2000 NBA All-Star Game. Szczerbiak aiva yakasimba rookie mwaka avhareji 11.6 pfungwa pamutambo, uye akaita NBA All-Rookie First Team, apo Terrell Brandon akapa chikwata pamwe 17.1 pfungwa, 8.9 anobatsira uye 1.9 anoba pamutambo. Zvisinei, muWestern Conference First Round ye playoffs, Timberwolves yakarasikirwa mumitambo mina kuPortland Trail Blazers. 