The 2008–09 Minnesota Timberwolves season was the 20th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). 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. Draft picks Roster Regular season Standings Game log |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 1 | October 29 | Sacramento | | Al Jefferson (21) | Al Jefferson (10) | Mike Miller (6) | Target Center17,820 | 1–0 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 2 | November 1 | Dallas | | Rashad McCants (18) | Al Jefferson (12) | Randy Foye (6) | Target Center16,893 | 1–1 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 3 | November 2 | @ Oklahoma City | | Al Jefferson (24) | Al Jefferson (13) | Randy Foye (6) | Ford Center18,163 | 1–2 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 4 | November 5 | San Antonio | | Al Jefferson (30) | Al Jefferson (14) | Sebastian Telfair (10) | Target Center11,112 | 1–3 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 5 | November 7 | @ Sacramento | | Kevin Love (20) | Al Jefferson (9) | Sebastian Telfair (7) | ARCO Arena10,592 | 1–4 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 6 | November 8 | @ Portland | | Al Jefferson (27) | Kevin Love (7) | Al Jefferson, Randy Foye (5) | Rose Garden20,599 | 1–5 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 7 | November 11 | @ Golden State | | Al Jefferson (25) | Al Jefferson (12) | Randy Foye (8) | Oracle Arena17,422 | 1–6 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 8 | November 15 | Portland | | Al Jefferson (26) | Al Jefferson (6) | Mike Miller (5) | Target Center12,213 | 1–7 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 9 | November 16 | @ Denver | | Al Jefferson (20) | Al Jefferson (14) | Randy Foye (6) | Pepsi Center16,721 | 1–8 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 10 | November 19 | Philadelphia | | Al Jefferson (25) | Mike Miller (10) | Sebastian Telfair (8) | Target Center10,111