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The next team in this series of top-10 draft picks is the Minnesota Timberwolves. While most of the previous entries in this series looked at the top-10 draft choices since 1990, for Minnesota it will be their franchise history since their inaugural season was in 1989-90.
In order to make this list, the player must have actually been drafted by the Timberwolves (Kevin Love was acquired in a draft-day deal). Only their impact while with Minnesota is considered. Where the player was drafted matters meaning if a second round pick had nearly as much impact as a lottery pick, then the second round pick will be higher.
The team's draft choices were found at Basketball Reference.
Kevin Garnett - First round, fifth overall (1995)
Named MVP for the 2003-04 season, Garnett played 14 seasons with Minnesota and was named an All-Star 10 times, led the league in rebounding four seasons (2003-04 to 2006-07), and scored 19,201 points with the team.
Karl-Anthony Towns - First round, first overall (2015)
The 2015-16 Rookie of the Year, Towns has been named an All-Star each of the last two seasons and has averages of 22.3 points, 11.9 rebounds, and 1.5 blocks through four seasons. Forbes recently did an offseason preview for Minnesota telling how the team could pair D'Angelo Russell with Towns.
Wally Szczerbiak - First round, seventh overall (1999)
Spending 6.5 seasons with Minnesota, Szczerbiak was an excellent shooter (50 percent from the field, 40.4 percent on three-point tries, and 85.5 percent from the free throw line) in his 438 games with the Timberwolves, and he was an All-Star in the 2001-02 season.
Nikola Pekovic - Second round, 31st overall (2008)
Injuries unfortunately derailed Pekovic's career, but in the 2012-13 and 2013-14 seasons, he combined to average 16.9 points and 8.7 rebounds.
Doug West - Second round, 38th overall (1989)
West is third in franchise history with 609 games, and his best season came in 1992-93 when he posted a career-high scoring average of 19.3.
Pooh Richardson - First round, 10th overall (1989)
While he played just three seasons for Minnesota, Richardson finished seventh in the league in assists per game during both his second and third years.
Ricky Rubio - First round, fifth overall (2009)
Rubio was an elite passer during his Timberwolves tenure, and his 2,991 assists in six seasons with the team are the second-most in team history behind only Kevin Garnett.
Christian Laettner - First round, third overall (1992)
Laettner proved to be productive in his 3.5 seasons with the Timberwolves as he averaged 17.2 points and 8.1 rebounds in 276 games with them.
Isaiah Rider - First round, fifth overall (1993)
Only playing three seasons for the Timberwolves, Rider was a scorer as he went to on to average 20 points in the 150 games he played from 1994-95 to 1995-96.
Craig Smith - Second round, 36th overall (2006)
A Second Team All-Rookie member in 2006-07, Smith averaged 8.9 points and 4.5 rebounds in three seasons with Minnesota.
