Timberwolves first-round draft picks

The Wolves have had a colorful history with their first-round selections.

June 20, 2019 at 4:52AM
Chicago Bulls seventh overall draft pick Lauri Markkanen, left, Kris Dunn, center, and Zach Levine, pose for a photo at the NBA basketball team's training facility, Tuesday, June 27, 2017, in Chicago. Dunn and Levine was acquired by the Bulls from the Minnesota Timberwolves in exchange for Jimmy Butler and this year's No. 16th overall pick, Justin Patton.
Lauri Markkanen, Kris Dunn and Zach LaVine were all Wolves first-round draft picks dealt to Chicago in June 2017 in a deal that sent Jimmy Butler to Minnesota. (Associated Press/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

1989: Pooh Richardson, PG, UCLA (10th overall)

1990: Felton Spencer, C, Louisville (6th)

1990: Gerald Glass, G-F, Mississippi (20th)

1991: Luc Longley, C, New Mexico (7th)

1992: Christian Laettner, F-C, Duke (3rd)

1993: Isaiah Rider, G-F, UNLV (5th)

1994: Donyell Marshall, F, Connecticut (4th)

1995: Kevin Garnett, F-C, Farragut Academy HS (Ill.) (5th)

1996: Ray Allen*, G, Connecticut (5th)

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1997: Paul Grant, C, Wisconsin (20th)

1998: Rasho Nesterovic, C, Kinder Bologna (17th)

1999: Wally Szczerbiak, F, Miami (Ohio) (6th)

1999: William Avery, G, Duke (14th)

2003: Ndudi Ebi, F, Westbury Christian HS (Texas) (26th)

2005: Rashad McCants, G, North Carolina (14th)

2006: Brandon Roy**, F, Washington (6th)

2007: Corey Brewer, G, Florida (7th)

2008: O.J. Mayo***, G, USC (3rd)

2009: Ricky Rubio, G, DKV Joventut (5th)

2009: Jonny Flynn, G, Syracuse (6th)

2009: Ty Lawson#, G, North Carolina (18th)

2009: Wayne EllingtonGNorth Carolina(28th)

2010: Wesley Johnson, F, Syracuse (4th)

2010: Lazar Hayward, F, Marquette (30th)

2011: Derrick Williams, F, Arizona (2nd)

2013: Trey Burke##, G, Michigan (9th)

2013: Andre Robertson###, G, Colorado (26th)

2014: Zach LaVine, G, UCLA (13th)

2015: Karl-Anthony Towns, C, Kentucky (1st)

2016: Kris Dunn, G, Providence (5th)

2017: Lauri Markkanen+, F, Arizona (7th)

2018: Josh Okogie, G, Georgia Tech (20th)

*-traded to Milwaukee; **-traded to Portland; ***-traded to Memphis; #-traded to Denver; ##-traded to Utah; ###-traded to Oklahoma City; +-traded to Chicago

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