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Kevin McHale's Resume as General Manager of Timberwolves
1995-1996
•Drafts Kevin Garnett 5th overall
•Drafts Mark Davis, Jerome Allen
•26-56 record, missed playoffs
1996-1997
•Drafts Ray Allen, trades Allen to Milwaukee for Stephon Marbury
•40-42 record, 1st round playoff exit
1997-1998
•Drafts Paul Grant (Rd. 1, 20); misses Bobby Jackson (23), Stephen Jackson (42)
•Drafts Gordon Malone (Rd. 2, 44th)
•Signs Kevin Garnett to a $126 million extension
•45-37 record, 1st round playoff exit
1998-1999
•Drafts Rasho Nesterovic (Rd. 1, 17); misses Pat Garrity (19), Ricky Davis (21),
Al Harrington (25), Ruben Patterson (31), Rashard Lewis (32), Cuttino Mobley (41)
•Drafts Andre Patterson (Rd 2, 46)
•Garnett contract sparks 4 month player lockout
•Tom Gugliotta signs elsewhere prior to season
•Trade Stephon Marbury to NJ in mid-season deal, wolves acquire Terrell Brandon
•25-25 record, 1st round playoff exit
1999-2000
•Drafts Wally Szczerbiak (Rd. 1, 6), misses Richard Hamilton (7), Andre Miller (8),
Shawn Marion (9), Jason Terry (10), Corey Magette (13);
•Drafts William Avery (Rd. 1, 14), misses Ron Artest (16), Andre Kirilenko (24)
•Drafts Louis Bullock (Rd 2, 42), misses Manu Ginobili (57)
•50-32 record, 1st round playoff exit
2000-2001
•Joe Smith signed to illegal contract, penalized 4 future 1st rd. draft picks, $3.5 million fine
•Forfeits 1st Round draft pick due to Joe Smith illegal contract
•Drafts Igor Rakocevic (Rd. 2, 51)
•47-35 record, 1st round playoff exit
2001-2002
•Forfeits 1st Round draft pick due to Joe Smith illegal contract
•Drafts Loren Woods (Rd. 2, 46)
•Joe Smith re-signs with team
•50-32 record, 1st round playoff exit
2002-2003
•Forfeits 1st Round draft pick due to Joe Smith illegal contract
•Drafts Marcus Taylor (Rd. 2, 51)
•51-31 record, 1st round playoff exit
2003-2004
•Drafts Ndi (Doody) Ebi (Rd. 1, 26); misses Josh Howard (29), Luke Walton (32)
•Drafts Rick Rickert (Rd. 2, 55)
•Signs Free Agents Latrell Sprewell, Sam Cassell & Michael Olowakandi
•58-32 record, top seed in Western Conference playoffs, lose Conference Finals
2004-2005
•Forfeits 1st Round draft pick due to Joe Smith illegal contract
•Drafts Blake Stepp (Rd. 2, 59), cut before
•Sam Cassell & Latrell Sprewell become disruptive with contract issues
•Fires Flip Saunders, finishes season as Head Coach
•44-38 record, miss playoffs
2005-2006
•Hires rookie head coach Dwayne Casey
•Drafts Rashad McCants (Rd. 1, 14)
•Drafts Bracey Wright (Rd. 2, 47)
2006-2007
•Drafts Brandon Roy, then trades for Randy Foye
•Drafts Craig Smith (Rd. 2, 37)
•Record: can't wait to find out