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In 1989, the Timberwolves arrived in Minnesota. In 1989 the Timberwolves began their first season. Minnesota's first-ever draft pick was Jerome 'Pooh' Richardson, who went on to be named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team in 1989-90. The Timberwolves finished the season with 22 wins and 60 losses, which was the best record that year among the NBA's four recent expansion clubs. The team posted a seven-game improvement in its second year, but a league-record four straight seasons of 60 or more losses followed from 1991-92 through 1994-95.

Although the team was short on success during the early 1990s, individual achievement was not as rare. Christian Laettner, college player of the year at Duke University and the first collegian ever to start in four National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Final Fours, made the All-Rookie First Team in 1992-93. Also that season, guard Micheal Williams made 84 consecutive foul shots to break Calvin Murphy's 12-year-old NBA record. Williams's .907 free-throw percentage that year set a Timberwolves record. A year later, Isaiah Rider was named to the All-Rookie First Team and won the NBA Slam-Dunk Championship at the All-Star Weekend in Minneapolis.