2004 Minnesota Timberwolves

Sam Cassell | Wally Szczerbiak | Latrell Sprewell | Trenton Hassell | Kevin Garnett | Michael Olowokandi

Troy Hudson | Fred Hoiberg | Ervin Johnson | Mark Madsen | Darrick Martin | Gary Trent | Oliver Miller | Ndudi Ebi

Head Coach - Flip Saunders

Record: 58-24

NBA 2004 Playoffs:
• Won NBA West 1st Round (4-1) vs Denver Nuggets
• Won NBA West Semis (4-3) vs Sacramento Kings
• Lost NBA West Finals (2-4) vs Los Angeles Lakers

The 2003–04 NBA season was the 15th season for the Minnesota Timberwolves in the National Basketball Association. The season is one of the most memorable in Timberwolves history. During the offseason, the Timberwolves acquired 4-time All-Star guard Latrell Sprewell. The arrival was seen as controversial as Sprewell was known for his choking incident with then-Warriors head coach P. J. Carlesimo, though also known for helping the 8th-seeded New York Knicks to the NBA Finals in 1999. Sam Cassell, who was known for winning two championships with the Houston Rockets, and his tenure with the Milwaukee Bucks, where he helped guide the Bucks to the Eastern Conference finals in 2001, also was acquired to join Garnett, forming a "Big 3".

The Timberwolves also signed free agents Michael Olowakandi and Trenton Hassell. With a Western Conference-best 58-24 finish, the Wolves set the franchise record for wins, and won its first and only division championship.

In the first round of the playoffs, the Timberwolves defeated the Denver Nuggets in five games, which was their first ever win in a playoff series. The Wolves were then pushed to the limit in the semi-finals by the Sacramento Kings, who they narrowly defeated in a deciding seventh game. In the Western Conference Finals, they faced the Los Angeles Lakers, who had defeated them in the prior season's first round in six games. The Lakers team, known for its all-star starting lineup of Shaquille O'Neal, Kobe Bryant, Gary Payton and Karl Malone, defeated the Wolves in six games.

As of 2023, this remains the only season the Timberwolves have ever won a playoff series; Minnesota would not make the playoffs again until 2018, losing in the first round. This also remains their lone division title; Minnesota currently has the longest active division title drought in the NBA.

'04 awards
Kevin Garnett
- NBA Most Valuable Player
- All-NBA First Team
- NBA All-Defensive First Team
- NBA All-Star

Sam Cassell
- All-NBA Second Team
- NBA All-Star

Flip Saunders
- NBA West All-Star Game Head Coach