In the 1993 NBA draft, the Timberwolves selected Isaiah Rider out of UNLV with the fifth overall pick,[2][3][4][5][6] and acquired Mike Brown from the Utah Jazz in the off-season.
[9][10][11] The Timberwolves posted an 8-game losing streak in March, and lost their final ten games of the season, finishing fifth in the Midwest Division with a 20–62 record.
[14] Following the season, the Timberwolves were nearly sold to a group of investors that would have moved the team to New Orleans, Louisiana, despite the stellar attendance at the Target Center.
However, the NBA Board of Governors vetoed the sale, and new owner Glen Taylor promised to keep the team in Minneapolis.
[15][16][17][18] Also following the season, Person signed as a free agent with the San Antonio Spurs,[19][20] while Thurl Bailey retired, and head coach Sidney Lowe was fired.