How do the Minnesota Timberwolves defend forwards?
The Minnesota Timberwolves are allowing 32.5 points a game to forwards in 2026-27, the 7th fewest of 30 teams, against a league average of 36.6 (−11%). Against them forwards are also getting 15.4 rebounds (20th most), 7.1 assists (18th) and 3.3 threes (26th) a game: 72.5 fantasy points in all (22nd). Over their last 10 games they allowed 28.3 points a game to forwards, fewer than their season’s 32.5 (27th most in that span).
The Minnesota Timberwolves against forwards, a game
What the Minnesota Timberwolves allowed per game to forwards: the season, the league average and the league rank
Stat
Season
League average
Rank
Last 10
Rank
Points
32.5−11%against the league average
36.6
24th
28.3
27th
Rebounds
15.4−5%against the league average
16.3
20th
14.4
26th
Assists
7.1−3%against the league average
7.3
18th
6.9
19th
Threes made
3.3−22%against the league average
4.2
26th
3.3
26th
Steals
3.3+24%against the league average
2.6
5th
3.4
3rd
Blocks
2.3+26%against the league average
1.8
7th
2.1
10th
Turnovers
5.0+4%against the league average
4.8
17th
4.3
13th
Fantasy points
72.5−5%against the league average
76.5
22nd
67.2
24th
Rank among 30 teams: 1st allowed the most (for turnovers, forced the fewest). Per game, from our box scores, regular season. A player counts for his listed position: point and shooting guards are guards, small and power forwards are forwards. The percentage under each number is against the league’s average team. “Last 10”: each team’s last 10 games.
