NBA · Updated Oct 19, 2026
Minnesota Timberwolves First Basket Stats
How often the Minnesota Timberwolves win the opening tip and score the game's first basket, who scores it for them, and from which position. Built from every tracked NBA game.
- The Minnesota Timberwolves win the opening tip 52.4% of the time (82 games).
- The Minnesota Timberwolves score the game's first basket 57.3% of the time (82 games).
- When the Minnesota Timberwolves win the tip, they score the first basket 65.9% of the time (41 games).
- At home, the Minnesota Timberwolves score the first basket 58.5% of the time (41 games); on the road, 56.1% (41 games).
- Guards score 48.9% of first baskets for the Minnesota Timberwolves, forwards 34% and centers 17% (47 games).
- Anthony Edwards has the most first baskets for the Minnesota Timberwolves: 13 in 60 starts (21.7%).
| Player | First baskets | Starts | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony EdwardsG | 13 | 60 | 21.7% |
| Jaden McDanielsF | 8 | 73 | 11% |
| Rudy GobertC | 8 | 76 | 10.5% |
| Julius RandleF | 8 | 79 | 10.1% |
| Donte DiVincenzoG | 8 | 82 | 9.8% |
| Position | First baskets | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Guards | 23 | 48.9% |
| Forwards | 16 | 34% |
| Centers | 8 | 17% |
More first basket stats
- NBA and WNBA first basket stats: the league leaders, every team, and how often the tip winner scores first
- Minnesota Timberwolves in FirstIQ: the team page, with its games, roster and first basket rates by player
- First basket picks today: the model's pick for every game today, one of them free
Minnesota Timberwolves first basket questions
The Minnesota Timberwolves have scored the game's first basket in 57.3% of their tracked games (82 games).
When they win the opening tip, they score first 65.9% of the time (41 games).
The Minnesota Timberwolves have won the opening tip in 52.4% of their tracked games (82 games). The team that wins the tip gets the first possession, which is why a first basket pick starts with the jump ball.
Anthony Edwards, with 13 first baskets in 60 starts, followed by Jaden McDaniels (8) and Rudy Gobert (8). The table on this page has each player's first baskets, starts and rate.
On the first basket picks page: the model's pick for every game today, one of them free, with every finished game graded.