On January 26, 2006 the Minnesota Timberwolves traded forward Wally Szczerbiak, centers Dwayne Jones and Michael Olowokandi, and a future first-round draft pick which will go to the Boston Celtics. In return the Minnesota Timberwolves received forward/guard Ricky Davis, center Mark Blount, forward Justin Reed, guard Marcus Banks, and two second round draft picks. In a separate trade on that same day, the Minnesota Timberwolves traded Nikoloz Tskitishvili to the Phoenix Suns for a 2006 Second-Round Draft Pick. Television broadcasters for the Minnesota Timberwolves are Tom Hanneman and Jim Peterson. Chad Hartman is the voice of the Minnesota Timberwolves on radio station KFAN.
The Minnesota Timberwolves selected Brandon Roy with the 6th pick in the 2006 NBA draft. They the Minnesota Timberwolves traded him to the Portland Trail Blazers for Randy Foye and cash. They also selected Craig Smith with the 36th pick, Bobby Jones with the 37th pick, and center Loukas Mavrokefalidis with the 57th pick.