 In 2000, NBA officials ruled that the Wolves violated league rules when signing then-free agent Joe Smith.They then declared the contract was henceforth invalid, fined the organization $3.5 million and took the team's next three first-round draft picks.Notable current and former players include Kevin Garnett, Kevin Love, Sam Cassell, Karl Anthony-Towns, Ricky Rubio, Stephon Marbury, Latrell Sprewell, Terry Porter, Sam Mitchell, Wally Szczerbiak, Malik Sealy and Andrew Wiggins.