Another season is lost for Timberwolves center Nikola Pekovic.

This one never even got started.

Pekovic will not play this season as he continues to rehab his foot, Timberwolves owner Glen Taylor told Chad Hartman on WCCO Radio on Friday.

That decision was made on Thursday, Taylor said.

Pekovic signed a five-year, $60 million deal in 2013 and is owed $12.1 million this season.

But Minnesota has insurance on the 30-year-old big man, meaning insurance will cover part of Pekovic’s contract this season, while the Timberwolves will cover the rest.

Pekovic is also under contract for the 2017-18 season – the final year of his deal – when he’s owed $11.6 million. Taylor wouldn’t say whether Pekovic will ever play for Minnesota again, instead focusing on this year’s decision.

“That just gives us a lot of time, and it allows him to continue to rehab his foot and to see if it improves,” Taylor said. “It just has not come around as he anticipated, and we need him to play.”

Pekovic has never played more than 65 games in a season during his six-year career. He played in just 12 games last season after playing 31 games in the 2014-15 campaign.

Taylor said it was important for Timberwolves coach Tom Thibodeau and the rest of the players to know where the roster was at this year. The picture is much clearer heading into the start of training camp next week with Pekovic out and Kevin Garnett’s retirement announcement.