Minnesota Timberwolves: Jordan Hill Signs 2 Year Deal
As most of the heavy lifting of the NBA free agency period is finished, the Minnesota Timberwolves are still making low key moves to sure up their up and coming squad.
As the Minnesota Timberwolves play in the Las Vegas Summer League, new Head Coach and President of Basketball Operations is still making moves in the background.
After signing Bloomington native Cole Aldrich and shooting threat Brandon Rush, the Timberwolves were still in the market for one or two players to round out their roster. The speculation was that the Timberwolves were still in the market for a big man.
Free agent center Jordan Hill has agreed to a two-year, $8M deal with Minnesota, league source tells @TheVertical.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) July 13, 2016
Just announced, former Indiana Pacer big man Jordan Hill has agreed to a two year deal suspected to be worth $8M, with the Timberwolves. Hill will be a nice depth player for the Timberwolves. With no guarantees that Pekovic will come back to form, or come back at all, this gives the team more insurance in their front court.
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Hill will also bring some veteran presence to this very young team. Coming on a team friendly contract, Hill will be a nice pickup.
As we mentioned last week, it looks like Thibodeau is putting together one or two year deals for players in free agency, making sure that the franchise is ready for their young stars when they come off the books.
Hill averaged 8.8 points and 6.2 rebounds while shooting 50.6 percent from the field in 73 games with the Indiana Pacers last season. He averaged about 20 minutes of playing time per game.
The signing of Hill gives the Minnesota Timberwolves fifteen guaranteed contracts. It will be interesting to see if there is a trade in the future. The Timberwolves still have an estimated $15M in cap space after this deal.
Common theme from #NBA folks in Vegas: #Twolves having enough dialogue w/ teams. Certainly well-positioned to make a trade eventually.
— Darren Wolfson (@DWolfsonKSTP) July 13, 2016
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Tom Thibodeau is doing more than just watching Summer League games in Las Vegas. He is surely talking to other team’s staffs and front offices.