SEPTEMBER 18, 1:07pm: The deal is official, according to a tweet from the team.
AUGUST 1, 3:07pm: The Timberwolves and former Maryland point guard Melo Trimble have reached an agreement on a contract, league sources tell Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN (Twitter link). Wojnarowski reports that Trimble will receive a partially guaranteed deal from Minnesota.
Trimble is coming off a 2016/17 campaign in which he averaged 16.8 PPG, 3.7 APG, and 3.6 RPG for the Terrapins. The 6’3″ guard was a junior last season, but elected to forgo his remaining NCAA eligibility by entering the draft a year early. He ranked 84th on DraftExpress’ big board, and went undrafted.
A June report from ESPN indicated that Trimble had agreed to a free agent deal with the Sixers. However, the 22-year-old’s agreement with Philadelphia only applied to the Summer League — the two sides didn’t have a deal in place to bring him to training camp with the 76ers. Trimble appeared in three Summer League games in Las Vegas for the Sixers, averaging 10.3 PPG.
The Timberwolves no longer have any cap room or exceptions available, so Trimble will get a minimum salary contract. If he doesn’t make the team’s regular season roster, he’s probably a good bet to eventually join the Iowa Wolves, Minnesota’s new G League team, as an affiliate player.
I’d say great move but i know that’s way too early. i think he’ll have a solid nba career
Would be nice but it’s doubtful
When I saw this notification I thot Carmelo Anthony went to the wolves
For about one second I was totally shocked.
Not a very good player. Played for Sixers in Summer league and was a non-factor. How is he gonna have success against real NBA players?
I remember him as a freshman at Maryland. Disappointing college career. Would have been drafted if he came out in 2015
I wonder if Maryland joining the Big10 his first year there helped him get noticed in Minnesota. Even though he disappointed some, he brought a future-NBA aura for several years on TV and kind of defined the new guys in town with a big rep.