After having to wait a couple weeks to officially acquire him, the Timberwolves have officially signed Jarrett Culver to his rookie contract, tweets Darren Wolfson of SKOR North. The team tweeted out photos of Culver putting pen to paper.
Minnesota agreed to acquire Culver in a draft-night trade with the Suns, parting with Dario Saric to move up from No. 11 to No. 6 for the Texas Tech swingman. Because Phoenix required cap room to absorb Saric’s salary, the two teams had to wait until after the July moratorium to finalize the deal.
Culver, who declared for the draft after his sophomore season, averaged 18.5 PPG, 6.4 RPG, 3.7 APG, and 1.5 SPG with a .461/.304/.707 shooting line in 38 contests last season for the Red Raiders, leading the team to an appearance in the national championship game.
On his first NBA contract, Culver is projected to earn about $5.8MM in his rookie season and $26.4MM if he plays out the full four-year deal.
As our list of draft pick signings show, 24 of 30 first-rounders have now officially signed their rookie contracts, including every player selected in the top 12.
Nice pics at the dinner table.
Culver would be going to the Cavs except the Cavs got wowed by a private workout again, this time by Garland, a year after Sexton did. Also “Everybody said” Garland was better… which is certainly possible. He is a great natural shooter on his highlight film. I will be comparing Garland to Culver and Cobi Wright, who’s looking like an assassin in summer league.
Last year SGA would not show for workouts except for LAC’s, so it’s unlikely CLE would pick him.