The Timberwolves have signed rookie free agent Lindell Wigginton to a contract, according to RealGM’s transactions log. RealGM classifies it as a one-year deal, so it figures to be a non-guaranteed Exhibit 10 pact.
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Wigginton, who was a sophomore at Iowa State in 2018/19, declared for the draft as an early entrant this spring after averaging 15.3 PPG with a .397 3PT% in two college seasons. After going undrafted, the 6’2″ Canadian guard caught on with the Raptors for Summer League play, averaging 7.4 PPG on 33.3% shooting in five games (15.0 MPG) in Las Vegas.
Having officially signed Wigginton, the Timberwolves now have 19 players under contract, including 15 players with guaranteed salaries and two more on two-way deals. Tyrone Wallace is the other player without a guaranteed contract.
A post-draft report in June indicated that the Wolves would also sign undrafted rookie Tyus Battle to an Exhibit 10 deal, so he could ultimately fill out the team’s 20-man offseason roster.
Wigginton likely won’t make Minnesota’s regular season roster, but he’d be a good fit for the Wolves’ G League affiliate, which is based on Iowa.
Would you classify Wallace as a camp invitee? He’s on a standard contract (albeit non-guaranteed) that has carried over since last year, since being claimed by MIN.
I think technically the label would apply, but I suppose he doesn’t fall into the same group since he didn’t technically get to decide whether or not to accept his invitation. I’ll tweak the wording to avoid confusion.
Lindell has loads of untapped potential I am hoping for good things for him