JULY 8: The Timberwolves have officially signed Anderson, according to the transactions log at NBA.com.
JUNE 30: The Timberwolves and free agent forward Kyle Anderson have agreed to a two-year, $18MM deal, agents Thad Foucher and Joe Smith tell Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN (Twitter link).
The terms of the contract suggest Minnesota will be using part of its non-taxpayer mid-level exception to sign Anderson. Both years will be guaranteed, tweets Darren Wolfson of 5 Eyewitness News.
After enjoying a career year in 2020/21 with 12.4 PPG and a .360 3PT%, Anderson failed to match those numbers in ’21/22, but he remains a solid defensive wing who rebounds well for his size and can act as a secondary play-maker.
Anderson averaged 7.6 PPG, 5.3 RPG, 2.7 APG, and 1.1 SPG on .446/.330/.638 shooting in 69 games (21.5 MPG) for Memphis this past season.
According to Dane Moore of Bring Me The News (Twitter link), the Wolves “really wanted” to add a player who could create his own shot and put pressure on the rim. They believe Anderson fits that bill.
underrated move
Good move for them. He’s a good vet for that young team. Can do a bit of everything
Like the move. Grizzlies depth taking a hit though. Curious to see what moves they make
I think this is gonna work out super well for both sides. T-wolves needed a bench wing!
Woah, another Scandinavian arrives in Minnesota !!
Why did MEM let this happen?
He played an important role there….
He wanted a bigger role elsewhere after his role had dwindled with the Grizzlies last year. They probably would’ve needed to outbid the Wolves by a decent amount to convince him to stay.
He simply didn’t play much if JJJ was healthy. Then on top of that all the guys they drafted or picked up afterwards (besides TENN PG) were similar to 3/4 top players. He does a lot of little things, but they could use the minutes on some of their younger guys.
Amazing move for them in my opinion. Loved the Wendell Moore draft pick as well. They’ve really addressed a lot of their issues
If they could get 1 more wing shooter/defender, or get more from 1 of their inhouse options, they should be 1 of those teams fighting at least in the middle, depending on health
Memphis has soo many pieces at the 4, and this might have been on the wall when tbey drafted Jake Laravia. Still, he is versatile enough to give give minutes on the wing, which is still a need for them, and they also lost Melton as a defender, which is a big loss for them
Another guy I thought would get at least a bit more. The deals for him and Taurean Prince are really good for them
PRINCE is no PAUPER !!
Play him at the point. Options abound with the talent gathered.