Timberwolves to sign Kyle Anderson to two-year, $18M deal

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, the Wolves “really wanted” to add a player who could create his own shot and put pressure on the rim.

Minnesota remains in the market for a big man, tweets Jon Krawczynski of The Athletic. The team doesn’t project to have any 15-man spots left after accounting for its 12 players already under contract, plus Anderson and first-round picks Wendell Moore and Walker Kessler. However, it could open one up with a cut or a trade.