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5 things to know about Timberwolves center Cole Aldrich

By Sam Nygaard

MINNEAPOLIS, MN - SEPTEMBER 22: Cole Aldrich #45 of the Minnesota Timberwolves pose for portraits during 2017 Media Day on September 22, 2017 at the Minnesota Timberwolves and Lynx Courts at Mayo Clinic Square in Minneapolis, Minnesota. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2017 NBAE (Photo by David Sherman/NBAE via Getty Images)
MINNEAPOLIS, MN - SEPTEMBER 22: Cole Aldrich #45 of the Minnesota Timberwolves pose for portraits during 2017 Media Day on September 22, 2017 at the Minnesota Timberwolves and Lynx Courts at Mayo Clinic Square in Minneapolis, Minnesota. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2017 NBAE (Photo by David Sherman/NBAE via Getty Images) /
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MOORHEAD, MN – AUGUST 29: Cole Aldrich, Assistant Coach Andy Greer, John Thomas, Vice President of Community Engagement, and Crunch the Wolf of the Minnesota Timberwolves participate in the unveiling and ribbon cutting of a refurbished basketball court as part of the Timberwolves New Era. New Courts. program on August 29, 2017 at Woodlawn Park in Moorhead, Minnesota. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2017 NBAE (Photo by David Sherman/NBAE via Getty Images)
MOORHEAD, MN – AUGUST 29: Cole Aldrich, Assistant Coach Andy Greer, John Thomas, Vice President of Community Engagement, and Crunch the Wolf of the Minnesota Timberwolves participate in the unveiling and ribbon cutting of a refurbished basketball court as part of the Timberwolves New Era. New Courts. program on August 29, 2017 at Woodlawn Park in Moorhead, Minnesota. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2017 NBAE (Photo by David Sherman/NBAE via Getty Images) /

#5 – Gentle Giant

When Cole Aldrich isn’t protecting the rim, he’s doing all he can to give back to the community. Over the years, he has participated in many charitable endeavors, and always goes out of his way to help others.

Aldrich has been involved in multiple Starkey Hearing Foundation mission trips where people in underprivileged areas are fit for hearing aids. He took his first Starkey trip to Mexico in 2015, and then followed that up by going to Peru during this past offseason and fitting nearly 1,000 more people with brand new hearing aids.

Here’s a small clip of what he did on these trips:

In addition to that, he is involved in Kansas’ annual charity basketball game, “Rock Chalk Roundball Classic.” The founder of the charity basketball game, Brian Hanni, had nothing but positive things to say about Aldrich:

"“He’s a guy that gets it in terms of realizing the magnitude of his platform and his position of influence, and he utilizes that every chance he gets. He’s a guy who will always pay his own way, will always give an interview, will pick up his phone and send an inspirational video to one of our beneficiary kids. If they’re in a hospital bed going through chemotherapy and they just need a little boost, that’s Cole.”"

Although this article isn’t long enough to cover all of Aldrich’s charitable contributions, one of his most recent events was delivering over 600 backpacks of school supplies to a local elementary school.

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Cole Aldrich and his wife have a passion for giving back to the community, and they will continue to give back to the Twin Cities long after Aldrich retires.

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