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5 way-too-early free agents the Minnesota Timberwolves should look at

By Jake Paynting

MINNEAPOLIS, MN - NOVEMBER 22: Coach Tom Thibodeau of the Minnesota Timberwolves before the game against the Orlando Magic on November 22, 2017 at Target Center 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 - NOVEMBER 22: Coach Tom Thibodeau of the Minnesota Timberwolves before the game against the Orlando Magic on November 22, 2017 at Target Center 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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PORTLAND, OR – NOVEMBER 7: James Ennis III #8 of the Memphis Grizzlies shoots the ball against the Portland Trail Blazers on November 7, 2017 at the Moda Center Arena in Portland, Oregon. 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 Cameron Browne/NBAE via Getty Images)
PORTLAND, OR – NOVEMBER 7: James Ennis III #8 of the Memphis Grizzlies shoots the ball against the Portland Trail Blazers on November 7, 2017 at the Moda Center Arena in Portland, Oregon. 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 Cameron Browne/NBAE via Getty Images) /

4. James Ennis (SF/PF – Unrestricted)

Season averages: 25.9 MPG – 7.1 PPG – 3.9 RPG – 1.3 APG – 50.5% FG – 30.6% 3PT – 90.3% FT

With the ‘Grit-n-Grind’ Grizzlies that NBA fans have come to know and love slowly but surely fading away in front of our eyes, James Ennis may be another pending free agent looking for a change of scenery.

Two seasons ago, Memphis signed Ennis to a two-year, $6 million deal, and with his game showing no signs of major improvement, Ennis doesn’t figure to get a huge pay rise this summer.

Ennis may not have improved much over the past few years, but as you can see from his outburst over the Spurs, that doesn’t mean he’s not an upcoming free agent that the Timberwolves would love to pry away in the summer.

He may be shooting a career-low percentage from 3, but Ennis has been a reliably league average shooter for his whole career, nailing 36.5 percent of his 326 career 3-point tries.

Combine that with his size, strength and ability to guard multiple positions, and James Ennis looks like a mouth-wateringly cheap option for Minnesota.