A guide to the Timberwolves’ pending free agents

Anthony Brown and Cole Aldrich

Cole Aldrich … no. Moving on.

Brown played on a two-way contract this year, and from what I can collect from his advanced metrics, he had a very good year. 0.571 win-shares per-48 minutes, a PER of 41.9, a true-shooting percentage of 150%, all on a usage just over 11.

I’m sorry, that was a stupid joke. Brown played just three minutes this year and took just one shot, a 3-pointer, which he made. Obviously, this sample size is ridiculously small and these statistics have no validity whatsoever. Having said that, Brown is a good 3-point shooter, as he shot 100 percent from three last season (I’ll stop), and on a Timberwolves team that ranked dead last in the NBA in both 3-pointers attempted and made.

The Timberwolves offense was quite congested for a large part of last season, and any additional outside threat would help clear that up. Not to mention, Brown is a wing, and on a Timberwolves team with two true wings, he could be a valuable addition.

I would sign him to a one-year, minimum deal.

Summary: Re-sign Brown for the minimum

Next: Unpacking the upcoming Timberwolves offseason

In summary, I would re-sign Towns, Jones, Bjelica, and Brown, and let Butler (after next season), Rose, Georges-Hunt, Brooks, and Aldrich (also after next season) walk away. But that’s me, not Tom Thibodeau…