Minnesota Timberwolves: Top 5 remaining free agents

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4. Vince Carter

Vince Carter, an all-time fan favorite, will be a 41-year-old free agent that the Minnesota Timberwolves could (and should) think about adding to the fold.

Why? Carter will be able to instill a culture with Minnesota and Tom Thibodeau that he helped build in Sacaramento last season, surrounding hard work and resiliency. Carter is the type of player that Jimmy Butler is focused on being: proving all your critics wrong and becoming the best player you can be.

He’s exactly the type of veteran that Andrew Wiggins can learn from to become a better wing. Not only that, but the Timberwolves now have a plethora of young prospects that could use a savvy veteran in the locker room — and not that Crawford didn’t help with that, but Carter is a likelyHall of Famer.

Playing 18 minutes per game last year for the Sacramento Kings was a large work load for someone Carter’s age, but he’s all about that style of play. That type of mindset and play would flourish in Minnesota, and is exactly the type of work ethic Thibodeau and co. have been trying to push on these young Wolves.

Not only the mindset and work ethic of Carter, but he’s still not a bad option for the way the Timberwolves use their bench for 12 minutes per game, especially when trying to ease rookie Josh Okogie into the lineup. Plus, as a marketing idea, this would be amazing press for the Timberwolves and for the way they treat veterans.

Carter would probably want the $8 million mid-level exception from most teams, so it’s still a leap if he’ll take anything close to the bi-annual contract – and he may even retire … sigh.