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Minnesota Timberwolves sign guard Lindell Wigginton

By Andrew Ites

LAS VEGAS, NV - JULY 9: Lindell Wigginton #5 of the Toronto Raptors handles the ball during the game against Amir Hinton #26 of the New York Knicks during Day 5 of the 2019 Las Vegas Summer League on July 9, 2019 at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. 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 2019 NBAE (Photo by Garrett Ellwood/NBAE via Getty Images)
LAS VEGAS, NV - JULY 9: Lindell Wigginton #5 of the Toronto Raptors handles the ball during the game against Amir Hinton #26 of the New York Knicks during Day 5 of the 2019 Las Vegas Summer League on July 9, 2019 at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. 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 2019 NBAE (Photo by Garrett Ellwood/NBAE via Getty Images) /
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The Minnesota Timberwolves have added another young and versatile wing to their roster by signing former Iowa State guard Lindell Wigginton.

The Minnesota Timberwolves have made it a priority to add wing talent to their roster over the past couple of seasons.

They spent both of their 2018 draft picks on wings in Josh Okogie and Keita Bates-Diop, and they doubled down on that strategy this offseason by trading up to get Jarrett Culver with the sixth overall pick.

Other notable wing additions over the past two years include Robert Covington, Treveon Graham, Jake Layman, and Tyrone Wallace.

Minnesota’s front office has brought in another young wing to fill that rotation in Lindell Wigginton.

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Wigginton spent this past summer with the Toronto Raptors’ G League team where he scored 7.4 points in 15 minutes per game over a five-game stint with the squad. The Wolves’ scouts probably watched some film of his impressive performance against the Sixers’ G League squad in Vegas where he dropped 26 points on 8-for-12 shooting while dishing out three assists and three steals.

Like fellow Minnesota forward Andrew Wiggins, Lindell Wigginton hails from Canada where he led the under-19 national team to a gold medal in the 2017 FIBA World Cup and a silver medal in the FIBA Americas Under-18 Championship in 2016.

Wigginton came out of Oak Hill Academy as a high-profile recruit and was extremely productive at Iowa State scoring 15.3 points per game with 3.9 rebounds and 2.5 assists during his two seasons as a Cyclone.

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The Wolves currently have a pretty deep roster of fully-guaranteed and two-way players, which will make it difficult for Wigginton to make the NBA squad this season.

However, the 21-year-old still has a high ceiling and hopefully Minnesota’s coaching staff can bring the best out of him during training camp and the upcoming season.

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