3 things to know about Timberwolves SL G Terrell Brown Jr.

The Minnesota Timberwolves finished the NBA Summer League competition with a 2-3 record. While that is nothing to be overly thrilled about, it was enough action to see the Timberwolves assemble a young roster of 15 players who played their hearts out.

The players who competed had a chance to get some invaluable coaching, impress NBA front office executives, and add a bit of money to their wallets. Some players will embark on an NBA career at the end of summer league play. Others will need to regroup and try again.

Former Washington Huskies guard Terrell Brown Jr. may fit the second category.

You see, there is only a limited number of open spots on the Timberwolves roster, and they are filling up quickly. Will there be enough slots to sign Terrell Brown? Well, his summer league performance leaves some room to debate that topic. He was efficient, scoring 30 points in just 50 minutes of playing time.  But he sat out two games, and his inactive status for the fifth and final contest suggests that he was not under consideration for a role on the team this season.

• Game       Mins Pts 3Pts Rebs Asts Stls +/-
  Game 1    17       6    0-3     2        2      0     -8
  Game 2     DNP
  Game 3    18     14   2-2     2        1       3     -2
  Game 4    15     10   1-2     1        0       1     -4
  Game 5    DNP
  Totals       50      30   3-7    5        3       4

But things change quickly in the NBA, and Brown played well enough to leave the door open for future considerations. So what three things should you know about Terrell Brown?

III – Seventh highest NCAA basketball scorer in the 2021-22 season

In his senior season with the Washington Huskies, Terrell Brown Jr. averaged 21.7 points per game, good enough to come in as the seventh-highest scorer in NCAA basketball that season. His ability to score came despite shooting just 20 percent from the perimeter.  Of course, any player who hopes to find success in the NBA needs either to possess a solid three-point shot, distribute the basketball well enough to raise some eyebrows, or best of all, be able to do both.

II – Family friends with 19-year NBA veteran G Jason Terry

Combination guard Jason Terry competed in the NBA from 1999 through 2018. He is one helluva player to have in your corner. Terrell’s parents, Terrell Sr. and Chalayia Jackson grew up in Seattle with Jason Terry.

I – Despite a solid workout for the Indiana Pacers, Brown went undrafted

There are times that I wish the NBA would expand the draft one more round. Sometimes it feels as though the two-round NBA Draft is simply too few open doors for basketball players to have a shot at playing professional basketball.

Terrell Brown is one of the NBA hopefuls that simply needs time to adjust to and develop into an NBA-caliber player. Unfortunately, he was not given that chance yet.

Did he do enough for the Timberwolves? 30 points in limited playing time is noteworthy, as is his 42.8 percent shooting in a very small sampling from three-point range.  I’d like to see Terrell Brown get a contract with a G-League team from his summer league play. But I will admit that I am not an NBA personnel executive.  Time will tell what lies in store for Terrell Brown Jr.