The Minnesota Timberwolves have recently made a few two-way transactions. On Tuesday, Michael Scotto of HoopsHype first announced that the Wolves will sign Norchad Omier to a two-way contract. Hours later, Scotto reported that Omier changed his mind and is instead heading to the Cleveland Cavaliers on a two-way contract.
It’s always fun seeing your favorite team make a transaction. Still, given how little Minnesota uses two-way players, it means little whether they bring someone else in on a two-way contract or eventually re-sign the recently waived Enrique Freeman.
Timberwolves rarely use their two-way players
Recently, we’ve seen players such as Ajay Mitchell and Daniss Jenkins excel as two-way players, eventually earning standard contracts. This eventually led to them being converted to standard contracts.
That hasn’t happened for the Timberwolves. They aren’t the only team that rarely uses their two-way guys in NBA games, but it’s hard to find a team that uses them less.
Even with Omier apparently backing out of a two-way contract with the Timberwolves, Minnesota is still waiving Freeman from his contract.
Freeman spent all of last season on a two-way deal with the Timberwolves. He appeared in four games for the NBA club, totaling 37 minutes.
Freeman was waived shortly before the season as the Timberwolves were believed to be looking for another available player to sign to a two-way contract. Nothing came up, so they brought him back. A right shoulder injury is expected to sideline the 26-year-old for a couple of weeks.
The 7-foot-3 Rocco Zikarsky was taken with the 45th overall pick in the 2025 NBA Draft. He also played on a two-way contract for all of last year. He saw action in just five outings for Minnesota, totaling 36 minutes, and is clearly a long-term piece for the Wolves.
Through Minnesota’s first eight games, Zyon Pullin is the only two-way player to see playing time. He has appeared in two games for six minutes. Considering this, the Wolves' open two-way spot doesn't mean much.
Omier would have spent much of his time in the G League had he signed
A 6-foot-7 forward, Omier spent the preseason with the Timberwolves before being waived prior to the regular season beginning. It didn’t go well, as he shot 3-for-14 from the field (though he did a solid job on the offensive glass).
Undrafted in 2025, Omier appeared in six games for the Los Angeles Clippers last season. Even if he signed a two-way contract with the Timberwolves, the expectation would have been that he would spend most of the season in the G League with the Iowa Wolves.
That will be the case as well for whichever player Minnesota decides to fill their open two-way slot, whether it’s a new player or, once again, re-signing Freeman once he is healthy enough to play.
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