(Timberwolves.com) The Minnesota Timberwolves today announced the team has signed forward Kyle Anderson. Per team policy, terms of the agreement were not released.
Anderson, 6-8, has played in 24 games (three starts) this season with the Utah Jazz and the Memphis Grizzlies where he averaged 7.5 points on 56.3% shooting, 3.3 rebounds and 2.7 assists in 20.4 minutes per game.
Anderson, 32, has appeared in 738 regular season games (311 starts) in 12 NBA seasons with the Grizzlies, San Antonio Spurs, Timberwolves, Golden State Warriors, Miami Heat and Jazz averaging 6.8 points on 48.1% shooting, 4.3 rebounds and 2.8 assists in 21.0 minutes per game.
In Anderson’s two seasons in Minnesota, he saw action in 148 games (56 starts) and averaged 7.8 points on 48.6% shooting, 4.3 rebounds and a career-best 4.5 assists in a career-best 25.3 minutes per game. His three triple-doubles during his time with the Wolves stand tied for the third-most triple-doubles in franchise history.
The Fairview, N.J. native, has seen action in 68 postseason matchups (nine starts) during eight trips to the playoffs. He holds playoff career averages of 5.1 points on 49.5% shooting, 3.2 rebounds and 1.9 assists in 16.3 minutes per game. Anderson was originally selected by the Spurs with the 30th overall pick in the 2014 NBA Draft.
