The Minnesota Timberwolves have added another point guard.
The Wolves and former Dallas Mavericks’ point guard J.J. Barea are putting the finishing touches on a four-deal that would give Minnesota another viable option behind rookie Rick Rubio at the point guard position.
Barea became a household name in June when he helped spark the Mavericks off the bench en route to defeating of the Miami Heat to win the 2011 NBA Finals.
This move would give the T’Wolves options to ship off or amnesty Luke Ridnour’s 4-year 16-million dollar contract he signed an offseason ago.
According to TNT and NBATV’s David Aldrige via Twitter:
Source: Timberwolves finalizing four-year deal with J.J. Barea. Check the Hang Time Blog.
Barea averaged career highs in both points per game (9.5) and assists per game (3.9) in 2010-11 as Jason Kidd’s primary backup point guard. Timberwolves’ starting point guard Ricky Rubio has often times been compared to Kidd, so it should be a similar role for Barea in Minnesota....
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PLAYERS:
Luke Ridnour,
Jason Kidd,
Ricky Rubio,
Rick Adelman,
Jamal Crawford,
David Kahn
TEAMS: Minnesota Timberwolves, Dallas Mavericks, Miami Heat, Atlanta Hawks
TEAMS: Minnesota Timberwolves, Dallas Mavericks, Miami Heat, Atlanta Hawks
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