Enrique Freeman played his rookie NBA season for the Indiana Pacers. The former Akron star had averages of 2.1 points and 1.4 rebounds per contest while shooting 43.2% from the field in 22 games. This week, the Minnesota Timberwolves announced that they had signed Freeman. Via Timberwolves.com: "The Minnesota Timberwolves today announced the team has signed forward Enrique Freeman to a two-way contract. Per team policy, terms of the agreement were not released. " Freeman was the 50th pick in the 2024 NBA Draft. He also spent a lot of time in the G League last season. Via Andrew Dukowitz of Zone Coverage: "Quick deep dive into Enrique Freeman Played just 181 minutes for Indiana last year, and 14 games in the G league, averaging 17.6 points 10.2 boards and 2.8 assists. He shot 53.8%/36.2%/52.9% and had a 2-1 assist to turnover ratio Going back to Akron, he’s all around solid, shot 58.4%/37.0%/72.8% his sr season, 12.9 boards and scored 18.6 PPG. 2.5 TOs to 1.6 assists is not ideal as a sr, but his free throw p
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