Mar 2, 2024; Morgantown, West Virginia, USA; West Virginia Mountaineers center Jesse Edwards (7) dunks the ball during the second half against the Texas Tech Red Raiders at WVU Coliseum. Mandatory Credit: Ben Queen-USA TODAY Sports Ben Queen-USA TODAY Sports

Minnesota Timberwolves Officially Sign Intriguing Center

Originally posted on Fastbreak on SI | By Ben Stinar | Last updated Jul 10, 2024 9:49 PM ET

Jesse Edwards is coming off an excellent season of college basketball for West Virginia.

He finished the year with averages of 15.0 points, 8.0 rebounds, 1.2 assists and 1.7 blocks per contest while shooting 61.3% from the field in 23 games.

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Edwards went undrafted in the 2024 NBA Draft last month.

However, he has now signed with the Minnesota Timberwovles on a two-way contract.

Via Timberwolves.com : "The Minnesota Timberwolves today announced the team has signed center Jesse Edwards to a two-way contract. Per team policy, terms of the agreement were not released."

NEWS: @Timberwolves Sign Jesse Edwards to Two-Way Contract

Full release:https://t.co/lOVzz941Ly
— Timberwolves PR (@Twolves_PR) July 9, 2024

Edwards played the first four seasons of his college basketball career with Syracuse.

Over 118 games with West Virginia and Syracuse, he had career averages of 10.0 points, 6.4 rebounds and 1.8 blocks per contest while shooting 62.3% from the field.

The Minnesota Timberwolves have signed Jesse Edwards to a two-way contract

Edwards’ ability to make an impact at the rim on offense + defense could be useful, and his 9’3 standing reach ranked 5th at the 2024 NBA Draft Combine

Here’s Edwards vs Yves Missi (drafted 21st by NO) pic.twitter.com/ZjxGqTgRkN
— Timberwolves Clips (@WolvesClips) July 9, 2024

The Timberwolves have All-Star Karl-Anthony Towns, Defensive Player of The Year Rudy Gobert and 6th Man of The Year Naz Reid.

Therefore, Edwards will get an excellent chance to learn from some of the best big men in the NBA.

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The Timberwolves are also one of the best teams in the NBA.

They finished the 2023-24 season as the third seed in the Western Conference with a 56-26 record.

https://t.co/H81EjxqTxv
— Jesse Edwards (@jesseedwards_14) July 8, 2024

The Timberwolves swept Kevin Durant and the Phoenix Suns in the first round of the NBA playoffs.

They then beat the 2023 NBA Champion Denver Nuggets in seven games.

Eventually, the Timberwolves lost to the Dallas Mavericks in Game 5 of the Western Conference finals (their first conference finals appearance in 20 years).

This article first appeared on Fastbreak on SI and was syndicated with permission.

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