The Minnesota Timberwolves have a new two-way player.
His name is Enrique Freeman, and he's got one of the most inspirational stories in the NBA.
ESPN's Shams Charania reported the signing on Friday morning. Freeman was cut by the Pacers after averaging 16.6 points per game in Summer League.
Freeman's journey didn't always look destined for professional basketball.
He had no college basketball offers out of high school in the Cleveland area, so he accepted an academic scholarship at the University of Akron and walked-on to the basketball team.
Freeman grew four inches before his sophomore year of college and became a star in the MAC.
After Akron, Freeman was the 50th overall pick in 2024 and played 22 NBA games as a rookie, averaging 2.1 points in 8.2 minutes per game.
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In the G League, he put up 16.9 points, 9.8 rebounds, 2.9 assists and 1.4 blocks per game.
And then in Summer League this year, he averaged 16.6 points, 9.6 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 1.8 blocks per game while shooting 72.5% from the floor and 55.6% from 3.
Freeman seems like the kind of late bloomer who can legitimately help a contending team. The Timberwolves won't need him to be a high-usage player, of course.
But he can do so many different things on the floor that he should find a way to fit in when called upon in the NBA portion of his two-way contract.
And he's worked so hard to get to this point. Who would bet against Freeman now?
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