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.
Mar 12, 2024; Kansas City, MO, USA; West Virginia Mountaineers center Jesse Edwards (7) rebounds during the first half against the Cincinnati Bearcats at T-Mobile Center. Mandatory Credit: William Purnell-USA TODAY Sports / William Purnell-USA TODAY Sports
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.
Apr 25, 2023; Denver, Colorado, USA; Minnesota Timberwolves center Karl-Anthony Towns (32) and center Rudy Gobert (27) during the second half against the Denver Nuggets in game five of the 2023 NBA Playoffs at Ball Arena. Mandatory Credit: Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports / Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports
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.
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— 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).
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