The Minnesota Timberwolves have been busy this offseason. They cut ties with Jordan Hill and Nikola Pekovic to free up cap space, then traded Zach LaVine and Kris Dunn with the seventh pick for Jimmy Butler and the 16th pick, used on Justin Patton. They also snagged free agents Jeff Teague and Taj Gibson while trading Ricky Rubio for a first-round pick from Utah (originally belonging to Oklahoma City).
Now the next player in the sights of Tom Thibodeau and company is Pacers small forward, C.J. Miles. The Wolves have roughly $3 million in cap space left to use, which they seem bent on putting towards another veteran asset.
With Tyus Jones, Gibson and Cole Aldrich supplying most of the current depth, Miles has potential to slide in as the sizable scorer. Coming off a year that saw him average 10 points per game while averaging around 20 minutes off the bench, Miles could slide into a Marreese Speights-type role.
This could be a perfect fit for the Wolves second unit, as they are in a spot to sign Miles the year after he shot 41 percent from downtown — the first time in his career breaking 40 percent from range. He also is a player primed for playing off the bench, scoring 10.6 points in 47 games off the pine, as opposed to 10.9 in 29 starts, according to NBA.com. After adding players that can help the glass, this is the man for the Wolves who
After adding players who can help on the glass, this is the man for the Wolves who has the potential to get buckets and play comfortably as the guy who only sees the floor for 10-to-16 minutes per game.
That’d be a great way to round out the Wolves depth chart and finish out the summer spree.
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