According to ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski, Australian forward Joe Ingles, who was previously in free agency, has agreed with the Minnesota Timberwolves that he will receive a one-year contract from the Timberwolves. Although the details of the contract have not been released, considering the current salary situation of the Timberwolves, Ingles should basically be a one-year veteran base salary contract.
In the NBA regular season last season, Ingles played a total of 68 games for the team, averaging 17.2 minutes per game, averaging 4.4 points, 2.1 rebounds, 3 assists, 0.6 steals and 0.1 blocks per game, shooting 43.6% from the field, 43.5% from three-point range, and 82.4% from the free throw line. In the playoffs, Ingles played a total of 7 games for the team, averaging 9.7 minutes per game, averaging 1.6 points, 1.9 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 0.4 steals per game, shooting 33.3% from the field, 28.6% from three-point range, and 50% from the free throw line.
Ingles' performance last season was obviously not particularly ideal, he was so-so in the regular season and was able to provide some help to the team, but in the playoffs, the situation changed completely, Ingles played a very limited role on both offensive and defensive ends, and there was a huge gap with the team's expectations, which can be said to be a complete drag on the team. However, because the performance really failed to live up to expectations, the Magic previously chose not to exercise the $11 million team option in Ingles' contract next season, making him a full free agent. It seems that Ingles' market performance is also not ideal, which should be the reason why he chose to sign a base salary contract with the Timberwolves.
It is worth mentioning that the previous forward Kyle Anderson joined the Golden State Warriors in a sign-and-trade manner, which also led to the lack of a reliable playmaker in the Timberwolves' second line. Judging from the current situation, the Timberwolves also signed Ingles to fill the void left by the departure of Lee Kyle. Ingalls will complete the reunion with his old teammates from his time with the Utah Jazz, Rudy Gobert and Mike Conley. However, the problem at the moment is that Lee Kyle is able to provide all kinds of help to the team on both offensive and defensive ends, and he is also in his prime, while Ingles has some talent on the offensive end, but his contribution on the defensive end is obviously not comparable to Lee Kyle. However, on the other hand, after all, it is only a base salary player, and the Timberwolves may have a hard time finding a player in the market who is more suitable for the team than Ingles and is willing to take a base salary contract.