Monday, September 26, 2016

Timberwolves Announce 2016-17 Training Camp Roster


Minneapolis/St. Paul – The Minnesota Timberwolves today finalized the team’s 2016-17 Training Camp roster by signing forward Rasual Butler and guards John Lucas III and Toure’ Murry.
Butler, 37, has appeared in 809 games over his 13-year NBA career, averaging 7.5 points and 2.4 rebounds. In 2015-16, he played in 46 games for the San Antonio Spurs, averaging 2.7 points and 1.2 rebounds in 9.4 minutes per game. Butler, the 53rd overall selection in the 2002 NBA Draft by Miami, has played with the Heat, New Orleans Pelicans, Los Angeles Clippers, Chicago Bulls, Toronto Raptors, Indiana Pacers, Washington Wizards and Spurs. Butler played six games under current Timberwolves President of Basketball Operations and Head Coach Tom Thibodeau in Chicago during the 2010-11 NBA season.
In his eight-year NBA career, Lucas III, 33, has averaged 4.8 points, 1.5 assists and 12.3 minutes in 237 games. The 5-11 guard most recently played in the NBA with the Detroit Pistons in 2014-15, averaging 4.7 points and 2.9 assists in 21 games. Lucas has enjoyed NBA stints with the Houston Rockets, Oklahoma City Thunder, Chicago Bulls, Toronto Raptors, Utah Jazz and Pistons. Lucas III played under Thibodeau from 2010-12 in Chicago. He is the son of former NBA player John Lucas Jr., who played 14 years in the NBA from 1976-90.
Murry, 26, has played in 56 games with three teams between two NBA seasons, including appearing in 51 contests with the Knicks in 2013-14 where he averaged 2.7 points. Originally undrafted in the 2012 NBA Draft out of Wichita State, the 6-5 guard spent 2015-16 in the NBA D-League, starting the season with the Texas Legends before being acquired in a trade by the Sioux Falls Skyforce late in the season. Murry played in 45 games between the two stops, averaging 11.5 points, 4.7 assists and 4.1 rebounds in 31.3 minutes per game. Murry played for the Timberwolves entry in the 2016 Summer League, averaging 6.4 points, 3.0 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 1.2 steals in eight games.
Butler will wear No. 12, Lucas III will wear No. 11 and Murry will don No. 23.
2016-17 TIMBERWOLVES TRAINING CAMP ROSTER
NOPLAYERPOSHTWTBIRTHDATEPRIOR TO NBA/FROMYRS
45Cole AldrichC6-1124510/31/88Kansas/USA6
88Nemanja BjelicaF6-1023405/09/88Fenerbahce Ulker/Serbia1
12Rasual ButlerF6-721505/23/79La Salle13
5Gorgui DiengC6-1123301/18/90Louisville/Sénégal3
3Kris DunnG6-421003/18/94Providence/USAR
27Jordan HillC6-1024507/27/87Arizona/USA7
1Tyus JonesG6-119005/10/96Duke/USA1
8Zach LaVineG6-518303/10/95UCLA/USA2
11John Lucas IIIG5-1116511/21/82Oklahoma State/USA7
15Shabazz MuhammadF6-622711/13/92UCLA/USA3
23Toure’ MurryG6-520011/08/89Wichita State/USA2
33Adreian PayneF6-1024002/19/91Michigan State/USA2
14Nikola PekovicC6-1129501/03/86Panathinaikos/Montenegro6
9Ricky RubioG6-419210/21/90FC Barcelona/Spain5
4Brandon RushF/G6-622007/07/85Kansas/USA8
32Karl-Anthony TownsF/C6-1125011/15/95Kentucky/USA1
22Andrew WigginsF6-819902/23/95Kansas/Canada2
HEAD COACH: Tom Thibodeau (Salem State)
ASSISTANT COACHES: Andy Greer (Brockport), Ryan Saunders (Minnesota), Rick Brunson (Temple)
HEAD ATHLETIC TRAINER: Gregg Farnam (St. Cloud State)

NUMERICAL ROSTER
1Tyus Jones11John Lucas III27Jordan Hill
3Kris Dunn12Rasual Butler32Karl-Anthony Towns
4Brandon Rush14Nikola Pekovic33Adreian Payne
5Gorgui Dieng15Shabazz Muhammad45Cole Aldrich
8Zach LaVine22Andrew Wiggins88Nemanja Bjelica
9Ricky Rubio23Toure’ Murry
PRONUNCIATION GUIDE
Nemanja Bjelicanay-MON-yah bee-ELL-leets-zah
Rasual Butlerrah-sue-uhl
Gorgui DiengGOR-ghee Jeng
Zach LaVineLuh-VEEN
Shabazz MuhammadShuh-BAHZ
Toure’ Murrytu-RAY
Nikola PekovicNEE-koh-lah PEK-oh-vitch

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