Star Tribune · May 9, 2022
Former Timberwolves forward Adreian Payne dies at age 31
Timberwolves forward Adreian Payne dunked against the Spurs at Target Center during a game in March, 2016.Adreian Payne, who played three seasons for the Timberwolves after a standout career at Michigan State, has died at age 31, the Detroit Free Press reported.
No cause of death was given.
A 6-foot-10 forward, Payne was a first round pick (15th overall) of the Atlanta Hawks in 2014 after four seasons at Michigan State, where he was All-Big Ten twice.
He bounced around the NBA and the G League and then played overseas, winning titles in Greece in 2018 and 2019. He was with Juventus Utena in Lithuania last season.