Minneapolis-St. Paul – Minnesota Timberwolves President of Basketball Operations Gersson Rosas today announced the team has acquired Taurean (TORE-ee-in) Prince, a 2022 Second Round Pick and cash considerations from the Cleveland Cavaliers in exchange for Ricky Rubio.
Prince, 27, has appeared in 301 regular season games (210 starts) in six NBA seasons with Atlanta, Brooklyn and Cleveland averaging 11.3 points on 41.1% shooting and 4.2 rebounds. The 6-7 forward played in 29 games with the Cavaliers and 12 games with the Nets last season, averaging a total of 9.5 points on 40.1% shooting, including 40.0% from deep and 3.