Monte Morris joins Timberwolves to boost backcourt strength

Monte MorrisNew Timberwolves point guard Monte Morris' arrival on Friday brought him back in more ways than one.

Back to a city not far from where he played college ball at Iowa State, back to the man who drafted him late in the second round seven years ago.

Wolves president of basketball operations Tim Connelly selected Morris 51st overall in 2017, when Connelly ran the Denver Nuggets. On Wednesday, Connelly reacquired Morris in a three-player, one-pick trade with Detroit intended to strengthen the Western Conference co-leaders for a long playoff run.

"It's kind of surreal to have a relationship with the guy who drafted me back in 2017," Morris said in an introductory press conference at Mayo…