The Timberwolves saved newly signed Anthony Tolliver a seat courtside next to team owner Glen Taylor and limited partner Meyer Orbach at the team’s NBA Summer League game on Monday night in Las Vegas.
Hours after they officially signed him to a one-year, $5.75 million, Wolves coach/president of basketball operations Tom Thibodeau explained why he essentially swapped one “stretch” power forward for another after the team withdrew Nemanja Bjelica’s qualifying offer and agreed to terms with Tolliver a week ago instead.
They didn’t want to still be standing when free agency’s music stopped playing.
A member of the Wolves for the past three seasons, Bjelica later last week agreed to a one-year, $4.