Minnesota Timberwolves Officially Sign 6-Year NBA Player
![Oct 17, 2019; Denver, CO, USA; Denver Nuggets guard PJ Dozier (35) attempts to dunk the ball over Portland Trail Blazers center Moses Brown (4) during the second half at Pepsi Center. Mandatory Credit: Michael Ciaglo-USA TODAY Sports Oct 17, 2019; Denver, CO, USA; Denver Nuggets guard PJ Dozier (35) attempts to dunk the ball over Portland Trail Blazers center Moses Brown (4) during the second half at Pepsi Center. Mandatory Credit: Michael Ciaglo-USA TODAY Sports](https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/c_crop,w_5356,h_3012,x_0,y_0/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto/images/ImagnImages/mmsport/fastbreak/01j2y904xpks1xdts1v6.jpg)
PJ Dozier is coming off a season where he played for a team in Serbia.
He finished his season with averages of 9.2 points, 3.0 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 1.3 steals per contest while shooting 48.6% from the field and 29.4% from the three-point range in 33 EuroLeague games.
On Monday, Dozier officially signed with the Minnesota Timberwolves.
Via Timberwolves.com: "The Minnesota Timberwolves today announced the team has signed guard PJ Dozier. Per team policy, terms of the agreement were not released."
NEWS: @Timberwolves Sign PJ Dozier
— Timberwolves PR (@Twolves_PR) July 16, 2024
Dozier will wear #35 for the Wolves.
Full release:https://t.co/tKQRnnvHiX
Dozier most recently played in the NBA during the 2022-23 season when he was a member of the Sacramento Kings.
ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski first reported the deal with Minnesota.
Via Wojnarowski on July 3: "Free agent F PJ Dozier has agreed on a one-year deal with the Minnesota Timberwolves, sources tell ESPN. Dozier returns from a season in Europe after a torn ACL with Nuggets in late 2021 caused him to again make his case for an NBA contract."
Free agent F PJ Dozier has agreed on a one-year deal with the Minnesota Timberwolves, sources tell ESPN. Dozier returns from a season in Europe after a torn ACL with Nuggets in late 2021 caused him to again make his case for an NBA contract. pic.twitter.com/H3uiiIvLt8
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) July 3, 2024
Dozier went undrafted out of South Carolina in 2017.
His career averages are 5.7 points, 2.7 rebounds and 1.6 assists per contest while shooting 40.2% from the field and 30.7% from the three-point range in 121 games for the Kings, Nuggets, Celtics and Thunder.
He has also appeared in 15 NBA playoff games.
As for the Timberwolves, they are coming off a season where they were the third seed in the Western Conference with a 56-26 record.
They lost to Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks in the Western Conference finals.