Minnesota Timberwolves Officially Sign 6-Year NBA Player

The Minnesota Timberwolves have officially signed a recent Kings 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 / Michael Ciaglo-USA TODAY Sports

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

Dozier will wear #35 for the Wolves.

Full release:https://t.co/tKQRnnvHiX

— Timberwolves PR (@Twolves_PR) July 16, 2024

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.

Apr 9, 2023; Denver, Colorado, USA; Sacramento Kings head coach Mike Brown talks with guard PJ Dozier (35) in the first quarter against the Denver Nuggets at Ball Arena. Mandatory Credit: Isaiah J. Downing-USA TODAY Sports / Isaiah J. Downing-USA TODAY Sports

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.