The Timberwolves have officially signed first-round picks Rob Dillingham and Terrence Shannon to their rookie scale contracts, according to the NBA’s transaction log.
Minnesota acquired the No. 8 pick – which originally belonged to Toronto – from the Spurs on draft night in order to select Dillingham. The former Kentucky guard averaged 15.2 points, 3.9 assists, and 2.9 rebounds in just 23.3 minutes per game across 32 outings during his first and only college season, knocking down an impressive 44.4% of his three-point attempts.
While Dillingham may not play a significant role immediately on a veteran roster that is coming off a Western Conference Finals appearance, the Wolves lost some backcourt depth this offseason when Monte Morris and Jordan McLaughlin signed elsewhere. At the very least, the team’s lottery pick should get a chance to earn rotation minutes and provide some scoring punch off the bench.
The Wolves used their own No. 27 pick on Shannon, another high-scoring guard. The 6’6″ Illinois alum put up 23.0 PPG on .475/.362/.801 shooting in 33.9 MPG (32 games).
Assuming neither player accepted less than the maximum allowable 120% of the rookie scale, Dillingham will earn about $6.26MM as a rookie, with a four-year deal worth $28.49MM, while Shannon’s rookie salary will be $2.55MM and his four-year contract will be worth $13.08MM.
As our tracker shows, 27 of this year’s 30 first-round picks have now signed their rookie scale contracts.
Definitely a shame Shannon never got an actual article dedicated to him about his legal troubles resolving on this site despite multiple articles discussing the issue at length.
This summer so far
I give Wolves A compared to Lakers D-
The NBA will soon announce a brand new rule.
To be dubbed, THE CONNELLY RULE
The new rule sets a new limit on the trading of Draft Choices.
Teams will now be permitted to trade draft choices …………..
Up to 25 YEARS in advance.
Wolves really had the best draft class
Timberpuppies have no use for nor do they value SECOND ROUND PICKS.