The Timberwolves have released 28-year old shooting guard Brandon Roy.  Roy only played in 5 games (all starts) for the Timberwolves last year and he averaged 24.4 minutes, 5.8 points, 2.8 rebounds and 4.6 assists per game.  Roy has played in 326 games (300 starts) in his first six years in the NBA and he is averaging 35.5 minutes, 18.8 points, 4.3 rebounds, 4.7 assists and 1.0 steal per game.  It was smart of the T-Wolves to cut ties with Roy as his knees are likely going to prevent him from ever being the player he was in Portland, and that is a shame.

The Timberwolves have signed 29-year old small forward Mickael Gelabale and 27-year old PF/C Chris Johnson to second 10-day contracts. Gelabale has played in 5 games (0 starts) for the T-Wolves so far this year and he is averaging 21.8 minutes, 7.8 points, 3.6 rebounds and 0.6 assists per game. Gelabale is shooting a very impressive 55.6% from the free throw line so far this year for the T-Wolves. Johnson has played in 5 games (0 starts) for the T-Wolves so far this year and he is averaging 17.2 minutes, 9.2 points, 3.8 rebounds, 0.4 assists and 1.2 blocked shots per game. Johnson is shooting better from the floor (72%) than he is from the free throw line (71.4%), and that’s pretty darn impressive. It looks like the Timberwolves have found a couple of keepers in Gelabale and Johnson.

The Timberwolves have recently signed 27-year old C/PF Chris Johnson to a 10-day contract. Johnson has already played in 2 games (0 starts) for the Timberwolves and he is averaging 14.0 minutes, 9.5 points, 3.5 rebounds and 1.0 blocked shot per game. He has now played in 43 games (1 start) in his first three years in the NBA and he is averaging 7.9 minutes, 2.5 points, 1.8 rebounds and 0.1 assists per game. The Timberwolves hope that Johnson can keep up the good work as they are a little thin on the front line right now due to injuries.

The Timberwolves have recently signed 29-year old small forward Mickael Gelabale. He has played in 2 games (0 starts) for the T-Wolves so far this year and he is averaging 19.0 minutes, 9.0 points, 3.0 rebounds and 0.5 assists per game. Gelabale has now played in 111 games (14 starts) in his first three years in the NBA and he is averaging 15.7 minutes, 4.6 points, 2.1 rebounds and 0.8 assists per game. Galebale is off to a good start for the T-Wolves and they hope that continues.

The Timberwolves have signed 26-year old SG/SF Lazar Hayward. Hayward played in 26 games (0 starts) for the Thunder last year and he averaged 5.4 minutes, 1.4 points, 0.6 rebounds and 0.2 assists per game. He has now played in 68 games (0 starts) in his first two years in the NBA and he is averaging 8.2 minutes, 2.9 points, 1.3 rebounds and 0.5 assists per game. He is only shooting 35.4% from the floor, 28.4% from three point range and 74.1% from the free throw line so far in his career. Hayward played his rookie season for the T-Wolves in 2010-11, but it didn’t go to well. The T-Wolves hope that Hayward is better for them this time around.

UPDATE: (1/7/2012) - The Timberwolves have waived Lazar Hayward. He played in 2 games (0 starts) for them this year and he averaged 6.0 minutes, 1.0 point, 1.0 rebound and 1.0 assist per game.

UPDATE II: (1/9/2012) - The Timberwolves have re-signed Hayward to a 10-day contract.

The Timberwolves have waived 32-year old SG/SF Josh Howard, as he has tore his ACL and will miss the remainder of the 2012-13 season. Howard played in 11 games (4 starts) for the Timberwolves this year and he averaged 18.8 minutes, 6.7 points, 3.3 rebounds and 0.4 assists per game. He has now played in 507 games (403 starts) in his first 10 years in the NBA and he is averaging 30.3 minutes, 14.3 points, 5.7 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 1.0 steal per game. This is going to hurt the T-Wolves bench a little bit moving forward.

The Timberwolves have released 29-year old guard Will Conroy. Conroy played in 4 games (0 starts) for the T-Wolves this year and he averaged 5.0 minutes, 0.3 points and 0.3 rebounds per game. He shot a pathetic 0 for 9 from the floor for the T-Wolves this year. Conroy has now played in 16 games (0 starts) in his first three years in the NBA and he is averaging 6.8 minutes, 0.4 points, 0.7 rebounds and 1.0 assist per game. This is no loss for the Timberwolves moving forward.

The Timberwolves have signed 32-year old SG/SF Josh Howard to a 1-year deal at the league minimum. Howard played in 43 games (18 starts) for the Jazz last year and he averaged 23.0 minutes, 8.7 points, 3.7 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game. He has now played in 496 games (399 starts) in his first 9 years in the NBA and he is averaging 30.5 minutes, 14.5 points, 5.7 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 1.0 steal per game. This was a good move for the T-Wolves as Howard will likely fill Chase Budinger’s role for the next couple of months.

The T-Wolves have signed 25-year old shooting guard Jermaine Taylor to a non-guaranteed deal. Taylor last played in the NBA back in 2010-11 with the Kings and Rockets. He has played in 65 games (12 starts) in his first two years in the NBA and he is averaging 12.1 minutes, 5.4 points, 1.7 rebounds and 0.7 assists per game. Taylor might be able to help the T-Wolves off the bench in 2012-13 if he has a good training camp.

UPDATE: (10/22/2012) - The T-Wolves have waived Jermaine Taylor.

The Timberwolves have signed 29-year old power forward Louis Amundson to a 1-year deal. Amundson played in 60 games (0 starts) for the Pacers last year and he averaged 12.6 minutes, 3.6 points, 3.7 rebounds and 0.2 assists per game. He has now played in 288 games (7 starts) in his first seven years in the NBA and he is averaging 13.2 minutes, 4.0 points, 3.7 rebounds and 0.3 assists per game. This was a good pickup for the T-Wolves, giving them more size off the bench.