Minneapolis/St. Paul- The Minnesota Timberwolves today announced the team has signed forward Omri Casspi. Per team policy, terms of the contract were not released.
Casspi, 28, joins the Wolves after playing in 23 games with Sacramento and New Orleans this season, totaling season average of 6.1 points and 4.0 rebounds while shooting 46.0 percent from the field, including a 39.4 percent mark from the three-point line. Casspi, 6-9, appeared in 22 games with Sacramento after being acquired from New Orleans on February 20, where he played in one game before suffering an injury. He was waived by the Pelicans on February 25.
Casspi has played parts of eight seasons in the NBA with Sacramento, Cleveland, Houston and New Orleans. Originally drafted by the Kings with the 23rd overall pick of the 2009 NBA Draft, he owns career averages of 8.4 points and 4.2 rebounds in 21.6 minutes per game over 486 contests, 138 starts. Casspi is a career 44.2 percent shooter, including a 36.9 mark from the three-point line. His best season came in 2015-16 with Sacramento when he averaged 11.8 points, on 48.1 percent shooting and 40.9 percent shooting from the three-point line, and 5.9 rebounds while making 69 appearances, 21 starts.
Casspi will wear No. 18 with the Wolves. With the signing, Minnesota's roster now stands at 15 players.