After the Wolves tested the free agent market for alternatives and PG Sebastian Telfair tested it for other suitors, the two parties reunited last week, as the Wolves signed unrestricted free agent Sebastian Telfair to a new contract. Terms were not disclosed, but it is a multi-year deal. At least Telfair didn’t opt for massage therapy schools over the Wolves.
One would hope the Wolves didn’t overpay, as has been their habit over the years, but at least Telfair is a solid backup point guard who can step in as starter when needed. Averaging 9.3 ppg and 5.9 apg, he’s exactly the kind of role-player that made last year’s trade of Kevin Garnett to the Boston Celtics so appealing for the long-term improvement of the Wolves.
Telfair is the second free-agent to re-sign with the Wolves; Craig Smith did so not too long ago. Ryan Gomes, possibly the second-most-important cog in the Garnett trade, behind Al Jefferson, remains unsigned, as does second-round draftee Chris Richard. Both are expected to re-sign with the Wolves.
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