Nate Santos signs a training camp contract with the Timberwolves .
The Minnesota Timberwolves signed winger Nate Santos to an Exhibit 10 contract, a deal that will keep him on the roster through pre-season. He is expected to play for G League affiliate Iowa Wolves, where he averaged 10.3 points and 3.2 rebounds in 41 games last season while awaiting an NBA opportunity.
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The signature
The Minnesota Timberwolves have made the signing of wing Nate Santos official with an Exhibit 10 contract.
The Road: Pre-season and G League
The logic of the move is known in American basketball: Santos participates in pre-season with the main team and after it, the expectation is that he will join Minnesota's Iowa Wolves affiliate in G League for the development league season.
Exhibit 10 functions as a gateway; if the player excels and is converted to a two-way contract or cast into the main roster, the franchise gains flexibility; otherwise, he continues adding draft picks and showcases in the G League.
What Santos shows on his resume
Santos appeared in 41 games for the Iowa Wolves last season, where he averaged 10.3 points and 3.2 rebounds per game.
Numbers to book rotation, without bursting but which explain why Minnesota has bet on renewing the bond via Exhibit 10: is an athlete that the organization already knows closely and who can be triggered if a vacancy arises due to injury or movement in the roster.
Where does it stop
Now the focus is on Timberwolves pre-season. Set cuts, Santos follows the expected path: play for Iowa Wolves in G League and be on the lookout for any opportunity in NBA. For Minnesota team fans, it's a cast depth move small on paper but of the kind that in long seasons usually gets triggered.
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Source: RealGM Basketball Wiretap
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