The Minnesota Timberwolves have signed Canadian rookie guard Lindell Wigginton to an Exhibit 10 deal.
According to the NBA salary cap, an Exhibit 10 is a “contract that may be converted to a two-way contract at the teams option. Exbibit 10 deals can only be used for one-year, non-guaranteed contracts and carry a minimum NBA salary – with a potential bonus of $5,000 to $50, 000.”
All to say that Wigginton’s contract is non-guaranteed and he will have to work his tail off at training camp with hopes of potentially translating to a two-way contract.
Wigginton (Dartmouth, NS) went undrafted after spending two years at Iowa State – averaging 15.3 points, 3.9 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game — while holding shooting averages of 41% from the floor and a healthy 39% three-point shooting clip.
The 6’2″, 189-pound Canadian guard signed with the Toronto Raptors for the 2019 Las Vegas NBA Summer League — averaging 7.4 points in 15 minutes in five appearances and had a solid outing against the Philadelphia 76ers and former Cyclones teammate Marial Shayok — with a 26-point, 3 assist effort.
The signing brings the Timberwolves training camp roster to 20 which also features former No. 1 pick Andrew Wiggins.
Wigginton becomes the 23rd Canadian basketball player currently signed to a NBA contract.
2019-20 Canadian NBA Stats Tracker - List
| First | Last | Team | POS | HT | WT | City | Province | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew | Wiggins | GSW | F | 6'8" | 194 | Vaughan | ON | Kansas |
| Brandon | Clarke | MEM | F | 6'8" | 215 | Vancouver | BC | Gonzaga |
| Chris | Boucher | TOR | F | 6'10" | 201 | Montreal | QC | Oregon |
| Cory | Joseph | SAC | PG | 6'4" | 193 | Pickering | ON | Texas |
| Dillon | Brooks | MEM | F | 6'6" | 220 | Mississauga | ON | Oregon |
| Dwight | Powell | DAL | F | 6'11" | 240 | Toronto | ON | Stanford |
| Ignas | Brazdeikis | NYK | F | 6'7" | 215 | Mississauga | ON | Michigan |
| Jamal | Murray | DEN | PG | 6'4" | 207 | Kitchener | ON | Kentucky |
| Karim | Mane | ORL | G | 6'5" | 190 | Montreal | QC | Vanier |
| Kelly | Olynyk | MIA | F | 7'0" | 240 | Kamloops | BC | Gonzaga |
| Khem | Birch | ORL | F | 6'9" | 233 | Montreal | QC | UNLV |
| Kyle | Alexander | MIA | C | 6'11" | 215 | Milton | ON | Tennessee |
| Lindell | Wigginton | MIN | G | 6'2" | 189 | Dartmouth | NS | Iowa State |
| Luguentz | Dort | OKC | G | 6'4" | 215 | Montreal | QC | Arizona State |
| Marial | Shayok | PHI | G | 6'6" | 201 | Ottawa | ON | Iowa State |
| Mfiondu | Kabengele | LAC | F | 6'10" | 250 | Burlington | ON | Florida State |
| Mychal | Mulder | GSW | G | 6'4" | 184 | Windsor | ON | Kentucky |
| Naz | Mitrou-Long | IND | PG | 6'4" | 218 | Mississauga | ON | Iowa State |
| Nickeil | Alexander-Walker | NOP | G | 6'5" | 205 | Toronto | ON | Virginia Tech |
| Oshae | Brissett | TOR | F | 6'8" | 210 | Mississauga | ON | Syracuse |
| RJ | Barrett | NYK | F | 6'7" | 202 | Mississauga | ON | Duke |
| Shai | Gilgeous-Alexander | OKC | PG | 6'6" | 180 | Hamilton | ON | Kentucky |
| Simi | Shittu | CHI | F | 6'10" | 240 | Burlington | ON | Vanderbilt |
| Trey | Lyles | SAS | F | 6'10" | 234 | Saskatoon | SK | Kentucky |
| Tristan | Thompson | CLE | F | 6'10" | 238 | Brampton | ON | Texas |
