The Timberwolves have waived two-way center Jesse Edwards, according to NBA.com’s transactions log.
The expected move was first reported at the start of August, and it became a formality when Edwards signed a one-year contract with Melbourne United of Australia’s National Basketball League last week. It’s now official and Minnesota has a two-way opening available, with Rocco Zikarsky and Enrique Freeman holding the team’s other two-way slots.
The 25-year-old big man, who played collegiately at Syracuse and West Virginia, signed with the Timberwolves in July of 2024 after going undrafted. He saw brief action in two NBA games, but he was a rotation player for the G League Iowa Wolves, averaging 11.9 points, 7.6 rebounds and 1.9 blocks in 25.1 minutes in 34 total contests.
In late June, Edwards accepted a two-way qualifying offer, which came with a partial guarantee of $85,300. That money won’t count against Minnesota’s salary cap.
There has been no official word yet on Tristen Newton, who is reportedly accepting his own two-way qualifying offer to return to the team and fill the final two-way opening. The 24-year-old shooting guard appeared in eight total games last season with Indiana and Minnesota.