Report: Timberwolves agree to 1-year minimum contract with Tayshaun Prince
Prince is coming home to Minneapolis.
Tayshaun Prince, that is. And no, he's not actually from Minneapolis.
The Minnesota Timberwolves have agreed to a one-year, veteran's minimum contract with the 35-year-old forward, according to Marc Spears of Yahoo Sports.
Prince represents the Timberwolves' latest attempt to infuse their infant roster with some veteran experience, and a large portion of his role - like those of near-quadragenarians Kevin Garnett and Andre Miller - will be to help mentor young wings like Andrew Wiggins and Shabazz Muhammad.
Prince was a perfectly serviceable reserve last season between the Memphis Grizzlies, Detroit Pistons, and Boston Celtics, averaging 7.5 points and 3.6 rebounds while shooting a career-best 46.3 percent from 3-point range.
Perhaps most importantly, Prince brings a career's worth of defensive acumen - he's a four-time All-Defensive second-teamer - and even if his best days are well behind him, he'll be able to offer some crucial guidance and know-how to a Wolves squad that finished dead last in the NBA in defensive efficiency last season.
He'll also be reuniting with Minnesota coach Flip Saunders, who coached Prince on the Pistons from 2005-2008.
Upon arrival, he's expected to purify himself in the waters of Lake Minnetonka.