Wolves waive three players; roster down to 15

Minneapolis/St. Paul – The Minnesota Timberwolves today announced the team has waived guard Lorenzo Brown, center Kleon Penn and guard Nick Wiggins. With the moves, the Wolves training camp roster stands at 15 players.

Brown, originally signed by the Wolves to a 10-day contract on January 28, registered averages of 4.2 points, 1.0 rebounds and 1.6 assists in 13.1 minutes over five preseason contests. The 6’5 guard appeared in 29 games last season for the Wolves averaging 4.2 points, 2.4 rebounds and 3.1 assists in 18.9 minutes per game. Brown was Minnesota’s second round selection (52nd overall) in the 2013 NBA Draft.

Penn, signed on September 18, appeared in three preseason games totaling one rebound in nine minutes.

Wiggins was signed by the Wolves on September 18. He played in four preseason contests registering seven points in 14 minutes.

The Wolves current 2015-16 training camp roster is available below.

2015-16 TRAINING CAMP TIMBERWOLVES ROSTERNOPLAYERPOSHTWTBIRTHDATEPRIOR TO NBA/FROM

YRS88Nemanja BjelicaF6-1023405/09/88Fenerbahce Ulker/SerbiaR5Gorgui DiengC6-1123301/18/90Louisville/Sénégal221Kevin GarnettF6-1125305/19/76Farragut Academy HS/USA201Tyus JonesG6-119005/10/96Duke/USAR8Zach LaVineG6-518303/10/95UCLA/USA123Kevin MartinG6-720402/01/83Western Carolina/USA1124Andre MillerG6-320003/19/76Utah/USA1615Shabazz MuhammadF6-622711/13/92UCLA/USA233Adreian PayneF6-1024002/19/91Michigan State/USA114Nikola PekovicC6-1129501/03/86Panathinaikos/Montenegro512Tayshaun PrinceF6-921502/28/80Kentucky/USA139Ricky RubioG6-419210/21/90FC Barcelona/Spain410Damjan RudežF6-1023006/17/86CAI Zaragoza/Croatia132Karl-Anthony TownsF/C6-1125011/15/95Kentucky/USAR22Andrew WigginsF6-819902/23/95Kansas/Canada1

HEAD COACH:                          Flip Saunders (Minnesota) INTERIM HEAD COACH:           Sam Mitchell (Mercer)

ASSISTANT COACHES:            Sidney Lowe (North Carolina State) Ryan Saunders (Minnesota) David Adelman (Portland State) Bryan Gates (Boise State)

HEAD ATHLETIC TRAINER:     Gregg Farnam (St. Cloud State)