Minneapolis-St. Paul – The Minnesota Timberwolves today announced the team has re-signed guard Nickeil Alexander-Walker. Per team policy, terms of the agreement were not released.
The 6-5 guard completed his fourth season in the NBA where he appeared in 59 total games (three starts), including 36 games with the Utah Jazz and 23 with the Wolves. This season, Alexander-Walker averaged 6.2 points on 44.4% shooting, 1.7 rebounds and 1.8 assists.
Acquired by the Wolves during the 2023 Trade Deadline from the Jazz, Alexander-Walker owns career averages of 8.4 points, 2.4 rebounds and 2.1 assists in 217 games (38 starts).
The Toronto native made his Canadian Senior National Team debut in the Olympic qualifiers in 2021 where in three games, he averaged 16.7 points on 45.0% shooting, 4.3 rebounds and 4.0 assists per game. Alexander-Walker was originally drafted out of Virginia Tech by the Brooklyn Nets with the 17th overall pick in the 2019 NBA Draft.