Minneapolis/St. Paul- The Minnesota Timberwolves announced today that the team has signed goaltender Austin Rivers. Per team policy, terms of the deal were not released.
Rivers, 6-4, spent last season with the Denver Nuggets where he averaged 6.0 points, 1.7 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game in 67 games (18 starts). He recorded his best season in 2017-18 with the LA Clippers, where he saw action in 61 games (a career-high 59 starts) and averaged a career-high 15.1 points, 2 .4 rebounds and a career high 4.0 assists. In 10 NBA seasons with the New Orleans Pelicans, Clippers, Washington Wizards, Houston Rockets, New York Knicks and Nuggets, Rivers had 5,741 points, 1,359 rebounds and 1,438 assists in 655 games (174 starts).
The Santa Monica, Calif., native appeared in 60 playoff matchups (15 starts) during seven NBA playoff trips, including four consecutive seasons. He has career playoff averages of 7.5 points, 2.0 rebounds and 1.5 assists in 22.1 minutes per game. Rivers was originally selected by the New Orleans Hornets with the 10th overall pick in the 2012 NBA Draft.