The 2018 Fictitious Veteran Inductees

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36. Isaiah Rider

A Shooting Guard who would win the Slam Dunk Championship as a member of the Timberwolves, Isaiah Rider was a dunking machine as the 5th overall pick in the draft. Rider would exceed over 20 Points per Game for the 1994/95 Season and a near 19 PPG as a member of the Minnesota Timberwolves.

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39. Corey Brewer

Known as the “Drunken Dribbler” (Seriously, is that not the best nickname ever?), Corey Brewer likely did not live up to the potential that he had as a former 7th pick overall due to a torn ACL. The former NCAA Final Four Outstanding Player of the Year had two stints in Minnesota, most notably with a 13.0 PPG in the 2009/10 Season.

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31. Ryan Gomes

In all three of his seasons with the Minnesota Timberwolves, Ryan Gomes averaged over 10 Points per Game, numbers that are productive for any Forward. Gomes arrived to Minnesota via the blockbuster Kevin Garnett trade and did provide good two-way play for the T-Wolves, though realistically his time with Minnesota was certainly in the team’s down period and may not be remembered much, if at all.

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32. Trenton Hassell

Known for his solid perimeter defense, Trenton Hassell played the meat of his professional career with the Minnesota Timberwolves. While he played the role of “Shooting” Guard, he was mostly valued for his defensive matchups, though realistically he would have probably been better off being used off of the bench.

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29. Dean Garrett

Dean Garrett won the NCAA championship with the Indiana Hoosiers and the year later was drafted late in the Second Round. Garrett never played in the NBA for eight years as he instead played in Europe but it was with the Timberwolves where he would finally play professionally in North America. The big man would have two runs with Minnesota, often in a starting role. While Garrett was not a star, he did actually lead the NBA in lowest Turnover Percentage in his first season, a fact combined with decent blocking numbers that earned him a spot on this list.

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30. Craig Smith

In terms of advanced metrics, Craig Smith is better than you remember. Smith may never have pulled off anything higher than 10.1 Points per Game in his career (which he did in his third and final season in Minnesota), but his PER was higher than many of the scorers who played for the T-Wolves, and he was always a solid defender. Smith was a Second Team All Rookie for the team in 2006/07 season.

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20. Tony Campbell

Without a doubt, the three seasons that Tony Campbell spent with the Minnesota Timberwolves were by far the most productive of his NBA career. Joining the expansion Timberwolves from the loaded Los Angeles Lakers, Campbell became a starter and rattled off two consecutive seasons of 20 Points per Game, more than triple what he had before. Following his run in Minnesota, he would be back on the bench, but he was one of the few highlights that T-Wolves had in the first two seasons, a fact that never be taken away from him.

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28. Doug West

The last of the Original Minnesota Timberwolves, Doug West played over 600 games for the franchise. West was a very popular player among the T-Wolves fans and would have his career year in the 1992-93 campaign where he averaged 19 Points per Game. While West played a lot of games for Minnesota he finished his T-Wolves career (and NBA career in general) with a negative VORP and other advanced metrics, basically indicating that he was slightly an under average NBA player making it very hard to rank him much higher than where he is.

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25. Stephon Marbury

The career of Stephon Marbury (“Starbury”) has been controversial for sure, but it was in Minnesota where he began his NBA career, though we wonder if there are people in the Gopher State who wish he never arrived!

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23. Terry Porter

A two time All-Star with Portland when he arrived in Minnesota in his early 30’s, Terry Porter brought veteran leadership and poise to the T-Wolves when he arrived. While Porter was now coming off of the bench, it was while he was there that Minnesota finally broke through to the playoffs and had a winning season. His locker room presence certainly helped in that regard.

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