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Wolves add some help at center with Raduljica

The continued absence of starting center Nikola Pekovic has prompted the Wolves to add 7-footer Miroslav Raduljica. Minnesota signed the Serbian to a 10-day contract.

January 9, 2015 at 1:09PM
Serbia's Miroslav Raduljica celebrates after his team victory in the the basketball World Cup quarter finals match between Serbia and Brazil in Madrid, Spain, Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2014. The 2014 Basketball World Cup competition will take place in various cities in Spain from Aug. 30 through to Sept. 14. (AP Photo/Daniel Ochoa de Olza)
Serbia's Miroslav Raduljica celebrates after his team victory in the the basketball World Cup quarter finals match between Serbia and Brazil in Madrid, Spain, Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2014. The 2014 Basketball World Cup competition will take place in various cities in Spain from Aug. 30 through to Sept. 14. (AP Photo/Daniel Ochoa de Olza) (Brian Stensaas — AP/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

The Wolves added some size Thursday by signing 7-foot center Miroslav Raduljica to a 10-day contract. Raduljica is a native of Serbia who spent the 2013-14 season with the Milwaukee Bucks, averaging 3.8 points and 2.3 rebounds. He was traded to the Clippers last August, waived and had been playing with Shandong of the Chinese Basketball Association, where he averaged 18.3 points and 9.1 rebounds in 14 games this season.
Raduljica will provide depth at center, where Gorjui Dieng has been logging heavy minutes since ankle problems sidelined Nikola Pekovic. The roster spot opened up when the Wolves waived forward Jeff Adrien on Wednesday.

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