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Timberwolves re-sign A.J. Lawson to two-way deal

The Wolves are bringing back Lawson after waiving him just before the season began.

By Chris Hine

November 15, 2022 at 2:46AM

Timberwolves guard-forward A.J. Lawson, left, re-signed with the team on a two-way contract Monday night. (Sam Morris, Associated Press/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

The Timberwolves are re-signing guard-forward A.J. Lawson to a two-way contract, a source confirmed Monday night.

The Wolves had originally signed Lawson to a two-way contract over the summer but had waived him before the season in order to sign forward Luka Garza to a two-way deal.

But last month after the Wolves waived Eric Paschall, who was also on a two-way contract, it opened up the other two-way slot on their roster. The Wolves are bringing Lawson back with that opening.

Lawson, a native of Toronto, played in college at South Carolina. After the Wolves waived him, Lawson played in four games with the College Park Skyhawks, Atlanta's G-League affiliate. He averaged 22.3 points per game and was shooting 62% from the field. He also played with the Skyhawks last season and averaged 11.8 points in 33 regular-season games.