Now the question is, does he stay?
Monday is the day NBA teams can start signing players to 10-day contracts. Saturday is the day non-guaranteed contracts become guaranteed for the rest of the season.
At age 28, Jeff Adrien has been around long enough to know this is the time of the season where guys are on the move, particularly if you're playing for a team such as the Wolves that is looking for more of traditionally sized backup center.
"There's really not much you can about the business side," Adrien said. "You can only do what you can do on the court. You can't really worry about anything else. It got me here five years now so I definitely don't think about it too much."
The Wolves have considered many options for their 15th roster spot that Adrien currently occupies, including signing former Milwaukee 7-foot center Miroslav Raduljica. He was released last month by a Chinese team.
"I'll tell you that when we do it," Saunders said about adding a bigger body than the 6-7 Adrien. "We're just evaluating everything right now. We're back home for a while now, so it's going to be a little bit easier if we decide to do something."
It's not all that Jazz
The two teams played Saturday for the second time in five days, but the Jazz wasn't the same team it was just Tuesday.
Since then, starters Enes Kanter and Rodney Hood as well as former D League guard Patrick Christopher have joined the list of injured players that also includes Alec Burks, who's done for the season following shoulder surgery.