Stephen Thompson, a 29-year-old rookie guard, is now on the Minnesota Timberwolves roster, detected via the official roster on Friday, Sep 18. His contract terms are not yet on file, and no report preceded the move.
The move
Stephen Thompson, a 29-year-old guard, joins the Minnesota Timberwolves as a rookie. He arrives from free agency, with no prior NBA roster spot, and the move was detected on the official roster Friday, Sep 18. No report logged the transaction ahead of time, so there was no advance word from the injury report or a named source before he appeared on Minnesota's roster.
The money
Thompson's contract is not on file yet; public salary data can lag a signing by a day, so his cap hit and any deal length are unknown for now. Minnesota's payroll sits at $215.3 million across 15 contracts for 2026-27, over the first apron. The cap is set at $165.0 million, the tax line at $200.4 million, the first apron at $209.0 million and the second apron at $221.7 million.
The fit
Thompson has no NBA line from last season. He joins a Minnesota backcourt led by Anthony Edwards, who logged 35.0 minutes and 28.8 points last season, with Donte DiVincenzo at 30.4 minutes and 12.2 points and Ayo Dosunmu at 28.9 minutes and 14.4 points. Julius Randle, Jaden McDaniels, Rudy Gobert, Naz Reid and Kyle Anderson round out the rotation. The Timberwolves now carry 18 players on the roster, against a standard limit of 15 plus three two-way spots.
What is Stephen Thompson's contract with the Timberwolves?
It is not on file yet. Public salary data can lag a signing by a day.
Was Thompson's move to Minnesota reported in advance?
No report is logged ahead of the transaction.
How many players are on Minnesota's roster now?
18, against a standard limit of 15 plus three two-way spots.