Tom Thibodeau should be in the Executive of the Year conversation by Brian Sampson

The Minnesota Timberwolves have reportedly signed Amile Jefferson of the Iowa Wolves to their last two-way contract slot.

With Jan. 15 being the last day NBA teams can sign players to two-way contracts, the Minnesota Timberwolves have reportedly agreed to terms with Amile Jefferson from their G-League affiliate Iowa Wolves.

The two-way contracts are new this season and allows a player to spend 45 days on the NBA roster. However, according to some reports that time is pro-rated downward as the season progresses. That means Jefferson could only spend around 25 days with the Timberwolves this season.

That might hardly affect Minnesota, as Tom Thibodeau has yet to use Anthony Brown who’s been on a two-way contract all season. Regardless if he uses it or not, it at least gives Minnesota more flexibility for the rest of the season should an injury occur.

Sources: The Minnesota Timberwolves are signing forward Amile Jefferson from G League affiliate Iowa to a two-way NBA contract. He'll also be a free agent this summer. — Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) January 15, 2018

It would have been nice for the Timberwolves to find a wing for their last two-way contract, as they are very thin at that position. However, rewarding Jefferson for his strong play in Iowa is a nice gesture. Although he has yet to appear in a regular season NBA game, he is lighting it up for Iowa by averaging 18 points and 13 rebounds while shooting 63.2 percent from the field.

Minnesota takes their name off the very short list (three teams) of teams which weren’t using both two-way contracts and now have their eyes on potentially bigger moves as the trade deadline nears. It’s doubtful Minnesota makes a big splash given their lack of resources so this might be their last noticeable acquisition this season.