The Timberwolves crossed off one of their major questions in free agency on Sunday in agreeing with center Naz Reid on a new three-year contract worth $42 million, a source confirmed.
Reid, who figured to draw strong interest on the free-agent market, is getting his first significant payday after playing for near the minimum in his first four seasons as an undrafted free agent out of Louisiana State.
Other teams might have been able to offer Reid a starting job, but few would have been able to pay the 23-year-old more than their midlevel exception, which is just north of $12 million per season.