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Friday, 10 October 2008 01:06
The Timberwolves announced the signing of free-agent center David Harrison, bringing the team's training camp roster to 19 players.

Harrison averaged 5.0 points and 2.9 rebounds in four seasons with the Indiana Pacers, who elected not to sign him after last season.


The move bolsters depth in the front court for the Timberwolves, who have suffered several injuries to veterans acquired in the offseason. Jason Collins is still recovering from an elbow injury suffered in a freak golf cart accident and Calvin Booth has been bothered by back problems. So the team is looking for some extra balk and height next to Al Jefferson. Harris provides both of those qualities.


New center David Harrison joined the team in Denver on Thursday and walked through some plays because he still has a strained calf suffered in a free-agent workout at Target Center last month and hasn't yet taken his physical. He signed his one-year, nonguaranteed contract after practice.


Update:
I’ll bet the Wolves give Harrison a good long look, which means I’m guessing he sticks with the team into the regular season for sure. Randy Wittman said he envisions Harrison playing well with Al Jefferson if opponents defend Jefferson with their centers, thus putting a smaller player against Harrison, who instantly and easily became the Wolves’ biggest player when he signed, in the post.


"I want to thank the entire Minnesota staff for the opportunity to play for the Timberwolves," Harrison wrote in a text message Thursday. "I will do my best to take advantage of this blessing."

Harrison, an athletic big man, worked out for several NBA teams. Last month, he told the Rocky Mountain News in Denver that if he wasn't offered guaranteed money, he would play overseas.

"If he can get his head together, he's a talented kid," Wolves general manager Jim Stack told the Minneapolis Star Tribune. "We've told him to toe the line. We'll see how it goes."
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