Accepting a two-way contract qualification quotation, will the former NCAA Final Four MOP return to the Timberwolves?

According to the news of Ary, an NBA reporter who has a very high presence in recent times, Aaron Turner, a brokerage agency Verus Sports agent, revealed to him that Tristen Newton, a backcourt star who played for the Minnesota Timberwolves in the second half of last season, has signed a two-way contract qualification offer previously stolen. It seems that he will continue to play for the Timberwolves next season.

Newton was born in April 2001 and is 24 years old, 196cm tall and weighs 86kg. He is a backcourt player from the University of Connecticut who was selected by the Indiana Pacers in the 49th pick in the second round in the NBA draft last year. Although Newton has a low draft pick, he is the MOP winner of the 2024 NCAA National Championship Final Four, and he is also the core figure in the University of Connecticut who can win two consecutive championships. However, Newton's performance with the Pacers was not ideal. He was cut shortly after the start of the season. In January this year, the Timberwolves signed him with a two-way contract, and he also returned to the NBA field.

In the NBA regular season last season, Newton played 8 times for the Pacers and the Timberwolves, with only 2 minutes per game, with averaging 0.4 points, 0.5 rebounds, 0.2 assists and 0.1 steals per game, 0.2 turnovers and 0.5 fouls, with a shooting percentage of 12.5%, a three-point shooting percentage of 0%, and a free throw shooting percentage of 100%. In the NBA Development League last season, Newton played 34 times for the Pacers' subordinate team Indiana Mad Ants and Timberwolves' subordinate team Iowa Wolves, averaging 35.8 minutes per game, with averaging 16.5 points, 6.1 rebounds, 6.6 assists, 1.7 steals and 0.4 blocks, and 3.3 turnovers and 2.2 fouls. His shooting percentage was 40.7%, his three-point shooting percentage was 34.1%, and his free throw shooting percentage was 76.7%.

In the previous NBA Summer League, Newton played 5 times for the Timberwolves, averaging 21 minutes per game, averaging 9.2 points, 2.8 rebounds, 3.8 assists, 0.2 blocks, and 1.6 turnovers and 2.6 fouls. His shooting percentage was 41.9%, his three-point shooting percentage was 47.6%, and his free throw shooting percentage was 90.9%. Newton did not get any chance to play in the NBA regular season last season. He showed comprehensive personal abilities in the NBA Development League, but his scoring ability is actually relatively average, his offensive efficiency is not very ideal, and he is not very stable outside the three-point line. In the previous summer league, Newton's performance was actually ups and downs. He only achieved a big explosion in the last summer league game against the Houston Rockets, and his performance in the previous few games was not ideal. In fact, to a certain extent, Newton chose to accept the qualification quotation, and he had to accept the qualification quotation, otherwise he would probably find it difficult to continue to get a two-way contract. I just don’t know if Newton can hold on to his two-way contract.