Minnesota's Jawai Re-Assigned To Affiliate Sioux Falls Skyforce
March 31, 2010 - NBA G League (G League) News Release
NEW YORK, March 31, 2010 - Minnesota Timberwolves center/forward Nathan Jawai has been re-assigned to the Sioux Falls Skyforce, Minnesota's NBA D-League affiliate, it was announced today. The assignment is the 34th time this season an NBA player has been assigned to an NBA D-League affiliate and the second time Jawai has been assigned to Sioux Falls this season.
Jawai rejoins the Skyforce following a two-game assignment with the team in March, when he averaged 6.0 points, 3.0 rebounds and 24.5 minutes in two wins over the Dakota Wizards in Sioux Falls.
Appearing in 39 games, two starts, for the Timberwolves this season, Jawai has averaged 3.2 points, 2.7 rebounds and 10.6 minutes. During his rookie campaign, Jawai appeared in six games for the Toronto Raptors and was assigned to the Toronto's 2008-09 NBA D-League affiliate Idaho Stampede.
In 16 career NBA D-League games with the Skyforce and Stampede, Jawai has averaged 10.5 points, 5.9 rebounds and 24.1 minutes.
Originally selected in the second round (41st overall) by the Indiana Pacers in the 2008 NBA Draft, Jawai was acquired by the Raptors from Indiana in July 2008. Jawai was traded from Toronto to the Dallas Mavericks in July 2009 before being acquired by the Timberwolves from Dallas in October 2009.
Prior to entering the NBA Draft, Jawai played one season in the Australian National Basketball League (NBL), where he averaged 17.3 points and 9.4 rebounds for the Cairns Taipans.
Timberwolves fans can stay in step with Jawai, who will join the Skyforce this afternoon and be available when the team travels to Bakersfield, California to take on the Jam on Friday, April 2, by logging onto nba.com/dleague to watch all of the Skyforce's games live, online, for free.
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