Snapshot
- Status: two-way contract; primarily a G League development player.
- Role: emergency power forward/center behind Jaden McDaniels, Trey Lyles, Rudy Gobert, and Joan Beringer.
- Summer League: recorded 14 points and 11 rebounds in the cited July 15 game.
2026-27 projection
| GP | MPG | FG% | FT% | 3PM | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | 8 | .530 | .700 | 0.2 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
Fantasy translation
- Nine-category: undrafted.
- Points: undrafted.
- Dynasty: deep watchlist for rebounding and energy production, not a standard stash.
Floor and ceiling
Floor: spends nearly the entire season in Iowa. Ceiling: 15-18 NBA minutes during a frontcourt injury, producing rebounds and occasional blocks without a reliable offensive role.
Risk monitor
Freeman is blocked by the standard-contract frontcourt and shares a two-way development track with Rocco Zikarsky. Two-way eligibility also prevents assuming a full-season NBA bench role.
Sources
- RealGM 2026-27 Minnesota roster — accessed 2026-07-18; two-way status.
- Official Timberwolves roster — accessed 2026-07-18.
- NBA Summer League Minnesota-Indiana — updated 2026-07-15; 14 points and 11 rebounds.
- Canis Hoopus Summer League guide — accessed 2026-07-18.
Career record
Pre-NBA: Akron walk-on turned five-year starter (2019-24), peaking at 18.6 PTS / 12.9 REB / 1.7 BLK in 32.5 MPG over 35 games (.584 FG / .728 FT) as a fifth-year senior — 2024 MAC Player of the Year, NCAA rebounding leader, AP All-America honorable mention, plus a MAC Defensive Player of the Year (2022), two MAC Tournament MVPs, and four straight All-Defensive selections. Draft: 2024, Round 2, Pick 50, Indiana Pacers.
| Season | Age | Team | GP | MPG | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | 3PM | FG% | FT% | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 24 | IND | 22 | 8.2 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | .432 | .684 | 0.3 |
| 2025-26 | 25 | MIN | 4 | 9.3 | 3.3 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.5 | .500 | .750 | 0.5 |
| Career | 26 | 8.4 | 2.3 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | .444 | .696 | 0.3 |
His real 2025-26 workload was with Iowa: 16.5 PTS, 8.7 REB, 2.4 AST, and 1.1 made threes across 39 G League games — a meaningful shooting development for a player who attempted no NBA threes as a rookie. Minnesota re-upped the two-way on July 2, 2026.
Durability: Nothing negative on record — 34, 33, and 35 games in his last three Akron years; the 26 NBA games across two seasons reflect two-way roster mechanics, not health.
Trajectory: The record shows an elite-motor rebounder who has out-produced his draft slot at every level below the NBA and quietly added a three-ball in Iowa (1.1 makes per game after zero college/rookie volume). In 2026-27 he competes with Rocco Zikarsky for the injury-replacement big-man call-up behind Minnesota's four standard-contract frontcourt players. He becomes fantasy-relevant only via a conversion to a standard deal or a multi-injury frontcourt emergency; if that happens, the rebounds arrive immediately and the new stretch element would decide whether he keeps the minutes.
Career sources: Wikipedia · StatMuse career by season · StatMuse career averages · CBS Sports two-way news, 2026-07-02 · RotoWire
Open questions
- Can Freeman shoot enough to play beside Gobert or Beringer?
- Is he ahead of Zikarsky for an injury-created NBA call-up?
- Does Minnesota use an open standard slot on another forward?