Snapshot
- Status: No. 33 pick, acquired from Brooklyn in the June 23 Julius Randle salary dump — not in the Ball trade — and officially signed July 12. Minnesota sent Randle and the No. 28 pick to Brooklyn and took back the 33rd selection plus Mouhamadou Gueye.
- College: 38 Duke starts, 15.0 PTS, 3.2 REB, and 1.3 AST in 28.1 MPG on .433 FG and .361 from three.
- Summer League: scored 22 points on 22 shots in the cited July 15 game, showing volume opportunity and efficiency risk.
- Role: developmental wing behind Edwards, Dosunmu, Shannon, Green, and Clark.
2026-27 projection
| GP | MPG | FG% | FT% | 3PM | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | 8 | .410 | .760 | 0.7 | 3.0 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
Fantasy translation
- Nine-category: undrafted.
- Points: undrafted.
- Dynasty: rookie watchlist; stash only in deep formats with taxi squads.
Floor and ceiling
Floor: G League development and fewer than 15 NBA appearances. Ceiling: a post-deadline 18-minute scoring role with two threes per game if injuries or transactions clear the wing queue.
Risk and transaction monitor
Evans' early profile is scoring-heavy and light on assists, rebounds, and defensive events. A one-dimensional fantasy line needs efficient high-volume threes to matter. DiVincenzo's injury opens some developmental opportunity, but not enough to guarantee a rotation spot.
Sources
- Official Timberwolves signing — 2026-07-12; contract and Duke production.
- Official NBA offseason trade tracker — updated 2026-07-14; Minnesota acquisition.
- SI: Timberwolves trade Julius Randle to Nets for nothing — here's why — 2026-06-23; origin of the No. 33 pick.
- NBA Summer League Minnesota-Indiana — updated 2026-07-15; 22-point game on 22 shots.
- Canis Hoopus Summer League guide — accessed 2026-07-18; developmental context.
Career record
Pre-NBA: Two seasons at Duke (ACC). As a freshman in 2024-25 he came off the bench in 36 games (3 starts), 6.8 points in 13.8 minutes on .432 FG, .416 3PT, .813 FT with 1.1 rebounds. As a sophomore in 2025-26 he started all 38 games: 15.0 points, 3.2 rebounds, 1.3 assists, 0.7 steals and 0.7 blocks in 28.2 minutes on .433 FG, .361 3PT, .860 FT. Third-team All-ACC in 2026; McDonald's All-American in 2024 and two-time North Carolina Mr. Basketball. Career high of 34 against Virginia Tech on January 31, 2026, with eleven 20-point games. Draft: 2026, second round, 33rd overall, Brooklyn; the draft rights went to Minnesota in the June 23 Julius Randle trade, and he signed July 12.
Evans has never appeared in an NBA regular season game. His most recent competitive season is the Duke sophomore year above. His only professional sample so far is Summer League, where the cited July 15 outing was 22 points on 22 shots — the volume-over-efficiency pattern in miniature.
Durability: No professional record. He played 36 and 38 college games and started every game as a sophomore, with no reported significant injury.
Trajectory: The one translatable skill is off-movement shooting: .416 from three as a low-volume freshman, .361 on 7.4 attempts as a high-volume sophomore, plus .860 from the line. Everything else is thin — 1.3 assists and 3.2 rebounds at 28 minutes against college competition is a narrow box score for a 6-foot-6 wing. He sits behind Edwards, Dosunmu, Shannon, Green and Clark, so the base case is a G League development year on a second-round contract. He becomes fantasy-relevant only if two of those wings are traded or injured and Minnesota decides to play a rookie shooter 18-plus minutes, which realistically means a post-deadline audition rather than an opening-night role.
Career sources: Wikipedia · ESPN player page · NBA.com 2026 draft prospect profile · Timberwolves signing release
Open questions
- Can Evans contribute enough steals, rebounds, or assists to diversify the fantasy line?
- Does his three-point efficiency hold against NBA length?
- Will Minnesota prioritize NBA minutes or a full G League development year?