Greg Keith Monroe Jr. is an American professional basketball player for the Minnesota Timberwolves of the National Basketball Association. In his freshman season at Georgetown University, Monroe was named Big East Rookie of the Year.
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Minnesota Timberwolves / Power forward
Former first-round draft pick Greg Monroe signed a 10-day contract with the Minnesota Timberwolves on Monday and that night made his first appearance in a NBA game since 2019.
In the process, Monroe became the 541st player to log a minute this season. The previous record of 540 was set last season.
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Monroe was trying to learn the names of teammates he’d be passing the ball to in a matter of hours. The other players were doing the same.
“It was weird man,” Jaylen Nowell said. “He came in. We were just kind of giving head nods, things like that. First half, we were just trying to figure out his game. When that happened, we all started feeding off his energy.”
Record:
Monroe’s first NBA game in more than two years ended with him scoring 11 points, getting nine rebounds and dishing six assists in 25 minutes of playing time.
He had six points, five boards and three assists in the fourth quarter when the Wolves took a lead over Boston and held it.
NBA:
Monroe, 31, who has played in 632 career games, averaging 13.2 points and 8.3 rebounds. A 6-11, 265-pound classic back-to-the-basket center, Monroe had years of significant success but appeared to fall victim to a league that fell in love with space, the three-point shot and small lineups.
His last game before Monday was in the playoffs, with Philadelphia, against Toronto in May of 2019. Since then he has played for teams in Germany and Russia. This year he was with the Washington Wizard’s G League team, the Go-Go.
