NBA rumors: Timberwolves officially sign Greg Monroe

More on Greg Monroe Free Agency Greg Logan: Can confirm #Nets getting second-round puck and Greg Monroe from #Raptors. Monroe will be waived. Year of pick not yet available. With 13 players on guaranteed or partially-guaranteed deals, the Raptors are looking to fill that 14th spot with another big and have shown interest in a number of available players, including former Pistons centre , according to league sources. Monroe, one of the biggest names left on the market, wouldn’t address their most pressing frontcourt need – rim protection – but could give Toronto another experienced and gifted scorer, and some more depth, off the bench. They can use the smaller mid-level exception of up to $5.3 million to sign another player, if they choose, although they’re already projected to pay a sizeable luxury tax bix, and may decide to fill out the roster with more cost efficient options. No, the Cavs are not interested in Monroe. They didn’t want him when Tristan Thompson suffered his calf injury Nov. 1 (the Bucks traded Monroe six days later to Phoenix), and they’re not looking at him now that Kevin Love is out for two months. Keep in mind with any free agent, the Cavs would need to either trade a player for nothing, or waive someone (which would cost millions in luxury taxes and salaries) to sign another player. This rumor is part of a storyline: 117 more rumors