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Wolves Announce 2021 Roster

By Iowa Wolves Staff /January 25, 2021

Des Moines, Iowa – The Iowa Wolves, the NBA G League Affiliate of the Minnesota Timberwolves, announced today the finalized roster for 2021 NBA G League season.

The Wolves roster includes returning players Canyon Barry, Jaylen Johnson, Jordan Murphy and Lindell Wigginton. The team’s affiliate players are Charlie Brown, Jr., Zylan Cheatham, and Ade Murkey. The returning player rights to Tyler Cook and the 17th overall pick in the 2021 NBA G League Draft were acquired by Iowa in a trade with the Oklahoma City Blue on January 8th. In exchange the Blue received Iowa’s 7th overall 2021 Draft Pick and the returning player rights for James Webb III. In addition, 2021 NBA G League draftees Allonzo Trier (4th overall) and Dakarai Tucker (17th overall) join Iowa.

The Iowa Wolves complete 10-man roster is below.

#NAMEPOSHTWTBIRTHDATESchoolStatus
33Canyon BarryG6-620501/07/1994FloridaReturning
44Charlie Brown, Jr.G6-719902/02/1997Saint Joseph’sAffiliate
45Zylan CheathamF6-822011/17/1995Arizona StateAffiliate
7Tyler CookF6-825509/23/1997IowaReturning
36Jaylen JohnsonF6-923008/07/1996LouisvilleReturning
15Ade MurkeyF6-520001/29/1998DenverAffiliate
34Jordan MurphyF6-625002/28/1997MinnesotaReturning
12Allonzo TrierG6-520001/17/1996ArizonaDraft
14Dakarai TuckerG6-519505/13/1994UtahDraft
16Lindell WiggintonG6-118903/28/1998Iowa StateReturning

The Iowa Wolves, along with 16 NBA G League teams and G League Ignite will take to the court in February at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at Walt Disney World Resort near Orlando. The top eight teams will advance to a single-elimination playoff.

The complete 2021 Iowa Wolves game and broadcast schedule will be announced at a later date.