MINNEAPOLIS (KMSP) -
The Minnesota Timberwolves did not extended qualifying offers to forwards Michael Beasley and Anthony Randolph at the start of free agency, allowing the two players to become unrestricted free agents on Sunday.
Beasley averaged 16.2 points and 5.1 rebounds per game in two seasons with the Timberwolves. He was a key piece of a trade with Miami that allowed the Heat to shed salary in the pursuit of LeBron James and Chris Bosh.
Selected No. 2 overall in the 2008 NBA Draft, Beasley averaged a career-high 19.2 ppg in 2010-11 -- his first season with the Wolves.
Acquired on Feb. 22, 2011 from the New York Knicks, Randolph averaged 9.2 points and 3.0 rebounds in 57 games with Minnesota.
