Get to know the Timerberwolves 2016 summer league team

The NBA's Summer League in Las Vegas begins Friday and once again the Minnesota Timberwolves are fielding a team.

Last year's team featured Karl-Anthony Towns, who was making his pro debut, and Zach LaVine, the team's No. 1 draft pick in 2014. Obviously this created a lot of excitement (15,000 people watched the team scrimmage for goodness sake).

While the Wolves won't have Towns in Las Vegas this year, Kris Dunn, who just signed his rookie contract, will be making his debut. The No. 5 overall pick in this year's draft will be joined by Wolves veterans Tyus Jones and Adreian Payne, both of whom played in the Summer League last year as well.

Here's a quick breakdown of the players on Minnesota's roster in the NBA Summer League in Las Vegas (in alphabetical order):

KEITH BENSON, C, 6-foor-11, 238 pounds: A second-round pick by Atlanta in 2012, Benson played last season in the D-League for Sioux Falls, averaging 13.8 points and 7.5 rebounds. He played for Miami's Summer League team last season (12. 8 ppg, 6.2 rpb) as well as for the Heat in the preseason. In 2014-15, Benson played basketball in Lithuania and Estonia. Benson has limited NBA experience, appearing in three games for Golden State in the 2011-12 season.

CODY CLARKE, F, 6-7, 235: Clarke went undrafted out of Arkansas in 2014 and played in a second-level league in Israel. The Boston Celtics saw something they liked and assigned him to Maine of the D-League last season, where he averaged 16.3 points and 7.5 rebounds, eventually signing him to two 10-day contracts (he appeared in three games, playing 6 minutes for Boston). Clarke played in Puerto Rico after the season ended, and averaged 19.1 points and 6.3 rebounds in 19 games.

MAJOK DENG, F, 6-10, 185: Deng spent the last two seasons at Louisiana-Monroe. As a senior he averaged 18.4 points and 7.0 rebounds per game. He led all Sun Belt Conference players in points (19.0) and blocks (1.9) in league play. A Sudanese-Australian refugee, Deng signed a three-year contract to play for the Adelaide 36ers in Australia.

KRIS DUNN, G, 6-4, 205: Dunn elected to return to Providence for his junior year and get his degree, then was selected with the No. 5 overall selection in this year's NBA Draft by Minnesota. He the Big East's two-time Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year. This past season he averaged 16.4 points, 6.2 assists and 5.3 rebounds and is the only Providence player to ever to total 1,000 points, 400 rebounds, 500 assists and 200 steals.

JARRID FAMOUS, F/C, 6-11, 239: Famous went undrafted out of South Florida in 2011. Since then, he has played in the D-League as well as internationally in several countries. In 2015-16, Famous played in Venezuela, China and Lebanon. He has played 89 games in the D-League from 2011-14, averaging 12.3 points and 10.0 rebounds. Last season he played for Washington in the Summer League and for Dallas in the preseason.

TYUS JONES, G, 6-2, 195: A first-round pick by Cleveland in 2015, the Wolves acquired the Minnesota native in a draft-day trade. Jones played in 37 games for the Wolves last season, averaging 4.2 points and 2.9 assists. He also played six games for Idaho in the D-League, averaging 24.7 points and 5.0 assists. Jones played in the Summer League in 2015, averaging 7.8 points and 2.0 assists in four games.

KRIS JOSEPH, F, 6-7, 210: A second-round pick of Boston in 2012, Joseph has spent the last three seasons playing in France. He also played for Maine and Springfield in the D-League last season, averaging 18.6 points and 4.6 rebounds. The former Syracuse star played in 10 games in the NBA in 2012-13, six for Boston and four for Brooklyn.

Toure' Murry, G, 6-5, 200: Murry played in 51 games for the Knicks in 2013-14, averaging 7.3 minutes per game, and played in five games combined in 2014-15 with Washington and Utah. Murry played for Texas and Sioux Falls in the D-League last season, averaging 11.5 points, 4.7 assists and 4.3 rebounds.

Adreian Payne, F, 6-10, 237: Payne, a first-round draft pick in 2014 by Atlanta, was acquired by Minnesota in midseason of 2014-15. He played in 52 games last season with the Wolves, averaging 2.5 points and 2.1 rebounds in 9.3 minutes. In last year's Summer League, Payne averaged 14.2 points and 8.4 rebounds.

Kevin Punter, G, 6-2, 190: Punter spent the last two seasons at Tennessee and wasn't selected in this year's NBA Draft. As a senior, Punter averaged 22.2 points per game, which was second-best in the SEC and 12th in the nation. Punter missed the final eight games of his senior year due to a stress fracture in his right foot. Punter was named to All-SEC second team. His 905 points are the most ever by a two-year player at Tennessee.

Xavier Silas, G, 6-5, 198: Silas has played internationally since the 2011-12 season, most recently in Germany and Argentina, but did play in 27 games for Bakersfield in the D-League last season, averaging 18.5 points per game. Silas, the son of former NBA guard James Silas, played in two regular-season games and two playoff games with Philadelphia in the 2011-12 season.

Scott Suggs, G, 6-7, 199: Since being undrafted out of Washington in 2013, Suggs has sandwiched a year in France in 2014-15 with two seasons in the D-League. Last season with the Raptors 905, Suggs averaged 18.0 points per game and was named a D-League All-Star.

Devin Thomas, F, 6-9, 248: As a senior at Wake Forest this past season, Thomas averaged 15.6 points and 10.2 rebounds. Playing four years at Wake Forest, Thomas ranks fourth on the school's all-time rebounds list and fifth in double-doubles. He is just the fourth player to lead Wake Forest in rebounding in four consecutive seasons, joining Tim Duncan, Rod Griffin and Dickie Hemric.

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