{"id":146952,"date":"2025-07-04T15:32:30","date_gmt":"2025-07-04T15:32:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/146952\/"},"modified":"2025-07-04T15:32:30","modified_gmt":"2025-07-04T15:32:30","slug":"retire-already-josh-hart-reacts-as-minnesota-timberwolves-man-agrees-new-one-year-contract","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/146952\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Retire already&#8217;&#8230; Josh Hart reacts as Minnesota Timberwolves man agrees new one-year contract"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Minnesota Timberwolves have agreed to extend the career of one of their veterans.<\/p>\n<p>Back-to-back Western Conference Finalists, the <a href=\"https:\/\/nbaanalysis.net\/tag\/minnesota-timberwolves\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Minnesota Timberwolves<\/a> are trying their best to keep their team together.<\/p>\n<p>This has involved tying <a href=\"https:\/\/nbaanalysis.net\/naz-reids-125m-extension-could-put-minnesota-timberwolves-in-a-65m-dilemma-involving-two-stars\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Naz Reid to an extension<\/a>, and also agreeing a new <a href=\"https:\/\/nbaanalysis.net\/julius-randles-100-million-extension-pushes-timberwolves-close-to-the-edge-anthony-edwards-concerns-raised\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">three-year deal with Julius Randle<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The double-deal places them at risk of losing Nickeil Alexander-Walker. But there is another player they have brought back.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"941\" height=\"627\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-2213958028-941x627.jpg\" alt=\"Joe Ingles in Timberwolves tracksuit with arms outstretched\" \/>Photo by David Berding\/Getty ImagesTimberwolves extend Joe Ingles<\/p>\n<p>The Minnesota Timberwolves have agreed a new one-year extension with veteran Joe Ingles, now 37.<\/p>\n<p>Shams Charania first reported the news and the terms of the agreement.<\/p>\n<p>He wrote: \u201cFree agent forward Joe Ingles intends to sign a one-year, $3.6 million deal to return to the Minnesota Timberwolves.\u201d<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Free agent forward Joe Ingles intends to sign a one-year, $3.6 million deal to return to the Minnesota Timberwolves, sources tell ESPN. Wolves officials negotiated the deal with Mark Bartelstein of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PrioritySports?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@PrioritySports<\/a> to bring Ingles back for his 12th NBA season. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EHUd73sf9u\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/EHUd73sf9u<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ShamsCharania\/status\/1939726138856657083?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">June 30, 2025<\/a>  <\/p>\n<p>View Tweet<\/p>\n<p>This brought a harsh response from <a href=\"https:\/\/nbaanalysis.net\/tag\/new-york-knicks\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">New York Knicks<\/a> star <a href=\"https:\/\/nbaanalysis.net\/tag\/josh-hart\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Josh Hart<\/a>, who put Ingles on blast with a post on X.<\/p>\n<p>Hart wrote: \u201cMan someone tell him to go head and retire already.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hart and Ingles have never played a game on the same team, but they were both involved in the same three-team trade in 2022, that saw them both traded to the <a href=\"https:\/\/nbaanalysis.net\/tag\/portland-trail-blazers\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Portland Trail Blazers<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Ingles was injured at the time which meant the two never lined up on the court together, and Hart left to join the New York Knicks in a trade in 2023.<\/p>\n<p>Hart\u2019s comments were made in jest out of respect for Ingles\u2019 longevity. He is now entering his 12th NBA season.<\/p>\n<p>Joe Ingles\u2019 NBA career path and current role2014-2022: Utah Jazz 2022-2023: Milwaukee Bucks 2023-2024: Orlando Magic2024-present Minnesota Timberwolves <\/p>\n<p>Ingles just fulfills a veteran role in Minnesota, playing only 19 regular season games in 2024-25 at an average of 6.0 minutes per game.<\/p>\n<p>He did not play at all in the playoffs for the Timberwolves this past season, despite their <a href=\"https:\/\/nbaanalysis.net\/okc-thunder-contain-minnesota-timberwolves-to-historically-low-score-in-first-half-of-wcf-game-5\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">run to the conference finals<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>  <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Minnesota Timberwolves have agreed to extend the career of one of their veterans. 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