NBA: Comebacking Brandon Roy commits to T-Wolves

Out of retirement and into Minnesota. Multiple sources report that the formerly retired Brandon Roy is making a comeback to the NBA, agreeing to a two-year deal worth $10 million with the Minnesota Timberwolves.

Brandon Roy has come to a verbal agreement with Minnesota according to a person in Roy's family

— Jason Quick (@jwquick) July 6, 2012

Jason Quick of the Oregonian was the first to break the story, citing a person in Roy's family who confirmed news of the verbal agreement. The move was later confirmed by Alex Kennedy of HoopsWorld and the NBA's David Aldridge. Roy first mentioned that he was considering a comeback when he took over his friend Will Conroy's Twitter account last June, telling Conroy's followers in a question-and-answer session, "I'm preparing for a return next year [next season]…God willing." The former Portland Trail Blazers star retired prior to the start of the recently-concluded 2011-12 NBA season. After a series of surgeries reportedly left him without any cartilage between the bones of both his knees, Roy released a statement through the Trail Blazers saying, "After consulting with my doctors, I will seek a determination that I've suffered a career ending injury, pursuant to the rules of the collective bargaining agreement." The team later chose to waive Roy using the Amnesty Clause, which was why he became a free agent this off-season and chose his own team. Prior to the draft, NBA.com's Scott Howard-Cooper interviewed Tony Wroten, who was eventually drafted by the Memphis Grizzlies, who was working out on a daily basis with Roy, with Wroten saying that Roy "dominates. I'm a good defender, I feel like, but, man, it's a little hard to stop him. He just gets to his spots. We're going to see. His knee looks great, though." Roy will not be able to sign the deal until the moratorium on new contracts is lifted on July 11 (July 12, PHL time). Should he be healthy, Roy could be a huge addition to the Timberwolves, alongside Kevin Love and Ricky Rubio. He has career averages of 19.0 points on 46 percent shooting, along with 4.3 rebounds, 4.7 assists and 1.0 steals. Ironically, Roy was originally selected by the Timberwolves with the sixth overall pick in the 2006 NBA Draft. The team then swapped him to Minnesota however for Randy Foye.  - AMD, GMA News