National Basketball Association

After trading him, Wolves re-sign Brian Cardinal

Published Mar. 23, 2010 4:15 p.m. ET

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The Minnesota Timberwolves have brought back veteran forward Brian Cardinal.

Cardinal signed with the Wolves on Tuesday. He was traded to New York last month for center Darko Milicic (MILL'-uh-chich), but the Knicks waived Cardinal after the deal to make him a free agent.

The 6-foot-8 Cardinal played in 27 games for Minnesota before the trade. He averaged only 1.7 points and 9.0 minutes per game, but he has been a popular teammate for the rebuilding Timberwolves. They first acquired Cardinal in a draft-day deal with Memphis in 2008 that sent O.J. Mayo to the Grizzlies and brought Kevin Love to Minnesota.

Cardinal is a 10-year veteran.