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J.J. Barea | Guard

Team: Minnesota Timberwolves
Age / DOB:  (28) / 6/26/1984
Ht / Wt:  6'0' / 180
College: Northeastern
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J.J. Barea or Luke Ridnour will "likely" be traded by the night of the draft.
The Timberwolves have too many point guards on the roster, and although that was previously a staple of the team under David Kahn, he no longer works for Minnesota. Now under Flip Saunders, the team will look to have a better balance. Ridnour is only signed through the 2013/14 season, so he may be an easier sell to interested teams as an expiring deal. Jun 14 - 7:32 AM
Source: Minneapolis Star-Tribune

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J.J. Barea - G - Timberwolves

J.J. Barea is likely to play for the Puerto Rican national team during the offseason.

Barea is under contract for two more years, and the Puerto Rican team will try to qualify for the World Championship at the end of the summer.
Source: St. Paul Pioneer Press
Apr 30 - 9:51 AM
J.J. Barea - G - Timberwolves

J.J. Barea got hot off the bench with 23 points to go with four boards, three assists and two 3-pointers in 27 minutes against the Jazz on Friday.

He started out with 19 points in the first half and was held in check in the second half. Barea has done this before and he scored 20 points last Saturday, as well. He plays on Saturday and he should have some success against Phoenix's weak defense.
Apr 13 - 12:40 AM
J.J. Barea - G - Timberwolves

J.J. Barea got hot off the bench on Saturday, scoring 20 points on 9-of-13 shooting, with two 3-pointers and six assists, to help the Wolves defeat the visiting Pistons.

This hardly stands out on a night full of odd-ball stats, but in his previous two games Barea had a combined four points on 2-of-9 shooting. There's no reason to expect him to play nearly as well in back-to-back games vs. the Warriors and Clippers early this week, so avoid him unless you're flat out of alternatives.
Apr 6 - 11:00 PM
J.J. Barea - G - Timberwolves

J.J. Barea missed all five of his shot attempts and went scoreless in Friday's loss.

Barea logged 15 minutes and this should be the last straw for anybody holding out hope in most normal formats.
Apr 6 - 12:21 AM
J.J. Barea - G - Timberwolves

J.J. Barea scored six points with two assists in 23 minutes off the bench on Friday.

The best thing he did tonight was try to go between Hasheem Thabeet's legs off the dribble. Up and down lately, the only thing truly saving Barea's value is the Wolves' favorable schedule. Even then, he's producing well below the 12-14 team mark on a per-game basis. Derrick Williams (six points, 2-of-8 FGs, nine boards, no steals or blocks) and Luke Ridnour (11 points, two assists, no threes) are doing slightly better, but they're in the same boat as Barea.
Related: Luke Ridnour, Derrick Williams
Mar 30 - 1:34 AM
J.J. Barea - G - Timberwolves

J.J. Barea came off the Wolves bench on Tuesday and hit 8-of-11 shots and five 3-pointers on his way to 21 points, two rebounds and one assist in just 21 minutes.

The Wolves hit 53 percent of their shots in the rout and nailed a season-high 14 3-pointers on 54 percent shooting tonight, as Barea was hot and aggressive. Alexey Shved played the same number off minutes off the bench, but had just five points, seven dimes and one 3-pointer. Barea's always a bit hit or miss as long as he's coming off the bench, but is worth a look in most leagues with the Wolves playing four times per week the rest of the way. Just know that he may not have another line like this the rest of the season.
Related: Alexey Shved
Mar 26 - 10:49 PM
J.J. Barea - G - Timberwolves

J.J. Barea scored five points on 2-of-7 shooting (including a three) with one rebound and four assists in 23 minutes off the bench on Friday.

The Wolves destroyed the Suns tonight so it's hard to read into anybody's performance, but with Chase Budinger (11 points, 16 minutes) looking fairly good it's possible there are too many cooks in the kitchen. Barea benefits from a solid schedule, but he shouldn't be considered a must-own player by any stretch of the imagination.
Related: Chase Budinger
Mar 23 - 1:18 AM
J.J. Barea - G - Timberwolves

J.J. Barea scored 19 points off the bench on Friday, hitting 8-of-12 shots (including two threes) with two rebounds, three assists and two steals in 27 minutes.

Both Barea and starting SG Luke Ridnour (10 points, six rebounds, three assists, one three, 29 minutes) have been low-end plays in standard formats for the past month, and with the Wolves' favorable schedule they're both worth owning.
Related: Luke Ridnour
Mar 15 - 11:46 PM
J.J. Barea - G - Timberwolves

J.J. Barea and Alexey Shved both cooled off in Wednesday's loss to the Pacers, a day after both played very well in an unlikely win over the Spurs.

JJB had five points, two boards and six dimes on 2-of-9 shooting, while Shved hit 2-of-8 shots for seven points, seven boards and two assists on Wednesday. Luke Ridnour played well offensively, hitting 8-of-15 shots and a 3-pointer for 17 points, but added just three rebounds and no assists. We'd rank these three as JJB, Ridnour and Shved going forward, with Ridnour and Barea being pretty solid options with the Wolves great fantasy schedule the rest of the way. Barea has been playing well and just had a bad night.
Related: Luke Ridnour, Alexey Shved
Mar 13 - 10:50 PM
J.J. Barea - G - Timberwolves

J.J. Barea hit 6-of-14 shots and five 3-pointers for 17 points, five rebounds and five assists in Tuesday's blowout win over the Spurs.

Barea has scored 12 or more points in eight of his last 10 games, and while he'll have to continue to share minutes with Ricky Rubio, Luke Ridnour and Alexey Shved, he's playing consistently well enough to be starting for a lot of fantasy teams right now. Ridnour, who was in a slump coming in, hit two 3-pointers on his way to 14 points, but also had just one rebound and two assists. The Wolves shot it lights-out tonight, hitting 12-of-20 3-pointers and shocking the Spurs with a 107-83 win.
Related: Luke Ridnour
Mar 12 - 11:57 PM
J.J. Barea - G - Timberwolves

The Wolves fell in Denver despite a solid game from J.J. Barea, who scored 15 points with three 3-pointers, four assists and three steals.

Luke Ridnour chipped in seven points in 30 minutes, and Ricky Rubio had 11 points, six assists, but the short-handed Wolves were overwhelmed by the Nuggets fast and deep lineup. Barea has double-digit points in five of the past six games, averaging 1.8 threes during that span.
Related: Luke Ridnour, Ricky Rubio
Mar 9 - 11:50 PM
J.J. Barea - G - Timberwolves

The NBA has downgraded J.J. Barea's Monday foul on Ray Allen to a flagrant-1.

Barea won't be fined or suspended. It's the right move by the NBA as Barea merely body-checked Ray Allen. There was no shot to the head or groin. Ray Allen's angry reaction to the foul was the most surprising outcome of this whole incident.
Mar 5 - 6:35 PM
J.J. Barea - G - Timberwolves

J.J. Barea was ejected in the second half for a flagrant-2 foul on Ray Allen on Monday.

Allen called the foul "bush league" after the game and Barea's wallet is probably going to take a hit from the league office. He also shot just 1-of-11 from the field and needless to say, he's had better nights. Barea, Luke Ridnour (nine points, five assists and three steals in 34 minutes) and Alexey Shved (13 points, two boards, one steal, two blocks and one 3-pointer in 23 minutes) are all sharing time and each will come with some inconsistency.
Related: Luke Ridnour, Alexey Shved
Mar 4 - 11:20 PM
J.J. Barea - G - Timberwolves

J.J. Barea scored a team-high 20 points to go with four boards, five assists and two 3-pointers on 8-of-14 shooting in 25 minutes vs. the Lakers on Thursday.

He's been plagued by foot and back issues for most of the year, but he's shown to be a capable scorer as long as he's healthy. Barea is coming off a 16-point game on Tuesday, so he's worth a look in standard leagues as long as he's healthy like he appears to be right now.
Mar 1 - 1:15 AM

Depth Charts

All Positions
PosRoleName
PG1Ricky Rubio
2J.J. Barea
SG1Luke Ridnour
2Alexey Shved
3Malcolm Lee
SF1Andrei Kirilenko
2Mickael Gelabale
3Chase Budinger
PF1Kevin Love
2Derrick Williams
3Dante Cunningham
C1Nikola Pekovic
2Greg Stiemsma
3Chris Johnson