Published 6/26/2009
by Ian Enos
at Bleacher Report - NBA
When the Minnesota Timberwolves took their back-to-back lottery picks last night in the 2009 NBA Draft, I didn't think much about the selection of Jonny Flynn. Admittedly, I was under the influence of mass media, attempting to project where Stephen Curry would go.
And it was through the Curry lens that I was viewing the draft. I didn't think much of Minnesota passing on Curry for any other reason than I expected him to fall into the seven to ten (really, seven to eight) range, which he did.
The Timberwolves seemed to covet Rubio, but it was far from a lock that he would fall that far.
Once he did, however, how could the Wolves not jump at the chance to pair this draft's best passer with its best shooter?
My only thought that cropped up when Flynn was selected was, "hmm, two point guards. Must be a trade brewing." If the Minnesota brass is to be believed, that is not the case.
As time has passed, I've found it more and more difficult to wrap my head around Minnesota's ...
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