sports.yahoo.com - 6/24/2009
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Through the years, I've taken in a bit of stick for
seemingly finding no joy, light, or point to whatever transactions passed
through the wire. Repeatedly calling deals that others saw as either "win-win"
or "win-lose" as "lose-lose, suckers!" over and over again
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probasketballnews.com - 6/24/2009
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probasketballnews.com —
June 24 2009 Random stuff: Musselman says Wizards
a true threat again By Sam Amico Pro Basketball...
News A few random notes from around the NBA in perhaps its busiest week: * How good is Washington after Tuesday's trade in which the Wizards acquired ...
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PBN | Lovin' the new Wiz kids
bleacherreport.com - 6/24/2009
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bleacherreport.com —
Recent Reports have talked about the Wolves reaching
an agreement to trade for the fifth pick. This...
could be another possible scenario. As Draft Day is right around the block most of us can expect trade rumors to be flying out here ...
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Timberwolves Going To Get Fifth Pick, Are Now Eying ...
washingtontimes.com - 6/24/2009
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No Your Links: Mike Miller and Randy Foye Are Headed to Washington
Bullets Forever —
... few seasons, Foye and Miller can step in to provide relief/insurance, if necessary. I would feel better about the deal if the Wizards had secured one of the Timberwolves' late first round picks, particulary No. 18. But I heard from a source that Minnesota wasn't going to give up that selection in this deal. The trade was agreed upon about two hours after Grunfeld held his pre-draft press conference on Tuesday. I'm sure you don't care what he had to say now, right?
Washington and Minnesota pull off a nice one - Ball Don't Lie ...
Wolves Updates 6/24 Part 2
TWolves Blog - Minnesota Timberwolves News and Articles —
... From Kelly Dwyer/Ball Don't Lie:
Either way, these are two players that nobody in Minnesota will miss, and for good reason. Giving up on them ... worth it for the fifth pick and a good ...
Wizards Trade React Quotes Part II
Truth About It - Washington Wizards Blog —
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Looking Forward: Minnesota Timberwolves
Vittorio De Zen's Fast Break —
... Does this mean Kahn’s screwed up with his overhaul, then? I say no. He’s used existing assets to improve the team in both the short-term and the long-term. The first and biggest deal he made was obviously the Foye and Mike Miller for the 5th pick swap. Miller dogged it in 2008-2009 and Foye, though capable of scoring, wasn’t in Kahn’s long-term plans for good reason. With no desire to extend Foye’s contract, and the stated goal of rebuilding to become a contender a few years down the road, trading these two for a high draft pick was a smart move. Heading into the draft, they had ...
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Snap Reaction to the Mike Miller/Randy Foye Trade
truthaboutit.net 6/24/2009 — With Washington sending Darius Songaila, Etan Thomas, Oleksiy Pecherov and the 5th overall pick to Minnesota in exchange for Mike Miller and Randy Foye being reported by Chad Ford of ESPN , and both Wizards beat reporters, Mike Jones of the ...
Wizards may skip draft after trading No. 5 pick
usatoday.com 6/25/2009 — Instead of grooming yet another young player from scratch, they traded the No. 5 overall pick along with three players to the Minnesota Timberwolves for Randy Foye and Mike Miller. The swap was completed Wednesday, leaving Washington with only a ...
Wolves Updates 6/24 Part 2
twolvesblog.com 6/24/2009 —
From Jerry Zgoda/Star Tribune:
Arizona State sophomore guard James Harden did fly into Minneapolis and will work out privately for the Wolves this afternoon before David Kahn holds a 3:30 news conference to talk about yesterday’s trade. All the other Wolves workouts have included media ...
Wolves Deal Randy Foye for Wizards Draft Pick
thesportsbank.net 6/24/2009 —
By: David Kay
The first major draft-impacting trade was made Tuesday evening with Minnesota adding a second pick in the top six. The Timberwolves , who already own the sixth overall pick, acquired the #5 pick in Thursday’s NBA Draft , Etan Thomas, Darius Songalia, and Oleksiy Pecherov ...
T-Wolves Trade for 5th Pick, Send Guards to Wizards
hoopsvine.com 6/24/2009 —
The Minnesota Timberwolves have acquired the 5th overall pick in the 2009 NBA Draft, sending Randy Foye and Mike Miller to the Washington Wizards .
The Wizards also sent forwards Etan Thomas , Darius Songaila and Oleksiy Pecherov to the T-Wolves to round out the deal.
I totally ...
Wizards trade is official
dcprosportsreport.com 6/24/2009 — Etan Thomas signed a waiver last night promising not to opt out of his contract this summer, which was not a surprise since doing so would cost him well over $8 million. Here is the official press release from the Wiz: Washington Wizards President Ernie Grunfeld announced today that the team ...
Wizards to deal #5 to the Timberwolves
dcprosportsreport.com 6/24/2009 — The Wizards are going to trade the 5th overall pick in the draft, forward/center Oleksiy Pecherov , forward Darius Songaila and center Etan Thomas to the Minnesota Timberwolves for combo guard Randy Foye and Mike Miller , a 6'8" outside shooter who can swing between shooting guard and small ...
Trade Update —
Wizards Insider 6/24/2009
Etan Thomas has signed an agreement that he would not opt out of his contract and become a free agent this summer, clearing one of the last possible hurdles to getting this trade consummated. That's not really a surprise, because you don't walk away ...
