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Wolves Updates 6/24 Part 4
Wolves Updates 6/24 Part 4
From Andy Katz/ESPN: Memphis has refused multiple trades offers from Minnesota because the Timberwolves aren't prepared to part with both the No. 5 and 6 picks or toss in Kevin Love in another scenario with just the No. 6 pick, a source with knowledge of the Grizzlies' situation told ...
In which I find my new favorite basketball player
In which I find my new favorite basketball player
tremendousupsidepotential.com — Anytime a player enters the NBA drawing to comparisons to Pistol Pete and looking like he should... be in the Arctic Monkeys , I get excited. So excited, in fact, that I'm easily more pumped to see where Ricky Rubio lands tomorrow than I am to see what ... (more) In which I find my new favorite basketball player
Ricky Rubio Would Play for Free
myespn.go.com — Ricky Rubio's Spanish team, DKV Joventut, has a powerful bargaining chip. The buyout Rubio would need to... join the NBA -- being negotiated down as we speak -- could be worth a similar amount as his rookie NBA contract. In other words, he could make ... (more) Ricky Rubio Would Play for Free
Mock Draft: With Potential Trades Ahead, Griffin is Only Sure Thing
Mock Draft: With Potential Trades Ahead, Griffin is Only Sure Thing
sportingnews.com — A caveat: This mock draft is built around this particular spot in the space-time continuum, and if,... as expected, Memphis winds up trading out of the No. 2 spot, well, then, the whole thing changes. Ricky Rubio would likely go No. 2 in that case, ... (more) Mock Draft: With Potential Trades Ahead, Griffin is Only ...

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