twolvesblog.com - 7/11/2009
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From Kent Youngblood/Star Tribune:
Rubio remains unsigned as he ponders his many options. Among them: staying in Europe and continuing to play for his Spanish team, DKV Joventut, or trying to secure a buyout from that team (reported to be as much as $6.6 million) so he could play in the NBA. ...
Wolves Updates 7/10
twolvesblog.com 7/10/2009 —
Chad Ford/ESPN ranks the Wolves at #29 among all teams in terms of offseason moves thus far.
The Timberwolves had one of the weirdest drafts in NBA history, including the selection of point guards with both of their lottery picks. Two weeks later, we keep waiting to hear about a trade ...
Wolves Updates 7/14 Part 3
twolvesblog.com 7/14/2009 — From Ric Bucher/ESPN:
Spanish star Ricky Rubio's move to the NBA has been complicated by his sliding to fifth in the draft, but the only options he's currently considering are playing in Minnesota or returning to DKV Joventut, sources said on Tuesday. Had Rubio been a top three pick, he ...
Wolves Updates 7/15 Part 2
twolvesblog.com 7/16/2009 — From HoopsHype's twitter account:
Rubio now resigned to the fact that Minnesota will be his destination if he's able to get out of his contract - http://tinyurl.com/mk7ese
From Jon Krawczynski/AP Sports:
The Minnesota Timberwolves are the only team in the NBA without a head ...
Wolves Updates 7/18 Part 2
twolvesblog.com 7/18/2009 — From Rick Kamla's twitter account:
David Kahn told me today that Al Jefferson will resume basketball related activities by August 21 and expects him to play opening night.
From Rodger Bohn/SLAM Online:
– The second point guard the Timberwolves drafted (after the de facto Ricky ...
Wolves Updates 7/21 Part 2
twolvesblog.com 7/22/2009 — From Britt Robson/On The Ball:
So, ultimately what we have out of this deal is a cleaner slate for Kahn to use. Like the Foye-Miller deal, we can't judge this trade unless a few more shoes drop. Foye-Miller clearly looks better in light of the Rubio drafting. Kahn is going to need similarly ...
Wolves Updates 7/13 Part 2
twolvesblog.com 7/13/2009 — From Kevin Arnovitz/TrueHoop: Day Three Summer League Roundup
Jonny Flynn communicates to his team on every offensive possession. He choreographs, directs, goads, and encourages. When teammates need to move from the weak to the strong side for an entry pass, Flynn barks out an order -- and ...
Wolves Updates 7/22 Part 2
twolvesblog.com 7/23/2009 — From Marca.com (translation via HoopsHype ):
David Kahn is in Spain "to help", as he said. He is in Spain with agent Dan Fegan, who has deals with Minnesota companies -worth $4 million- in order to convince DKV Joventut to let the kid leave the Spanish club to the NBA.
From Jerry ...
Wolves Updates 7/20 Part 3
twolvesblog.com 7/21/2009 — From the Associated Press:
Kahn has interviewed more than a dozen candidates for the position after deciding not to bring back Kevin McHale. He says he will narrow the field down to three or four finalists before beginning the second round of interviews. Kahn declined to discuss specific ...
Wolves Updates 7/9 Part 2
twolvesblog.com 7/9/2009 — David Kahn was on the Dan Patrick show this morning to talk Ricky Rubio.
Kahn is confident the T'Wolves will sign the 18-year-old guard, but there are still problems. Kahn said that the "threshold issue" was the buyout with Rubio's team in Spain. -- Kahn said he talked to the Knicks, but ...
David Kahn on Ricky Rubio
myespn.go.com 7/7/2009 — The Minnesota Timberwolves' new president of basketball operations, David Kahn, created draft night intrigue when he drafted point guards with both the fifth (Ricky Rubio) and sixth (Jonny Flynn) picks. In the week-and-a-half since, the Timberwolves ...
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