twolvesblog.com - 7/14/2009
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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 7/22 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 ...
Holding All The Cards
gofor2.net 6/30/2009 — The Associated Press and SI.com have reported that the Minnesota Timberwolves are content to let Ricky Rubio’s contract situation play itself out . The Timberwolves can do this because they are holding literally all of the cards here, and Rubio is the one who has everything to lose.
The ...
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 ...
Wolves Updates 6/29 Part 3
twolvesblog.com 6/29/2009 — From Don Seeholzer/Pioneer Press:
Taylor said he hasn't been involved in any conversations with Rubio, who was chosen by the Wolves with the No. 5 selection in last week's NBA draft and reportedly was set to fly to Minneapolis on Saturday with his father to meet with team president of ...
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 ...
Skip the Exit to Planet Hyperbole
twolvesblog.com 7/6/2009 — Transformational was the word a strange guy who keeps making my day used to describe Ricky Rubio on draft night. Yes, David Kahn, you are always selling me something, but, so far, I’m buying it. I have no idea how you landed 18 year old Spanish phenom Ricky Rubio for Mike Miller and the ...
Wolves Updates 6/26 Part 2
twolvesblog.com 6/26/2009 —
From the Timberwolves site: Wolves Select Ricky Rubio at No. 5
From the Timberwolves site: Wolves Select Jonny Flynn at No. 6
From the Timberwolves site: Wolves Select Wayne Ellington at No. 28
From Chris Sheridan/ESPN:
A rival agent of Fegan's predicted that Minnesota ...
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 ...
What the Timberwolves Won't Do: Nothing
myespn.go.com 6/25/2009 — There has been talk about Minnesota trading up for the second pick to get Ricky Rubio, which of course may or may not happen. Minnesota certainly has plenty of trade assets, with the fifth, sixth, 18th and 28th picks in the first round, to go with ...
Taking A Short Break —
Wizards Insider 7/14/2009
I'm going to take some time off starting on Wednesday, but Dan Steinberg will be covering the team in Las Vegas starting today. Steinberg really wanted to go to Vegas and I didn't want to stand in his way. You can follow summer league action on the ...
Five Ways to Improve the NBA —
Bleacher Report - NBA 7/15/2009
It's clear that the NBA has teams that appear in the lottery virtually every year. For those teams fans it's very frustrating. You have to sit through a whole year with players that don't even try. Now I have come up with five ways that we won't have ...
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