twolvesblog.com - 7/3/2009
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From Matt Watson/Fanhouse:
Before fans in Minnesota get too upset, they should consider the source: El Periodico's report neither cites a source nor includes a byline -- this could be nothing more than re-hashed speculation that we've been hearing all week.
From Dime Magazine:
The ...
Wolves Updates 6/29 Part 2
twolvesblog.com 6/29/2009 — From Charlie Walters/Pioneer Press:
Ricky Rubio seems as confused about where he'll be playing next season as the team that drafted him last week, the Minnesota Timberwolves. "I have more uncertainty about my future now than before the draft; every minute I'm in a different place," the ...
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 6/24 Part 3
twolvesblog.com 6/24/2009 — From Don Seeholzer/Pioneer Press: With Foye and Miller gone, the Wolves have a short-term need at shooting guard, and they are working out Arizona State's James Harden this afternoon.
From Mike Baldwin/The Oklahoman:
The latest rumor out of Minnesota, according to a source that ...
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 7/7 Part 2
twolvesblog.com 7/7/2009 — From Steve Aschburner/SI.com:
Portland assistant Monty Williams scored one of the early interviews for Minnesota's head coaching vacancy, meeting in Oregon over the weekend with Timberwolves president David Kahn. Williams, with four seasons on the Blazers bench, at least has prepared for ...
Wolves Updates 7/2 Part 2
twolvesblog.com 7/2/2009 —
Congrats to Howlin T-Wolf, the newest member of the TrueHoop blog network.
From Steve Aschburner/SI.com: Patience may be Timberwolves' best weapon in courting Rubio
Fans around the NBA, rival teams, media voices, even near-disinterested observers have their takes on Rubio and ...
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 6/24 Part 4
twolvesblog.com 6/24/2009 — 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 ...
Wolves Updates 7/8
twolvesblog.com 7/8/2009 —
From Don Seeholzer/Pioneer Press:
Two Spanish newspapers reported Tuesday that lawyers for Rubio offered his Spanish team more than $3 million to let the Wolves' No. 1 draft choice out of the final two years of his contract. El Periodico and El Mundo Deportivo reported that the club, which ...
Wolves Updates 7/5 Part 2
twolvesblog.com 7/5/2009 — From Frank Dell'Apa/Boston Globe:
Guard Ricky Rubio is leaving DKV Joventut in Badalona, Spain, but he might not be coming to the NBA. Real Madrid director general Jorge Valdano is considering making an offer to Joventut, which is experiencing economic problems and needs more than the ...
Ricky Rubio Trade Possibilities —
Bleacher Report - NBA 7/1/2009
Being a big Timberwolves fan, I want to see the point guard phenom in a Timberwolves jersey. Realistically, there is a strong possibility it won’t happen, and he could be dealt to a bigger market team at Ricky Rubio’s ...
Ricky Rubio, Who Do You Think You Are? —
Bleacher Report - NBA 7/5/2009
You remember Yi Jianlian, yeah? He was the seven-footer from Guangdong Province in China who was drafted by the Milwaukee Bucks with the sixth pick in the 2007 NBA Draft. Oh, how nice it was to be drafted so high and be able to play in ...