Kevin Garnett returned to the Minnesota Timberwolves nearly eight years after he was traded to the Boston Celtics.

Garnett won a title in 2008 with the Celtics as the Wolves were unable to build an adequate supporting cast around him.

Garnett encouraged LeBron James to leave the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2010 and Garnett was apparently inspired by James' return home this season.

"I figure if LeBron can go home, then s***, why can't I?" said Garnett.

Garnett brings veteran leadership to a talented young core.

"This is probably the most talent on the team since it has been assembled. The talent here is endless."

Shabazz Muhammad will undergo surgery on his middle finger and will miss the rest of the season.

The recovery period for the injury on his shooting hand is expected to be eight weeks.

Muhammad has averaged 13.5 points and 4.1 rebounds per game this season.

Anthony Bennett will be sidelined a minimum of two weeks with a sprained right ankle, the Minnesota Timberwolves announced Saturday.

Bennett will not travel with the team to Houston.

Before Andrew Wiggins' freshman season at Kansas began, Rich Paul was considered the favorite to become his agent.

Paul also represents Canadians cush as Tristan Thompson, Cory Joseph and Myck Kabongo.

Wiggins ultimately chose Bill Duffy with Roc Nation as the runner-up.

ESPN's Brian Windhorst reports Wiggins wouldn't have been traded by the Cleveland Cavaliers if he had signed with Paul's agency.

When the Cavaliers signed James, they believed they were going to keep Wiggins and trading for Kevin Love wouldn't have had to include the first overall pick of the draft. James left Wiggins out of the his return to Cleveland letter and he was soon included in trade talks.

Kevin Garnett has agreed to waive his no-trade clause to return to the Minnesota Timberwolves.

The Brooklyn Nets will acqire Thaddeus Young from the Wolves in exchange for Garnett.

Garnett was traded by the Wolves to the Boston Celtics in 2007.

The Wolves acquired Young as part of the Kevin Love deal last offseason.

Jon Krawczynski of the Associated Press reports the Wolves would like to sign Garnett to a two-year extension.

The Brooklyn Nets are close to trading Brook Lopez to the Oklahoma City Thunder in a package for Reggie Jackson.

The Nets, however, need to believe they will be able to convince Jackson to re-sign in the offseason. Jackson will be a restricted free agent. Jackson turned down a four-year, $48 million extension with the Thunder.

The Thunder have had interest in Lopez dating back to the 2008 NBA Draft.

The Thunder would include Kendrick Perkins and Perry Jones as part of the package.

The deal could also be expanded to send Jarrett Jack to the Washington Wizards and Kevin Garnett to the Minnesota Timberwolves.

The Minnesota Timberwolves are making a late push to trade for Kevin Garnett.

The Wolves and Brooklyn Nets have discussed a trade involving Garnett returning to the franchise he began his career with for Thad Young.

Garnett has a no trade clause and has interest in becoming an owner of the Wolves in the future.

The Wolves acquired Young as part of the Kevin Love trade in the offseason for Miami's first round pick.

Adrian Wojnarowski reports that Garnett has ruled out a buyout with the Nets and will instead consider the Wolves' trade idea.

Update: Approximately 90 minutes before the deadline, Wojnarowski reports there is a growing belief Garnett will waive his no-trade clause.

Lorenzo Brown has agreed to sign with the Minnesota Timberwolves.

The Wolves will have a team option on Brown for the 15-16 season.

Brown had been on two 10-day contracts with the Wolves, averaging 3.2 points and 3.0 assists in 19.7 minutes over five games.

Zach LaVine comfortably won the 2015 Slam Dunk Contest by wowing the Barclays Center crowd and he claims to have left out his best dunks.

"That's the funny thing," LaVine said of his best dunk. "I didn't do that one. I got some tricks in the bag still."

LaVine sounded very open to the idea of returning next season to defend his crown.

The Golden State Warriors, Atlanta Hawks and Portland Trail Blazers enter the All-Star break as the only three teams in the NBA ranked in the top-10 in both offense and defense.

Fourteen other teams are in the top-10 in either offensive or defensive efficiency.

The Chicago Bulls ranked second in defensive efficiency last season and 28th on offense, but they are currently 9th on offense and just 13th on defense.

Teams that contend for a championship in the NBA typically are in the top-10 in both categories, or are particularly dominant on one end of the floor.

The current top-10 in efficiency differential consists of the Warriors, Hawks, Clippers, Mavericks, Blazers, Grizzlies, Raptors, Spurs, Rockets and Cavaliers.

The old/young distinction is based on the average age of players who play 15 or more minutes per game.