Andrew Wiggins was named NBA Rookie of the Year on Thursday and he hopes to remain with the Minnesota Timberwolves for many years to come.

The Wolves have had difficulty building a consistent winner around past superstars such as Kevin Garnett and Kevin Love.

"I hope I'm here forever," said Wiggins.

"I don’t believe there’s any curse or nothing like that. We just needed the right pieces. I feel like now we’ve got them."

Andrew Wiggins has been named NBA Rookie of the Year, beating out Nikola Mirotic and Nerlens Noel.

Elfrid Payton finished fourth and received three first place votes.

Marcus Smart, Jusuf Nurkic and Jordan Clarkson also received votes.

Chase Budinger exercised the $5 million player option on his contract for next season, according to sources.

Budinger filed the necessary paper work on Wednesday.

Budinger averaged nine points and shooting better than 50 percent over the final 2½ months of the season.

Andrew Wiggins will be named the NBA's 14-15 Rookie of the Year.

Wiggins will officially be named on Thursday.

Wiggins was the top overall pick in the 2014 NBA Draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers and was traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves in August.

Wiggins averaged 16.9 points, 4.6 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 1.0 steals in 36.2 minutes per game as a rookie, appearing in all 82 games.

Andrew Wiggins said he definitely will play for the Canadian national team this summer.

Wiggins will get enough rest after his rookie season in the NBA before the national team play begins.

Canada will play in the FIBA Americas tournament in late August and early September in hopes of qualifying for the 2016 Olympics.

Ricky Rubio will undergo surgery on his left ankle.

Rubio missed 43 games after badly spraining his left ankle on Nov. 7 against the Orlando Magic. The source said the surgery is considered to be a "minor cleanup" after the Spaniard had his "good and bad days" after returning to play.

Rubio is unlikely to play for Spain this summer.

The Minnesota Timberwolves signed Rubio to a four-year, $55 million extension this season.

The Minnesota Timberwolves will sign Arinze Onuaku to a hardship-exception contract for the remainder of the season.

The Wolves need another big body to finish the season now that injured Gorgui Dieng stayed home from this West Coast trip and Nikola Pekovic is headed for surgery.

Onuaku averaged 17.5 points and 7.8 rebounds in 41 D League games this season with the Canton Charge.

The Brooklyn Nets have played much better basketball since acquiring Thaddeus Young from the Minnesota Timberwolves at the deadline for Kevin Garnett.

Brook Lopez has particularly benefited from the addition of Young. The presence of Young has allowed Lopez to move around the paint and score on a combination of jumpers and floaters.

“Yeah, he has picked things up pretty easily,” Deron Williams said. “We’re still getting better, but he’s been a great addition to this team. There’s no doubt about that. He’s giving us a different dimension scoring the basketball and just energy-wise. He’s been great for us.”

Stefan Bondy of the New York Daily News reports that Billy King had been working on the Garnett for Young trade all season.

Nikola Pekovic will undergo a debridement and repair of his right Achilles.

The surgery will be performed on Wednesday, April 8 by Dr. Robert Anderson at Ortho Carolina in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Pekovic will be sidelined for the remainder of the season.

Pekovic played in 31 games this season, averaging 12.5 points and 7.5 rebounds per contest. The five-year veteran holds career averages of 12.9 points and 6.9 rebounds per game.