Corey Brewer has seen his playing time decrease as of late, something Timberwolves coach Kurt Rambis calls "circumstantial."

However, the return of Martell Webster from back surgery and the development of Wesley Johnson will likely keep Brewer's minutes down.

Minnesota chose not to negotiate a contract extension with the guard, who will become a restricted free agent next summer.

"I don't really want a trade," Brewer said. "I want to play more. I love Minnesota, been here four years. I don't really want to go anywhere, whatever they decide to do. If I'm not getting the minutes I'd like to get, I still feel I can help the team whenever I do get out there.

"As long as that's positive, everybody sees it here and other teams see it."

Jonny Flynn hopes to remain in Minnesota, but he's aware of the trade rumors involving his name.

He acknowledged Thursday that he could be traded with veteran Luke Ridnour starting and the Timberwolves hoping to bring Ricky Rubio over from Spain next season.

Flynn pays attention to the rumors, but doesn't let them get him down.

He is nine games into his return from offseason hip surgery and is averaging 5.1 points and 2.9 rebounds in 17.4 minutes.

George Karl admitted to inquiring about the availability of Kevin Love during the previous offseason.

"We liked him last year when he was kind of inconsistent," Karl said. "We made inquiries on Kevin Love this summer. (But) we didn't think this. We didn't think he'd make the huge step that he's made from last year to this year. This is incredible."

Asked how close the Nuggets were to acquiring Love, Karl said: "I know he was on our radar screen. I know there were inquiries. In some of the meetings we talked, his name was out there. It never got close, I know that."

Minnesota is interested in acquiring Anthony Randolph from the Knicks and is attempting to use one of their point guards to make a trade possible.

New York is interested in Luke Ridnour or a first round pick, but they are not in the market for Sebastian Telfair.

The Timberwolves plan to make a push to acquire O.J. Mayo, sources told Ken Berger of CBS Sports.

Minnesota traded Mayo's rights to Memphis on draft night two years ago in the deal that gave them Kevin Love.

Mayo is frustrated coming off the bench in Memphis and "needs a change," according to one person familiar with the situation.

The Wolves are also pushing to acquire Anthony Randolph, who is stuck on New York's bench.

LeBron James said last week that the NBA would be more entertaining with fewer teams, mentioning Kevin Love as one player he'd like to see on a different team.

On Sunday, Love brushed off the comments.

"Those are interesting comments," Love said. "I saw what he said and it is not like that he is the only one that thought of that before or thought of that lately. You hear rumblings of contraction."

Love is averaging 20.8 points and 15.7 rebounds this season.

"That was just something he said," Love said. "I didn't really pay too much attention to it. I just figure that when the time comes with the CBA [collective bargaining agreement], the owners and players and everybody involved will make their decision. I didn't really think much of it."

T-Wolves president David Kahn was in New York for the holidays and met with colleague Donne Walsh.

According to a report in the New York Post, Kahn and Walsh discussed the availability of Sebastian Telfair.

The Knicks have had multiple discussions with the Timberwolves about acquiring Sebastian Telfair, according to an executive involved in the talks.  

Any trade to send Telfair to New York may be on hold to give Minnesota time to gauge the health of Jonnny Flynn who is returning from a hip injury.

Telfair is originally from Brooklyn, New York and the cousin of former Knick Stephon Marbury.

The Knicks have interest in trading for Luke Ridnour to serve as the backup point guard behind Raymond Felton.

Ridnour is in the first year of a four-year contract paying $4 million per season.

Timberwolves coach Kurt Rambis doubts Jonny Flynn will return on Tuesday night against the Warriors, but the young point guard believes otherwise.

"I think I'm ready to get back in it and starting playing this week on this road trip, I think (Tuesday) is a very high possibility," Flynn said. "I feel good enough to do it. Now it's just whether Kurt and them feel the same way. By my standards, I think I'm definitely playing."

Flynn says he's ready even though he didn't get to play back-to-back games in the D League this weekend as the team had hoped.