April 2012 Minnesota Timberwolves Wiretap

Timberwolves Considering Adding Big Man Via Free Agency

Aug 27, 2012 10:03 PM

The Timberwolves are openly considering the idea of adding a big man through free agency.

David Kahn has several candidates in mind, but all he can offer is a veteran minimum deal of about $1 million.

Charley Walters/Pioneer Press

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Celtics, Spurs, Lakers, Warriors, Jazz Rated As Having Best Uniforms By Uni Watch

Aug 24, 2012 10:52 AM

Paul Lukas of Uni Watch ranks the uniforms of all 30 NBA teams, with the Celtics coming in first.

"The Rolling Stones, "Goodfellas," a Hershey's with almonds -- the classics are classic for a reason," writes Lukas about the Celtics. "That definitely applies to the Celtics' set. No goofy side panels, no extraneous bells or whistles -- just a perfect, vertically arched wordmark and a simple green-and-white color scheme. They rank atop this list despite sometimes wearing that black-trimmed alternate."

The Spurs, Lakers, Warriors and Jazz comprise the remainder of the top-five.

"The Raiders aren't the only team that knows how to wear silver and black," writes Lukas in regards to the Spurs. "In addition to the killer colors, the Spurs are also among the few NBA teams that have successfully incorporated a graphic image into their chest typography -- a small element that goes a long way."

6. Wizards
7. Thunder
8. Heat
9. Knicks
10. Blazers
11. Pistons
12. Pacers
13. Bulls
14. 76ers
15. Hornets
16. Suns
17. Grizzlies
18. Nuggets
19. Rockets
20. Hawks
21. Raptors
22. Bucks
23. Cavaliers
24. Mavericks
25. Clippers
26. Bobcats
27. Magic 
28. Wolves
29. Nets (based on last year's set)
30. Kings 

Paul Lukas/ESPN

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Panathinaikos Interested In Signing Anthony Tolliver

Aug 20, 2012 10:57 AM

Panathinaikos has expressed interest in signing Anthony Tolliver for the upcoming season, Tolliver’s agent, Larry Fox, confirmed Sunday.

"Panathinaikos has definitely expressed strong interest and their coaching staff loves Anthony (Tolliver)," Fox said. "While Anthony is flattered by their interest and the potential economics behind it, we are currently in discussions with several NBA teams. While we won't rule out Greece, the interest level from the NBA remains strong and we are continuing to pursue those options."

Tolliver, a 6-foot-8, 240 pound forward, is a four-year NBA veteran who averaged 4.1 points on 39 percent shooting last season for the Timberwolves.

Jorge Sierra/HoopsHype

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Rubio On Track For Early Return From Torn ACL

Aug 15, 2012 10:17 PM

Ricky Rubio has been making incremental strides since March surgery to repair a torn ACL in his left knee.

"The doctors said he was progressing faster than normal, and normal was supposed to be in January," Timberwolves owner Glen Taylor said. "Faster than normal would be December. He's going to start running and stuff in a few weeks."

Taylor is optimistic about his team’s chances of making the playoffs next season.

"That's a high challenge, but I'm not going to shy away from it," Taylor said. "We've got a very good coach (Rick Adelman) and some of the players that he wanted, and without injuries, and if Ricky can get back soon, that should be our goal, to be in the playoffs."

Charley Walters/Pioneer Press

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Love First Met Chandler As 'Fat' Sixth Grader

Aug 11, 2012 12:52 PM

The current generation of elite basketball players are introduced to each other at an earlier age due to the rise of AAU, summer basketball and high school All-Star games that feature the best throughout the country.

Even though Kevin Love met several of his USA teammates in high school, he first met Tyson Chandler as a sixth grader.

Chandler was a senior in high school at Dominguez when he played in a tournament in Portland, Oregon. Love was selected as a ball boy for Dominguez.

“I followed Tyson around the whole week,” says Love. “I was this suburban, pudgy white kid thinking one day I could be as good as him.” 

Love rebounded for Chandler and tried to talk to him whenever possible.

When Love was a rookie, he asked Chandler whether he remembered him. Love told the story to Chandler, who then remembered the interaction from nine years prior.

“He was just this little fat kid,” said Chandler. “But he was funny.” 

Chris Palmer/ESPN

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Hummel Receives Blessing From Wolves To Sign With El Obradoiro

Aug 9, 2012 12:14 PM

Robbie Hummel has agreed to terms with El Obradoiro of Spain.

Hummel received the blessing of the Timberwolves, who selected him with the 58th overall pick in the 2012 NBA Draft.

“It is a done deal,” said Hummel. “I am heading over to Spain. I’m excited. The Timberwolves and myself both agreed that it’s probably best for me to go overseas for a year.

“(The Timberwolves) have a lot of forwards on the team, but I still think the Timberwolves are my future.”

Jeff Washburn/Journal and Courier

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Robbie Hummel Close To Deal With Obradoiro

Aug 7, 2012 9:19 PM

Robbie Hummel is close to an agreement with Obradoiro of Spain, according to sources.

Hummel was selected with the 58th overall pick in the 2012 NBA Draft after five years at Purdue.

Jorge Sierra/HoopsHype

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Kahn Supports Creation Of Basketball World Cup

Aug 1, 2012 8:36 PM

David Kahn would support David Stern's idea of turning the FIBA World Championship into a basketball World Cup.

"I'd be supportive of (it) if it meant we had a little bit more control over the situation in terms of preventing injuries and the like," Kahn said. "That would be important to me.

"I also believe our sport continues to be on a healthy incline. If this is a vehicle to further increase the popularity worldwide, then that should be something too that needs to be looked at."

Stern also has proposed a 23-and-younger age limit for Team USA in future Olympics.

"The one thing that seems a little bit of a misnomer to me is under 23, I've seen people say this would be the last Olympics with NBA players," Kahn said. "But if it's under 23, that doesn't mean there won't be NBA players. In fact, with the way that kids now come into our sport at the age of 19 and 20, logically there will be NBA players on those rosters, too."

Joan Niesen/FOXSportsNorth

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Kevin Love Fine After Injuring Right Knee

Aug 1, 2012 12:33 AM

Kevin Love injured his right knee in Team USA's 110-63 win on Tuesday over Tunisia.

Love limped off the floor after banging knees, but was fine after the game.

Sekou Smith/NBA.com

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