Timberwolves forward Al Jefferson isn't letting rumors leading up to the trade deadline bother him.

Jefferson knows speculation will fly in the next three-plus weeks. He says that Minnesota general manager David Kahn has been honest with him, especially in conversations about rumored trade discussions with the Pacers.

"He has been honest with me," Jefferson said of Kahn. "We both know you can be traded. He doesn't come telling me, 'Al, we would never trade you.' Last conversation I had with him, he told me he wasn't talking about trading me to Indiana. But he's not going to make a promise that he'll never trade me because this is how the business is.

"You just have to understand that it's nothing personal. A GM's got to do what's best for his team. Trading me or anybody else on this team doesn't mean he doesn't like us. I've been in this league long enough to realize if no one is talking about you or wants to trade for you, that's when you need to be upset."

Jefferson is averaging 18.2 points and 9.7 rebounds this season.