The Timberwolves are close to landing their first free agent of the 2011-12 seaon. According to multiple reports, free agent point guard J.J. Barea is close to signing a four-year deal worth around $19 million. NBA.com reported that the deal with be finalized Monday. With point guard Ricky Rubio also in the mix, Luke Ridnour, [...]
When the NBA lockout ends, every team is hoping their players come back healthy. Timberwolves’ prized point guard Ricky Rubio is currently rehabbing a sprained left ankle he injured while playing for Spain in the EuroBasket, according to reports from overseas. Rubio also reportedly received an anti-inflammatory for the ankle. The details and extent of the [...]
Timberwolves rookie forward Derrick Williams doesn’t like the idea of potentially sitting out what should be his first year in the NBA. When speaking about his endorsement deal with Under Armour Wednesday, he expressed disappointment about how the lockout was going. “If they told me I was going to miss all 82 games next season [...]
Timberwolves president David Kahn plans to fire head coach Kurt Rambis soon according to a Yahoo! Sports report last week. The search process is now on for the team’s next head coach. According to Mitch Lawerence of the NY Daily News, Kahn made a run at Duke men’s basketball head coach Mike Krzyzewski. The report suggests Kahn [...]
Timberwolves players had a voluntary workout at the team’s practice facility Saturday. Among the players who participated were Kevin Love, Wesley Johnson, Anthony Randolph, Martell Webster, rookies Malcom Lee, Derrick Williams and Ricky Rubio. Love, in particular, walked away extremely happy with what he saw. “I saw it…and I believe it,” Love tweeted after the [...]
The Timberwolves reportedly told teams Wednesday that they intend to select Kentucky center Enes Kanter with the No. 2 pick in the draft, to possibly draw more interest from teams who want to trade up. Enter the Hawks. Atlanta, in the hours leading up to the draft, tried to deal forward Josh Smith to Minnesota for [...]
Publicly, the Timberwolves have said they are content with selecting either Arizona forward Derrick Williams or Duke point guard Kyrie Irving, but several reports in local and national media suggest otherwise. A rival GM even said “Minnesota obviously doesn’t really even want Derrick Williams,” according to Sam Amico of FOX Sports. Instead, Minnesota reportedly wants [...]
Lakers power forward/center Pau Gasol has been linked to trade rumors, particularly, to the Timberwolves where he would re-unite with fellow Spaniard, point guard Ricky Rubio. Is Gasol willing to leave Los Angeles to play with Rubio in Minnesota? Gasol said Monday that he wants to stay with the Lakers for “as many years as I [...]
There were so many Ricky Rubio stories today, that we decided to compile all the notable articles that we could find. Video: Timberwolves.com: Exclusive 1-on-1: Ricky Rubio WCCO: Video: Ricky Rubio Arrives at Airport Yahoo: Video: Ricky Rubio arrives in Minnesota 1500 ESPN Twin Cities via YouTube: Straight from Spain, Ricky Rubio arrives at Minneapolis airport YouTube: Raw Video: Ricky Rubio [...]
Ever since the Timberwolves drafted point guard Ricky Rubio two years ago, the Knicks were rumored to be interested in trading for the Spanish point guard. Minnesota is fully invested in Rubio and he’s certainly not available for trade. How about the other point guard? According to Frank Isola of the NY Daily News, the Timberwolves and [...]
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