While the Timberwolves could use a shooting guard and also reportedly have interest in Pau Gasol, GM David Kahn warns not to expect a major move before next month's trade deadline. Kahn tells Charley Walters of the St. Paul Pioneer Press that he's receiving some calls as teams feel each other out, but he's not expecting any big deals for the T-Wolves.
"The likelihood of us doing something dramatic is minuscule," Kahn said. "That doesn't mean that maybe we [don't] do something minor. But the last thing I want to do is send a message to our players that they should be looking over their shoulders right now."
Kahn's last line suggests that even if he's exploring a significant trade, he wouldn't say so publicly and send the wrong message to his players. The Minnesota GM insists he's happy with the team's play at the two guard, but I wouldn't be surprised to see the club make a deal to bring in a shooter before March 15th.
Hard to believe he can be “happy” with the results from the two guards thus far. Playing Ridnour out of position hasn’t been successful of late, and Wes Johnson is utter trash no matter where he plays. I don’t need to see them bring in Pau Gasol or anything, but I’ll be disappointed if they stand pat.
They might be a first-round exit in the playoffs, but making an appearance there would be a huge way to continue to rebuild this team’s fanbase that’s fallen off the map in the past eight years or so.