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Northwest Notes: T’Wolves, Jazz, Nuggets

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Recently, club president David Kahn stopped short of calling Nikola Pekovic "untouchable" as he did with Ricky Rubio and Kevin Love, but he did say that he hopes the big man will be part of the club for "years to come".

Poll: Will The Wolves Make A Trade?

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Kahn has already predictably called Ricky Rubio and Love "untouchable," and has expressed interest in keeping Nikola Pekovic around long-term…

Timberwolves Shopping Luke Ridnour

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Ridnour, who is earning $4MM this season, has one additional year left on his contract at $4.32MM, and is one of a number of point guards on the Wolves' roster, along with Ricky Rubio and J.J.

Trade Candidate: Carlos Boozer

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In an injury-plagued season, the Timberwolves are looking toward the future and it seems like they're ready to make a move, so maybe they'd be willing to consider a core of Kevin Love, Ricky Rubio and Boozer, but I doubt it.

Northwest Notes: Jazz, Thunder, Rubio, Williams, Oden

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Kent Youngblood of the Minneapolis Star Tribune praises Derrick Williams' play since Ricky Rubio returned to the Wolves' lineup.

Bulls Frontrunners To Sign Lou Amundson

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According to Amundson, a trade that would have sent him and Luke Ridnour to the Sixers for Spencer Hawes was nixed by Minnesota, out of concern that dealing Ridnour would leave the team thin at point guard while Ricky Rubio worked his way back to 100%.

Free Agent Stock Watch: Nikola Pekovic

2013/03/free-agent-stock-watch-nikola-pekovic.html

Much will hinge on whether the Wolves are confident that a core of Love, Pekovic and Ricky Rubio is capable of taking them where they want to go.

David Kahn To Return As GM

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The Timberwolves have had the misfortune of being bit by the injury bug this season with Ricky Rubio missing the early part of the season and Kevin Love missing much of the second half.

Wolves Rumors: Rubio, Ricky Davis, Hummel

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Let's check out the highlights: GM David Kahn has said in the past that the T-Wolves weren't saving their five-year designated player tag for Ricky Rubio when they decided not to sign Kevin Love for more than four years.

Recent Significant Transactions During Postseason

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May 30th, 2011: Timberwolves sign Ricky Rubio — Rubio and the Wolves ended a nearly two-year wait, finally agreeing on a rookie-scale contract after Minnesota made him the fifth overall pick in 2009.

Timberwolves Part Ways With David Kahn

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Although Kahn made a handful of solid moves running the T-Wolves over the past four seasons, including drafting Ricky Rubio and hiring Rick Adelman, he had his fair share of missteps as well.

David Kahn Talks Wolves, Flynn, Darko, Love

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Very few teams, when you think about it, have the star power contained in Ricky [Rubio] and Kevin.

Northwest Notes: Jazz, Thunder, Rubio, Blazers

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Ric Bucher of 95.7 The Game (Sulia link) hears from sources that Ricky Rubio's family was disappointed with the ouster of former Timberwolves GM David Kahn, since Kahn was the one who rolled the dice on drafting Rubio knowing he couldn't come stateside right away.

Western Links: Mavs, Wolves, Blazers, Suns

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As an Associated Press report (via NBA.com) notes, international scouting coordinator Pete Philo, who helped the team land Ricky Rubio and Alexey Shved, was among the cuts.

Wolves Still Intend To Re-Sign Nikola Pekovic

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Either way, committing $15MM a year to Pekovic would put a serious crimp in the Wolves' flexibility going forward, with…

How Lottery Teams With Best Odds Have Fared

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Or whether former Timberwolves GM David Kahn, who endured heavy criticism after taking Ricky Rubio and Jonny Flynn back-to-back in 2009, would have hesitated to take Kyrie Irving in 2011.

Flip Saunders Talks Kevin Love, Roster, Draft

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Zgoda surmises that besides Ricky Rubio, J.J.

Offseason Outlook: Washington Wizards

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As we saw when the Timberwolves negotiated an extension with Kevin Love, sometimes teams with two young potential stars will decide to save that designated player tag for the younger player (in Minnesota's case, Ricky Rubio).

Draft Rumors: Jazz, McCollum, Bennett

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Paul Pioneer Press ranks the Timberwolves' 24 years of draft picks--including Kevin Garnett, Ricky Rubio and Kevin Love--in the days preceding their 26th pick in this, their 25th draft anniversary.

Offseason Outlook: Minnesota Timberwolves

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Barea ($4,687,000) Luke Ridnour ($4,320,000) Ricky Rubio ($4,002,120) Alexey Shved ($3,150,000) Chris Johnson ($916,099) Malcolm Lee ($884,293) Options Andrei Kirilenko ($10,219,420, Player) Dante Cunningham ($2,180,000), Team) Non-Guaranteed Contracts Greg Stiemsma ($2,690,875)1 Mickael Gelabale ($916,099)2 Free Agents / Cap Holds Nikola Pekovic ($8,816,000)3 No.

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