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Each summer day, there is time for Sebastian Telfair and his family to relax, to swim, to throttle back from the in-season pace, demands and whereabouts of his job with the Timberwolves.

Following David Kahn's initial draft as the new Wolves general manager, the vast majority of talk among fans has been about Spanish prodigy Rick Rubio, and justifiably so... by Andrew Scherber 49 reads Sports Following David Kahn's initial draft as the new Wolves general manager, the vast majority of talk among fans has been about Spanish prodigy ...

Wednesday, July 01, 2009 Reaching 240 Minutes Every team in the NBA has to fill 240 minutes of playing time.

Houston Rockets center Yao Ming's broken left foot could be a "career-threatening" injury.

Kevin McHale has finally been removed from the Timberwolves franchise, and new GM David Kahn has taken over.

When the Minnesota Timberwolves selected Spanish point guard Ricky Rubio with the No.

Four days after Ricky Rubio was drafted by the Minnesota Timberwolves , it appears that the teenage Spanish sensation has become the most wanted man in the NBA.

As someone who has spent his entire life watching sit-coms, all I could think of last night was the classic sit-com setup where a main character wants desperately to date some hot chick and she constantly disses him, but after he has already asked someone very nice and sweet to go on the date, the hot chick suddenly says "yes." Now a woman would ...

Posted by John Paulsen Probably the most perplexing sequence of events occurred early last night when the Minnesota Timberwolves picked Ricky Rubio and Jonny Flynn - two pure point guards - with back-to-back picks.

EDITOR'S NOTE: Minnesota Timberwolves president of basketball operations David Kahn has written an open letter to Wolves fans, explaining their draft-day decisions of Thursday night.

David Kahn either has ESP or ADD. Someday we will view his selection of point guards on consecutive picks in his first draft as the Wolves' basketball boss as either innovation, genius, or a really bad case of short-term memory loss.

The glory days of the Minnesota T'Wolves have long passed when a certain player named Kevin Garnett was the best player of the season and translating it into a semi-successful postseason run.

Mike Miller, viewed as one of the best perimeter shooters in the game, frustrated Timberwolves fans with his seemingly stubborn refusal to shoot the ball.

The Kevin McHale era in Minnesota is over. New basketball chief David Kahn is now running things and hopes to build on a nucleus that includes one of the top power forwards in the game, Al Jefferson, along with guard Randy Foye and forward Kevin Love.

Published: Monday, June 22, 2009 at 3:32 p.m. Last Modified: Monday, June 22, 2009 at 3:32 p.m. Minnesota Timberwolves teammates Al Jefferson and Corey Brewer welcome the steaming, if belated, return of summer to Minnesota, not because of their shared Southern sensibilities but rather their healing right knees.

Good: Al Jefferson, just 24, has the makings of a franchise player. How many players have averaged double-doubles for three straight years prior to their 25th birthday? Surely it is an elite group.

2. Ricky Rubio , DKV Joventut , PG, 6-3, 180: 18-year-old who plays fast, smart and has great court vision.

The Minnesota Timberwolves have the No. 6 pick, and that gives them a chance to draft a variety of players.

The big names were already lined up Friday to audition for the role of Minnesota point guard, even before the Timberwolves got a welcome surprise.

Analysis: Love finished with a rookie-best 29 double-doubles, including four in his last five games.