Brandon Roy News

It's never too early to discuss free agency. Well, yeah, it is too early, but the Mavs actually don't have anything on the agenda in terms of participation in games that actually count.

Mar 27, 2013; Minneapolis, MN, USA; Minnesota Timberwolves center Nikola Pekovic during warmups prior to playing against the Los Angeles Lakers at Target Center.

For five seasons, Brandon Roy dazzled and awed Portland Trail Blazers fans with his late-game heroics that turned him into a bona fide NBA superstar.

The Wolves have officially waived Brandon Roy . I don't think any of us will forget all the thrills and chills of the Brandon Roy era.

This isn't exactly breaking news given the recent trajectory of his career, but it's worth noting that Husky legend and former NBA All-Star Brandon Roy has been waived by the Minnesota Timberwolves, bringing his comeback attempt to an unsuccessful close, and likely spelling the end of his career as an NBA player.

Feb. 14, 2012; Portland, OR, USA; Portland Trail Blazers power forward LaMarcus Aldridge is looked at by a team staff member after being injured during the first quarter of the game against the Washington Wizards at the Rose Garden.

Apparently the Mavericks aren't the only ones shopping on the "sub-par, but I hope he can improve" Free Agent market this offseason.

What NBA commissioner David Stern has said from the start is that he did not want a pure bidding war for the Sacramento Kings.

The brief, unsuccessful Brandon Roy era - or experiment - in Minnesota has been wiped clean by incoming President of Basketball Operations Flip Saunders.

The Minnesota Timberwolves have waived guard Brandon Roy, likely bringing an end to an All-Star career that was shortened by knee problems.

Nov 4, 2012; Toronto, ON, Canada; Minnesota Timberwolves guard Brandon Roy dribbles against the Toronto Raptors at the Air Canada Centre.

The Minnesota Timberwolves are apparently ready to give up on Brandon Roy . Per Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports, the team is set to release the oft-injured 28-year-old veteran.

Brandon Roy's release from the Minnesota Timberwolves likely would signal the end of a once-promising NBA career.

The Timberwolves waived guard Brandon Roy on Friday, after taking a chance on the veteran guard and his wobbly knees back on July 31, 2012.

Nov 2, 2012; Minneapolis, MN, USA; Minnesota Timberwolves owner Glen Taylor looks on during the fourth quarter against the Sacramento Kings at the Target Center.

Saunders fired international scouting coordinator Pete Philo, regional scout Curtis Crawford and Will Conroy on Tuesday.

January 6, 2012; Washington, DC, USA; Washington Wizards head coach Flip Saunders gestures from the sidelines against the New York Knicks in the second half at Verizon Center.

Ok. I don't know what Nate was planning for most of the remaining season-ending recaps, but there is one left on the list that is pretty obvious and certainly worth looking at: why the Timberwolves couldn't get a functioning shooting guard this season.

Saunders, who also took a minority ownership stake in the team, is replacing David Kahn after the club chose not to exercise the option on his contract.

The Minnesota Timberwolves announced Thursday that the team will not exercise the option on president of basketball operations David Kahn's contract for the 2013-14 season, putting an end to the executive's mostly unsuccessful four-year tenure as the franchise's primary decision-maker on personnel matters.