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Al Jefferson had 13 points and a game-high nine rebounds, as the Minnesota Timberwolves downed Oklahoma City, 88-82, in preseason action.

Compared to the blockbuster, eight-player trade that brought rookie forward Kevin Love and guard/forward Mike Miller to Minnesota from Memphis, this was no big deal.

Timberwolves rookie Kevin Love aimed low on his first day at work in the NBA on Tuesday, and he flawlessly achieved his objective.

Continuing our series of articles filling out our database with scouting reports of every single NBA player, we look at the next team in the Northwest division, the Minnesota Timberwolves.

Maybe it's just a photo. Perhaps not. But that's Rashad McCants of the Timberwolves on the right.

This was Las Vegas yesterday morning, where the 76ers were on a bus to an 8:30 shootaround before last night's summer league game against the Los Angeles Lakers.

The federal judge in the court battle between the city of Seattle and owners of the SuperSonics won't say how she would have ruled.

The Timberwolves have shelved one season away in the post-Kevin Garnett era and now hope that first-round draft pick Kevin Love can catapult them from obscurity.

Sixers Sign Up Brand New Star for 5 Years, $82M Newsday, Melville, N.Y. Jul. 10--Elton Brand is well aware of Philadelphia history.

The Sixers created an additional $2.8 million in cap space to sign Elton Brand by trading G/F Rodney Carney , C Calvin Booth and a protected 2009 first-round pick from the December Kyle Korver deal with Utah to ...

Elton Brand has signed with the Philadelphia 76ers, who have worked quickly to become a threat in the Eastern Conference.

The 76ers have agreed to trade forward Rodney Carney and a future No. 1 pick to the Minnesota Timberwolves, two people in the NBA told The Associated Press on Tuesday, in a deal that clears salary cap space for Philadelphia to make a stronger play for free agent Elton Brand.

The people spoke on condition of anonymity because the trade had not yet been completed and the NBA trade moratorium is not lifted until Wednesday.

The 76ers will throw in reserve forward Calvin Booth, and acquired a future second round draft pick and Minnesota's $2.8 million trade exception gained in a 2007 deal with Miami.

The NBA Draft is scheduled to begin at 7 tonight, and the 76ers probably will be working on their evaluations until their turn comes with the No.

ALEXIS AJINCA, if nothing else, is a quick study. After working out for the 76ers yesterday, the 7-1 Frenchman said he had been hearing he could go "maybe top 15 or top 20'' in tomorrow night's NBA draft.

Head coach Maurice Cheeks did a great job in his third year on the bench in the City of Brotherly Love.

Don't expect the 76ers to make the 16th selection in the June 26 draft based on need.

Lou Williams enjoyed a breakout year with the Philadelphia 76ers and as a restricted free agent, he's about to break the bank.

“We meet regularly so we don't miss anything. There's a whole list. You don't know if Plan A is going to work.”

The 76ers, as they drift into their most important off-season in a decade, have accomplished the easy part now. via Philly.com

Philadelphia 76ers' Andre Iguodala, from left, Samuel Dalembert, of Haiti, and Rodney Carney sit on the bench against the Detroit Pistons in the fourth quarter of Game 5 of their NBA playoff basketball series ... via CourierPostOnline

“He has probably been the most consistent player in this series and has hurt us in a variety of ways, and we have to figure a way to slow him”

Even though the best-of-seven playoff series is tied at two games apiece, the perception is that the Detroit Pistons have regained their edge after Sunday's 93-84 win over the 76ers. via Philly.com