July 2009

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David Kahn

In episode 27 “Timberwolves Explosion” I made the statement that Timberwolves President of Basketball David Kahn would make quite a stock trader.  The reason for the above opinion is that in stock trading, you never chase a stock, you let it fall to you. Kahn didn’t chase Rubio with his new found 5th overall pick to try to land the #2. No folks, Kahn let the Spanish Phenom  fall to him, like a true stock trader, with that 5th pick.

Now with the stock trader opinion out of the way, a new name for Kahn has emerged from the great Paladino: “The Thriller”. No, I’m not saying the Wolves President can dance, sing, or even is strange, (though some might say otherwise). The reason for this nickname is, Kahn does the most unexpected yet “Thrilling” moves right behind your back and has been known to work late. Kahn when we least expected it, pulled off another trade Monday afternoon, when we all figured he was just heading out to Spain to chat with Rubio’s Spanish team in hopes of sweetening the buyout deal holding the guard in Spain for now. Kahn became the Thriller Monday afternoon, no one saw this coming, as the bloodbath of the roster continues, with three Wolves: Sebastian Telfair, Craig Smith, and Mark Madsen heading to the Los Angeles Clippers for… Quentin Richardson?? “Q” was traded less then a week ago from the Memphis Grizzles to the Clippers for cap space.

Now, apparently the Wolves will have even more cap space next summer in the famous 2010 free agency bonanza, 24 million in fact. With the 24 million cap space now intact, the Thriller Kahn has also found a temporary fix at the thin shooting guard position, for this year.. well maybe. With “Thriller” Kahn in charge anything can happen, as the unbelievably famous song says, creeping through the night, no one (on the current roster) is safe from the “Thriller”

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It was only a few years ago that the Timberwolves aired these wonderful Sweet Water Jones commercials. Let’s take a look back at how to “Look Like A Team” according to the Minnesota Timberwolves. Watching this video makes me wonder…who is next to head out of this group, Al Jefferson or Corey Brewer? I’ll post the rest of these wonderful bits through out the week.

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Quentin Richardson

Quentin Richardson will now be posing in a T'Wolves uniform...well maybe.

David Kahn made another trade Monday afternoon when he sent PG Sebastian Telfair and Forwards Craig Smith and Mark Madsen packing to the Los Angeles Clippers in exchange for veteran SG Quentin Richardson. With this trade, Kahn once again has made a strong point that he is doing everything he can to reshape the Timberwolves roster. It is unknown if the Wolves will keep Richardson, who has ironically already been traded three times this offseason, but right now his services would be a nice addition to a very young team. The Wolves are in serious need of a perimeter player with some veteran experience and Richardson could help fill that void for the time being.

Departing from the Wolves will be three players that were well liked in Minnesota, but because of logjams at certain positions were no longer needed on the roster. Telfair in particular, looked to be gone the moment after the 2009 NBA Draft after the Wolves selected two point guards with their top picks. One of those top picks, Jonny Flynn looked superb this past week in the Las Vegas Summer League and that probably made this trade a lot easier to make. David Kahn in a press conference noted that the Clippers wanted Telfair (……??? Remember folks is the Clippers) and that he felt the timing was right to send Telfair packing. Telfair’s time in Minnesota comes with mixed reviews, but it’s safe to say that his departure was necessary with Flynn and Rubio on board. Telfair at best is a back-up point guard in this league and he will now play that role with the Clippers where he will back-up Baron Davis.

It’s tough see a hard-nosed guy like Craig Smith go especially when we drafted him in the 2nd Round and turned him into a solid NBA back-up. Smith is great guy and teammate, but unfortunately he also plays the same position as our two best players, Al Jefferson and Kevin Love. Like Telfair, you could see his departure coming a mile away. The good news for Craig is that he will now play closer to home as he is a Cali boy.

Finally but not least, Mark Madsen will no longer grace us with his presence in his practice gear on the Timberwolves bench. Mad Dog is a great community guy, but his contract was so hard to look at,  I can’t help but be happy that he is no longer a T’Wolf.

Trade Grades

Timberwolves B | The T’Wolves got rid of three very average players who were no longer in the team’s future plans and in return got a solid NBA starter in Quentin Richardson who’s contract will expire after this season allowing the Wolves to free up more cap room.

Clippers A- | I like this trade a lot for the Clippers simply because they got three players in exchange for one. The Clippers won’t take a big hit salary wise and all three of these players should provide nice depth for this up and coming team in the West.

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