MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- The Minnesota Timberwolves have traded forward Lazar Hayward to the Oklahoma City Thunder for two conditional second-round draft picks and guard Robert Vaden.
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December 13, 2011
It was all but a formality, but the Minnesota Timberwolves officially signed the second overall pick in the June NBA draft, forward Derrick Williams, on Monday morning.
Williams averaged 17.8 points and 7.7 rebounds in his college career, shooting 58.6 percent from the field and 51.1 percent from 3-point range in 69 games at the University of Arizona. His 1,227 total points were...
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December 13, 2011
MINNEAPOLIS The Minnesota Timberwolves have many players capable of playing multiple positions, and Wesley Johnson is one of them.Johnson, a second-year player out of Syracuse, was drafted fourth overall by the Wolves in 2010. In his rookie season, he played both small forward and shooting guard and averaged 9.0 points and 3.0 rebounds per game.With plenty of forwards on the roster...
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December 14, 2011
Looks like someone is ready for the season to start. Oklahoma City Thunder Kendrick Perkins made it a goal to lose weight this past off season in an attempt to stay healthy throughout the season. His defensive presence along with the offensive firepower of Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook make the Thunder a viable contender once again in the Western Conference, so OKC fans have...
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December 14, 2011
Two-time NBA scoring champion Kevin Durant has a new part-time tutor and a new defender to go up against every day in practice. Durant spent time after practice Wednesday working with former Minnesota Timberwolves coach Kurt Rambis, who has been visiting Oklahoma City's training camp for most of the past week.
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December 13, 2011
Bill Simmons wrote this as a footnote in his column today where he discusses the possible Clippers/N.O. trade which might have included the Wolves first-round unprotected pick:
Minny's pick might be overrated. The following teams have less talent on their roster: Cleveland, Toronto, Charlotte, Washington, New Orleans. The following teams MIGHT finish worse than them: Utah...
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December 13, 2011
I told you guys once the NBA season kicked back into gear we’d be featuring its cheerleaders. And while all those guys were busy screwing over us fans, at least dancers from NBA teams were up to goodness.
Take the Minnesota Timberwolves girls. While owners were hamming it up in September, these girls were working it in China. Good for you ladies. Glad someone was...
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December 12, 2011
The Minnesota Timberwolves have finalized their contract with No. 2 overall draft pick Derrick Williams and signed him to his rookie deal.
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December 14, 2011
One of the things NBA fans have been on the look out for, which player was going to return from the lockout not just out of shape but seriously “chunky.” The Shawn Kemp of the 2011 lockout. Instead, it looks like exactly the opposite happened with many.
A couple of the league’s notorious “fluffy” guys have returned in a more svelte package.
Oklahoma City Thunder Kendrick...
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December 12, 2011
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Timberwolves have finalized their contract with No. 2 overall draft pick Derrick Williams and signed him to his rookie deal.
Williams participated in the first three days of Timberwolves training camp despite not officially being signed. Read more on NewsOK.com
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December 14, 2011
Usually NBA season previews are best read in October, back when football games hardly mattered, Midnight Madness was a few weeks away, and baseball was winding down. Perhaps with the last of the offseason's iced tea in hand, as you whiled away on a too-warm-for-the-season afternoon.
Well, pour yourself a glass of bull shot and tighten those mittens, because it's mid-December...
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December 14, 2011
Usually NBA season previews are best read in October, back when football games hardly mattered, Midnight Madness was a few weeks away, and baseball was winding down. Perhaps with the last of the offseason's iced tea in hand, as you whiled away on a too-warm-for-the-season afternoon.
Well, pour yourself a glass of bull shot and tighten those mittens, because it's mid-December...
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