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Chris Hine: Tim Connelly on trading pick 31: “It was really curious how agent driven the 2nd round became. We called players left & right, and there was 20 deals done before the draft started. It was interesting. No. 31 is fun, but it’s probably not as fun as we thought was gonna be.” … [Read more...] about

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Ryan Eichten: Beringer on his message to Wolves fans: “First, I will give everything for you. I will give my energy, my defense. I want to improve to be the best. I want to keep on this way to practice hard every day. I’m very happy to have the chance to play for Minnesota.” … [Read more...] about

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Word is that the Hawks, at roughly $30 million below the luxury-tax line, are expected to register interest in a sign-and-trade deal with Minnesota to try to acquire Nickeil Alexander-Walker.Source: marcstein.substack.com More on this storyline Thus, having to pay Julius Randle and Naz Reid has many teams across the league with the non-taxpayer mid-level … [Read more...] about Hawks interested at a sign-and-trade for Nickeil Alexander-Walker

The Denver Nuggets have named Ben Tenzer as the executive vice president of basketball operations and hired Minnesota Timberwolves executive Jon Wallace as the franchise’s new executive vice president of player personnel. Both will report to Josh Kroenke. … [Read more...] about

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The Timberwolves, by contrast, had all but removed themselves from contention well before the weekend. They were not comfortable making an aggressive trade pursuit knowing that Durant, even though he maintains a close friendship with Wolves star Anthony Edwards, ultimately did not want to land in Minnesota. … [Read more...] about

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