The Timberwolves are set to acquire Rodney Carney
and Calvin Booth from the Philadelphia 76ers in a trade that should
include a future first-round draft pick coming to Minnesota, a source
close to the situation said Tuesday.
and Calvin Booth from the Philadelphia 76ers in a trade that should
include a future first-round draft pick coming to Minnesota, a source
close to the situation said Tuesday.
The Wolves would give Philadelphia a future
second-round pick and a $2.8 million trade exception, acquired as a
result of a trade with Miami last season.
second-round pick and a $2.8 million trade exception, acquired as a
result of a trade with Miami last season.
The source could not confirm when the draft picks involved would be used.
Sixers prospect Rodney Carney and aged center Calvin Booth seem
superfluous in a deal that gives the Wolves a first-round pick — top 15
protected in 2009, according to a Wolves source — that Utah sent to
Philly last season in the Kyle Korver trade.
superfluous in a deal that gives the Wolves a first-round pick — top 15
protected in 2009, according to a Wolves source — that Utah sent to
Philly last season in the Kyle Korver trade.
The hunch here is that the Wolves use some of their assets — they also
could own Boston’s, Miami’s and their own first rounders next summer —
and perhaps the expiring contracts of Booth and maybe Carney to swing
another trade that could address, among other things, their need for
point-guard depth. A team such as Memphis, trade partners with the
Wolves just two weeks ago, has too many guards (Kyle Lowry?).
could own Boston’s, Miami’s and their own first rounders next summer —
and perhaps the expiring contracts of Booth and maybe Carney to swing
another trade that could address, among other things, their need for
point-guard depth. A team such as Memphis, trade partners with the
Wolves just two weeks ago, has too many guards (Kyle Lowry?).