More Rubio talk: Among the items on Rambis’ to-do list, he said, “We clearly have to get the Ricky Rubio situation addressed, one way or the other.”

Rambis said the Wolves want their No. 1 draft choice here this season and that he will do “anything and everything that I can” to make it happen.

Asked how his Spanish is, Rambis said, “I speak probably Spanglish more than anything.”

Rehab front: Jefferson said he is on track in his comeback from knee-ligament surgery and definitely will be ready for training camp.

“I feel like I could play contact right now,” he said. “The only thing, I know I’m not in shape. If I could play a halfcourt game right now, I would kill you.”

NBA TV talks to Kurt Rambis about his new job (Video via MNSportsFans)
From Jerry Zgoda/Star Tribune: What’s up for Kurt Rambis
1 Meet his players, beginning with an introductory dinner Tuesday night following his afternoon news conference. Kevin Love (right), Ryan Gomes, Corey Brewer, Bobby Brown and new Timberwolf Ryan Hollins are among the players in town for a week of workouts previously scheduled by basketball boss David Kahn.

2 Interview the team’s current four assistant coaches and decide who, if any, will become part of his coaching staff. Jerry Sichting, Dean Cooper and J.B. Bickerstaff (right) all have contracts and any or all could be re-assigned to front-office duties. Boston assistant general manager Dave Wohl is considered a lock to become Rambis’ top assistant.
The allegation was made and oft-repeated that David Kahn was a third choice to be the Timberwolves’ new basketball boss, behind San Antonio’s Dennis Lindsey and Portland’s Tom Penn.

Whatever the qualifications of Lindsey and Penn, we know this: They could not have dived into the task of rebuilding the ruins of this franchise with more assuredness and aggressiveness than has Kahn.

He has made several dramatic moves in his 12 weeks in Minnesota, and yet it was a minor move last month that proved he brought to the job not one whisper of sentiment.