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The Timberwovles could offer a one-year qualifying offer worth about
$3.3 million to Snyder — the deadline for Minnesota to extend the
offer is June 30. If they do, Snyder becomes a restricted free agent;
if they don’t, he is an unrestricted free agent. Snyder doesn’t have to
accept the qualifying offer, but he could take the one-year deal and
play for a new contract the following season.
$3.3 million to Snyder — the deadline for Minnesota to extend the
offer is June 30. If they do, Snyder becomes a restricted free agent;
if they don’t, he is an unrestricted free agent. Snyder doesn’t have to
accept the qualifying offer, but he could take the one-year deal and
play for a new contract the following season.
No matter how it breaks down, Emens is confident Snyder’s services will
be highly sought-after when the free agency period opens July 1.
be highly sought-after when the free agency period opens July 1.
At number three the Wolves will not get Derrick Rose or Michael Beasley, so what’s the best choice? Should they take a scorer, like O.J. Mayo? A lead guard, like Jerryd Bayless? Or a big man, like Brook Lopez or Kevin Love? Rumor has it they are hot for Love (yikes…hot for Love? Really?). Bayless probably isn’t a good fit with Randy Foye since both play about the same position, unless the Wolves become inclined to move Foye.
From Tom Scocca/Slate:
What the Timberwolves and Grizzlies have in common is that they didn’t
exist before the David Stern era. They were part of an aggressive
expansion that added teams in new territory: Canada, Florida, the far
edges of the Midwest. The trouble is, nobody wants to watch teams from
those places. And half the league isn’t worth watching.
exist before the David Stern era. They were part of an aggressive
expansion that added teams in new territory: Canada, Florida, the far
edges of the Midwest. The trouble is, nobody wants to watch teams from
those places. And half the league isn’t worth watching.
Expansion was a con. Second- and third- and fourth-rate cities were
lured into spending their money and time and attention on NBA teams of
their own. But the teams they got are still second-class citizens (or
worse). Suppose Kobe had been traded to Memphis or that Boston had sent
Paul Pierce to join Garnett in Minnesota. How happy would people have
been about a Grizzlies-Timberwolves playoff series?
lured into spending their money and time and attention on NBA teams of
their own. But the teams they got are still second-class citizens (or
worse). Suppose Kobe had been traded to Memphis or that Boston had sent
Paul Pierce to join Garnett in Minnesota. How happy would people have
been about a Grizzlies-Timberwolves playoff series?
Snyder said the biggest transition from college to the pros has more to do with being ready as a person to take on the challenges that come with being on your own. The structured environment that college provides quickly disappears, and it takes a mature person to be able to cope with the situation. He said he wasn’t fully prepared for that even though he had the benefit of three years in college, as opposed to McGee’s two.
D-League teams are allowed some input into which NBA teams they
will be linked with. As in years past, the Wizards made a pitch for the
Minnesota Timberwolves. When it was clear the league would not be
switching the Timberwolves from Sioux Falls, the Wizards asked to keep
the status quo.
will be linked with. As in years past, the Wizards made a pitch for the
Minnesota Timberwolves. When it was clear the league would not be
switching the Timberwolves from Sioux Falls, the Wizards asked to keep
the status quo.