The Minnesota Timberwolves may be working on a deal to acquire the rights to Spanish center Marc Gasol.  (link)
 
 
 
While the NBA champion Celtics won’t be represented at the 2008 Beijing
Olympics, they could have a presence in USA Basketball’s future…
 
But USA Basketball also plans to invite Celtics guard Rajon Rondo and
center Kendrick Perkins as well as ex-Celtic Al Jefferson to play on
its select team that will scrimmage and practice against the national
team in Las Vegas from July 21-24. The select team includes young NBA
standouts who could be prospects for Team USA in the future.