McHale bypassed both — traded Roy for Randy Foye, selected Rashad McCants over Granger in 2005 — because, among other reasons, he was concerned about doctors’ reports that “red-flagged” both players’ knees.
The irony here is the Wolves have lost three consecutive draft picks — McCants, Foye and now Corey Brewer — to knee injuries for nearly a season and now have star Al Jefferson gone until at least next fall because of a torn knee ligament.
“So it’s weird,” McHale said. “Who knows?”
“There were a lot of empty seats. It looked real empty.” — Randy Foye about looking around a locker room missing Al Jefferson, Corey Brewer, Craig Smith, Kevin Ollie and Rashad McCants before Tuesday’s game.