From Jerry Zgoda/Star Tribune: So what to do with that sixth pick…
From Jon Marthaler/TNABACG: Minnesota Timberwolves: The bad luck continues
Steve Aschburner/SI.com on last night’s lottery:
The biggest losers, once again, are the Timberwolves. This franchise is 0-for-12 in the lottery, in terms of improving its draft position going in. It has been bumped down, on the other hand, six times, including from a natural fifth (24-58) to sixth Tuesday night and, of course, the all-timer in 1992 when Minnesota had the league’s worst record, “deserved” top pick Shaquille O’Neal, but wound up with No. 3 Christian Laettner. But wait, there’s more: The team that it beat in a tiebreaker this year was Memphis — which used the balls assigned to it, post-tiebreaker, to land the No. 2 pick. In 2007, Minnesota won a similar tiebreaker with Portland and saw the Blazers use those assigned balls to score the No. 1 pick overall.
It has become customary for team representatives to bring a lucky charm of some sort to annual unveiling of the selection order for the NBA Draft, and Wolves representative Kevin Love brought the clippers with him this year in hopes of helping Minnesota leapfrog other lottery teams for the first time in the franchise’s 21-year history.  But instead of vaulting the Wolves into the top spot, the clippers seemed to help– who else?– the Clippers.
A few of today’s mock drafts:
Chad Ford/ESPN has the team selecting DeMar DeRozan:
Analysis: The Wolves thought they had filled their need for a small forward when they drafted Corey Brewer, but he has been injured and has been a disappointment even when healthy. DeRozan has as much upside as anyone else in the draft — he’s an athletic marvel who can play the 2 and the 3, and he’s more potent on the offensive end than Brewer.
#6- Minnesota Timberwolves
Will Consider: James Harden, Stephen Curry, Tyreke Evans

The Timberwolves need a point guard in the worst way, and James Harden may actually be the best passer of the group of players still left on the board. Better yet, he compliments Randy Foye extremely well in the backcourt, allowing him to defend point guards and act as a shooting guard offensively, making this a real win-win situation for Minnesota if he indeed slips this far.

From Ian Thomsen/SI.com has Hasheem Thabeet going to the team at #6:
They need length up front and Thabeet is a shot-blocking center who will enable Al Jefferson to switch to power forward while giving them a terrific three-man rotation up front with Kevin Love. (Incidentally, they need Kevin McHale back as coach to teach Thabeet to be useful offensively.)
No. 6: Minnesota Timberwolves ……. James Harden, SG, Arizona State
Why: Because James Harden’s swag is unstoppable. Here’s another draft enigma: Will James Harden’s weird, jittery offensive game translate to the pros? Will his set three-pointers be as difficult to guard in the NBA as they were in college? Will he be able to get to the hoop, despite his limited athleticism? Will his legendary “basketball IQ” make up for these faults? I do not know. But I do know that James Harden might be the most stylish player in the draft, and for that, he deserves some credit.
No. 6: Minnesota Timberwolves

How they got here: Minnesota slipped one spot from No. 5 to No. 6 when Memphis was fortunate enough to draw a top-three pick.

Who they will take: If Jennings is off the board, they likely move on to the best point guard available, possibly Tyreke Evans or Stephen Curry. Either one could be a decent compliment to Randy Foye, but the best-case scenario would probably be Harden, since he has the size to defend shooting guards, but can help shoulder a good amount of the playmaking duties, which in turn will free up Foye to do what he does best — which is score.