AP Sources: Timberwolves Closing In On Deal With Barea
After helping the Dallas Mavericks capture the franchise's first NBA title, free agent point guard JJ Barea is closing in on a deal to help Ricky Rubio learn the ropes in Minnesota.
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After helping the Dallas Mavericks capture the franchise's first NBA title, free agent point guard JJ Barea is closing in on a deal to help Ricky Rubio learn the ropes in Minnesota.
The NBA legal battle is officially over.
The Minnesota Timberwolves have signed Derrick Williams, the No. 2 overall pick who was a standout at Arizona and who was named last year's Pac-10 Player of the Year.
It's been about three months since Rick Adelman was hired as coach of the Minnesota Timberwolves. In all that time, he hasn't been able to say a word to any of his new players because of the NBA labor dispute.
Minnesota Timberwolves guard Martell Webster is out indefinitely while he recovers from back surgery.
Derrick Williams says he was ready to ship off to Spain or Italy to begin his pro career shortly before a tentative labor agreement was reached between owners and players.
Ricky Rubio says there were times during a long and bitter NBA lockout that he worried his first pro season in the United States would be wiped out.
Referee William Spooner agreed to drop the suit, filed last March in Minneapolis, pending removal of the Jan. 24 tweet from Jon Krawczynski's Twitter account and a payment of $20,000 for Spooner's litigation costs.
Rick Adelman is bringing plenty of familiar faces with him to the Minnesota Timberwolves coaching staff.
The Minnesota Timberwolves will open the regular season at home against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Dec. 26.
Kevin Love says he is encouraged by the changes the Minnesota Timberwolves have made as he prepares to enter into talks on a contract extension.
David Kahn says the Minnesota Timberwolves expect to stay relatively quiet in what is expected to be a frenzied free agency period that opens next week.
The NBA's 450 players and 30 team owners still have to sign off on the resolution, but if they do it will be good news for the Minnesota Timberwolves and great news for businesses around Target Center.
The sides reached a tentative agreement early Saturday to end the 149-day lockout and hope to begin the delayed season with a marquee triple header Dec. 25.
After filing two separate antitrust lawsuits against the league in two different states, NBA players are consolidating their efforts and have turned to the courts in Minnesota as their chosen venue.
