| |
| Timberwolves sign Ramon Sessions to offer sheet |
NBA Basketball |
09/04/2009 |
| |
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -The Minnesota Timberwolves wasted little time moving on after being rebuffed by Ricky Rubio. Two days after the 18-year-old point guard backed out of a deal to join the Timberwolves this season, Minnesota signed restricted free agent Ramon Sessions to an offer sheet Friday. The Milwaukee Bucks will have seven days to match the four-year, $16 million offer. Rubio's decision to stay in Spain for at least the next two seasons created a hole at point guard for Minnesota behind rookie Jonny Flyn |
|
| |
| Minnesota inks PG Sessions to offer sheet |
NBA Basketball |
09/04/2009 |
| |
| Minneapolis, MN (MySportsbook) - The Minnesota Timberwolves have signed Milwaukee Bucks restricted free agent Ramon Sessions to an offer sheet. According to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, the proposed deal for the point guard is worth $16 million over four years. "We are excited about the opportunity to have Ramon Sessions on our team," said Timberwolves president of basketball operations David Kahn. "Ramon has the ability to play both guard positions, and thus will be able to complement the members of our curren |
|
| |
| Report: Minnesota inks PG Sessions to offer sheet |
NBA Basketball |
09/04/2009 |
| |
| Milwaukee, WI (MySportsbook) - The Minnesota Timberwolves have reportedly signed Milwaukee Bucks restricted free agent Ramon Sessions to an offer sheet. According to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, the proposed deal for the point guard is worth $16 million over four years. The Bucks would have seven days to match Minnesota's offer to Sessions, who was previously extended a $1 million qualifying offer by Milwaukee in June. According to the Journal Sentinel, the Bucks are unlikely to match the offer, as it would put |
|
| |
| Laimbeer, Theus join T'Wolves staff |
NBA Basketball |
09/03/2009 |
| |
| teaming up to try and turn around one of the NBA's most downtrodden franchises. Rambis announced Thursday that Laimbeer, former Sacramento head coach Reggie Theus and former Celtics assistant GM Dave Wohl will serve under him as assistants on the Minnesota Timberwolves. J.B. Bickerstaff also will be retained from Kevin McHale's staff. Timberwolves president of basketball operations David Kahn hired Rambis earlier this month to help revive a team that has only advanced out of the first round of the playoffs once |
|
| |
| Rambis adds ex-NBA stars Theus, Laimbeer to coaching staff |
NBA Basketball |
09/03/2009 |
| |
| Minneapolis, MN (MySportsbook) - Minnesota Timberwolves head coach Kurt Rambis announced his coaching staff on Thursday, among them some notable former NBA stars. Joining Rambis on the bench will be Dave Wohl, Reggie Theus, Bill Laimbeer and J.B. Bickerstaff. Wohl, who had been the assistant GM for the Boston Celtics for the past two seasons, also spent time as an assistant coach with Boston, Orlando, Miami, Sacramento and both Los Angeles teams. Wohl's only head coaching experience came with the New Jersey Nets f |
|
| |
| Rubio waffles his way back to Spain |
NBA Basketball |
09/01/2009 |
| |
| cusing Rubio of anything, except lacking the maturity at this point in his life to handle the grind that is the NBA. Last week the Spanish newspaper Via Marca reported that Rubio, who was selected with the fifth overall pick of the 2009 draft by the Minnesota Timberwolves, had worked out a buyout with Joventut and subsequently agreed to a six-year contract with Regal Barcelona. That was news to T-Wolves president David Kahn, who released a statement on the team's official Web site disputing the report. "Based on the |
|
| |
| Wolves say Rubio will remain in Spain for two years |
NBA Basketball |
09/01/2009 |
| |
| Minneapolis, MN (MySportsbook) - The Minnesota Timberwolves said Tuesday that draft pick Ricky Rubio will not join the team this year and will remain in Spain for the next two seasons. Rubio was selected by the Wolves with the fifth overall pick in June, but the 18-year-old had wavered all summer as to whether to continue playing in Spain or make the leap to the NBA for the 2009-10 season. Wolves president of basketball operations David Kahn said Tuesday that the club had an agreement in place with Rubio, his agen |
|
| |
| Kahn says no deal in Rubio case |
NBA Basketball |
08/26/2009 |
| |
| Minneapolis, MN (MySportsbook) - Minnesota Timberwolves president David Kahn issued a statement Wednesday regarding Ricky Rubio, saying no deal of any kind has yet been reached with the club's first-round pick. Earlier Wednesday, Spanish newspaper Via Marca reported that Rubio had signed a six-year contract with Regal Barcelona. The deal would pay Joventut, Rubio's previous team, a buyout of 3.7 million Euros or approximately $5.3 million and include a buyout option in 2011. However, Kahn released a statement on t |
|
| |
| Thunder name former Sixers coach Cheeks as assistant |
NBA Basketball |
08/14/2009 |
| |
| eam to a record of 122-147 with one playoff appearance. A member of the Sixers' 1982-83 NBA championship team, he started his head coaching career in Portland, where he finished with a 162-139 mark and a pair of playoff appearances. Kalamian comes to Oklahoma City from Sacramento, where he served as an assistant coach with the Kings during the 2007-08 and 2008-09 seasons. Prior to joining the Kings, Kalamian spent two years as an assistant coach with the Minnesota Timberwolves and one season with the Denver Nuggets. |
|
| |
| Richardson now headed to Miami; Blount lands in Minnesota |
NBA Basketball |
08/14/2009 |
| |
| Minneapolis, MN (MySportsbook) - The Minnesota Timberwolves traded guard Quentin Richardson to Miami in exchange for center Mark Blount. Richardson has now been traded a whopping four times this offseason. The T- Wolves acquired the nine-year veteran in July in exchange for guard Sebastian Telfair, forward Craig Smith and forward Mark Madsen -- now with the Clippers. Richardson, who was selected 18th overall in the 2000 NBA Draft by the Clippers, averaged 10.2 points, 4.4 rebounds, and 1.6 assists in 72 games (51 |
|
| |
