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| Rambis gives up on dream job for a chance |
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08/12/2009 |
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| ork) - Kurt Rambis just wanted a chance. A chance to prove he could be an upper-echelon head coach in the NBA. So, the former Lakers assistant took the trip from the penthouse to the outhouse, leaving the reigning world champions to mentor the lowly Minnesota Timberwolves. The Lakers are NBA royalty - 31 division titles, 30 conference championships and 15 NBA titles. The Timberwolves? How about one division title in 20 years of existence. Heck, the Lakers mean more to the city of Minneapolis than the Wolves ever coul |
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| Wolves tab Rambis as next head coach |
NBA Basketball |
08/10/2009 |
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| Minneapolis, MN (MySportsbook) - The Minnesota Timberwolves have selected Kurt Rambis as their new head coach. Rambis has agreed, in principle, to terms of a contract and will become the ninth head coach in the team's 20-year history. "After a six-week search and thorough interview process, I feel that in Kurt Rambis we have found the best person to lead and develop our young team as head coach," said Timberwolves president of basketball operations David Kahn. "Kurt is talented and hard-working, and his many years |
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| Report: T-Wolves set to name Rambis head coach |
NBA Basketball |
08/09/2009 |
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| St. Paul, MN (MySportsbook) - The Minnesota Timberwolves' exhaustive coaching search is reportedly over. Timberwolves owner Glen Taylor confirmed to the St. Paul Pioneer Press late Saturday that the team had reached a verbal agreement on a contract with Los Angeles Lakers assistant Kurt Rambis to be its next head coach. According to the report, Rambis is expected to sign the contract Monday and be introduced at a Tuesday press conference. Rambis, who was a finalist for the head coaching vacancy in Sacramento and i |
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| Rambis likely to become T-Wolves head coach |
NBA Basketball |
08/05/2009 |
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| Los Angeles, CA (MySportsbook) - Kurt Rambis boarded a Wednesday morning plane, reportedly bound for his next career move -- next head coach of the Minnesota Timberwolves. The Los Angeles Times reported that Rambis, who has had two interviews with Minnesota, will possibly meet with team owner Glen Taylor during what could be the final meeting. Rambis was a finalist for the head coaching vacancy in Sacramento and interviewed for the head job in Philadelphia. The 51-year-old has been an assistant with the Lakers for |
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| T-Wolves sign C Hollins to an offer sheet |
NBA Basketball |
08/03/2009 |
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| Minneapolis, MN (MySportsbook) - In an effort to solidify their frontcourt, the Minnesota Timberwolves signed restricted free agent center Ryan Hollins to an offer sheet on Monday. The Dallas Mavericks have seven days to match the offer for the UCLA product, who was originally selected by Charlotte in the second round (50th overall) of the 2006 draft. "We are excited about the opportunity to have Ryan Hollins on our team," said Wolves president of basketball operations David Kahn. "We've had our eye on him the pas |
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| T'Wolves send Thomas to Thunder |
NBA Basketball |
07/27/2009 |
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| Minneapolis, MN (MySportsbook) - The Minnesota Timberwolves have acquired guards Damien Wilkins and Chucky Atkins from Oklahoma City in exchange for center Etan Thomas and a pair of future second-round draft picks. Wilkins had spent his entire five-year NBA career with the Seattle/Oklahoma City franchise. In 310 career games (95 starts), he has averaged 7.6 points, 2.6 rebounds and 1.5 assists. Atkins is a veteran of 10 NBA seasons, having played for Orlando, Detroit, Boston, the Lakers, Washington, Memphis, Denve |
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| Los Angeles Clippers |
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07/21/2009 |
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| Acquired guard Sebastian Telfair, forward Craig Smith and forward Mark Madsen from the Minnesota Timberwolves in exchange for forward Quentin Richardson. |
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| Clippers get Telfair, two others from Wolves for Richardson |
NBA Basketball |
07/20/2009 |
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| Los Angeles, CA (MySportsbook) - The Los Angeles Clippers acquired guard Sebastian Telfair, forward Craig Smith and forward Mark Madsen from the Minnesota Timberwolves in exchange for forward Quentin Richardson on Monday. Richardson has now been traded three times this offseason, having first been dealt from New York to Memphis on draft night in June and then sent from the Grizzlies to the Clippers last Friday. Telfair, 23, averaged a career-high 9.8 points, 4.6 assists and 1.7 boards in 75 games with the Timberwo |
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| Dave's excellent adventure |
NBA Basketball |
07/17/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Minnesota Timberwolves president David Kahn plans to jet across the Atlantic next week in hopes of lowering a staggering buyout price tag that has threatened to keep his new point guard, Ricky Rubio, in Europe for the next couple of seasons. When we last saw the 18-year-old wunderkind at the draft, a future in the Twin Cities looked clouded at best. Originally projected as the second pick by most, Rubio "fell" to fifth and ended up on a team that drafted two other point guards (although the Wolves |
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| Nuggets sign G Lawson |
NBA Basketball |
07/15/2009 |
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| Nuggets signed rookie guard Ty Lawson on Wednesday. Per team policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed. The 5-foot-11, 195-pound guard was selected 18th overall in this year's NBA Draft. The North Carolina product was acquired by Denver from the Minnesota Timberwolves in a draft-night trade. Lawson, who helped the Tar Heels win the 2009 NCAA Championship, made his Nuggets debut on Tuesday night during Denver's first game of the 2009 NBA Summer League in Las Vegas. He finished the tilt with eight points and three |
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