Two reports, both coming from the same New York writer, are enough to at least revisit the Timberwolves' point guard situation heading into the summer.
The first, from ESPN's Ian Begley (who covers the Knicks), says former Bulls guard Derrick Rose could be a free agent target of the Timberwolves.
The second, also from Begley, indicates that there are some members of the Knicks organization who still might be interested in trying to engineer a trade for Ricky Rubio.
These items have been repackaged plenty of other places, but Begley's reporting seems to be the only fresh indication of either of those things being a possibility. Since he covers the Knicks, we could logically assume both reports were generated from New York sources, not Minnesota ones.
We don't know that for sure, and that's not to say the reports aren't credible, but it can help shape how we think about them.
It's also helpful to remember that Rubio and Rose were linked in trade rumors at the NBA deadline in the middle of last season. And in case you missed it, Jon Krawczynski of the Associated Press reported a couple weeks ago that Rubio has changed agents and is now represented by Jeff Schwartz (who represented Kevin Love when he was traded a few years back).
As it stands, here are what appear to be the Wolves' point guard options going into 2017-18:
1) Do nothing. Keep Rubio, whose post-deadline stretch of play included improved shooting and offensive aggressiveness. See if another year in Tom Thibodeau's system, combined with the maturation of players around him, proves to be a winning combination. Keep second-year point guard Kris Dunn coming off the bench and sometimes playing in tandem with Rubio or Tyus Jones.
