About the Wolves picks

Last update: June 26, 2009 - 12:10 AM

PG RICKY RUBIO

First round, No. 5 overall

Height, weight: 6-4, 180

Rubio: "I realized in the Olympic Games ... I can play here."

PG JONNY FLYNN

First round, No. 6 overall

Height, weight: 6-0, 196

College: Syracuse

Flynn says: "They're getting a player that's going to come in every day, bring a high level of energy, work hard."

ALSO ...

At No. 18: Wolves selected North Carolina point guard Ty Lawson and traded him to Denver for a future first-round pick the Nuggets acquired from Charlotte.

At No. 28: Wolves selected North Carolina shooting guard Wayne Ellington.

Inside: For a deeper look at these players and the Wolves' two second-round picks, turn to Page C6

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