While deals swirled all around them, the Wolves went through this afternoon's NBA trade deadline without making another deal other than Tuesday's trade that brought Anthony Randolph.

Shane Battier, Kendrick Perkins, Jeff Green, Aaron Brooks, Gerald Wallace and others all were dealt today. O.J. Mayo was, then wasn't, when a proposed trade to Indiana fell through.

The closest the Wolves came was shipping Flynn to Houston in a deal for Brooks and his expiring contract.

But the Rockets, after contemplating offers that included one from Portland, chose to deal him to Phoenix for backup Goran Dragic and a lottery protected first-round pick.

I'm guessing the Rockets wanted a pick from the Wolves, too.

By standing still, the Wolves deferred the chance to make a significant move until the June draft or probably more likely whenever a new labor agreement is struck.

David Kahn maintains the Wolves will be in position to take back a star player from teams that might need to quick shed salaries when a new labor agreement is reached, particularly if it, as expected, includes a harder salary cap.

But they'll have to maneuver some to do so. They'll have a little less than $44 million in contracts on the books after their expiring contracts come off. Then add Ricky Rubio's $3.4 million cap hold and as many as three first-round picks and the Wolves will have to deal at least Flynn's contract and maybe one or more of their picks to make space for a player with a substantial salary.

Expect to hear Steve Nash's name pop up again this summer.

The Wolves made some inquiries around the trade deadline and, as wacky as it sounds, are interested in possibly adding Nash's $11.7 salary on the final season of his contract in 2011-12 both for his veteran presence and as a tutor of sorts to Rubio.

The Wolves were unable to move Eddy Curry's expiring contract on to another team, so look for them to take that $3 million they received from the Knicks and waive him here shortly.