The Wolves have reportedly agreed to a contract with Russian guard Alexey Shved, though it can't become official until 11:01 p.m. tonight and most likely will take even longer than that.
What is not in doubt:Â That is a T-shirt featuring a panda executing a crossover dribble on a tweeted picture of Shved near Target Center this afternoon.
Let the nicknaming begin ...

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