Wednesday's Page 2 tipsheet

July 6, 2016 at 4:31AM
FILE - In a Wednesday, June 1, 2016 file photo, Oklahoma City's Kevin Durant (35) speaks during a news conference at the team's practice facility in Oklahoma City. Durant announced Monday, July 4, 2016 that he is joining All-Stars Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson with the Golden State Warriors. Durant made the decision public on The Players’ Tribune Monday morning. He can’t officially sign until July 7. (Nate Billings/The Oklahoman via AP, File) LOCAL STATIONS OUT (KFOR, KOCO, KWTV,
FILE - In a Wednesday, June 1, 2016 file photo, Oklahoma City's Kevin Durant (35) speaks during a news conference at the team's practice facility in Oklahoma City. Durant announced Monday, July 4, 2016 that he is joining All-Stars Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson with the Golden State Warriors. Durant made the decision public on The Players’ Tribune Monday morning. He can’t officially sign until July 7. (Nate Billings/The Oklahoman via AP, File) LOCAL STATIONS OUT (KFOR, KOCO, KWTV, KOKH, KAUT OUT); LOCAL WEBSITES OUT; LOCAL PRINT OUT (EDMOND SUN OUT, OKLAHOMA GAZETTE OUT) TABLOIDS OUT; MANDATORY CREDIT /The Oklahoman via AP) LOCAL STATIONS OUT (KFOR, KOCO, KWTV, KOKH, KAUT OUT); LOCAL WEBSITES OUT; LOCAL PRINT OUT (EDMOND SUN OUT, OKLAHOMA GAZETTE OUT) TABLOIDS OUT; MANDATORY CREDIT (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

TIPSHEET

KNOW THIS

It will take another season of notable improvement to make a certain type of free agent really notice Minnesota and see it as a true destination. While the Wolves finally appear to be on the right path, they are nowhere near "there" yet.

WATCH THIS

If you haven't been following the Euro 2016 tournament, there is still time to get your fix. The semifinal matches begin Wednesday, with Wales and Portugal squaring off in the first of them. 2 p.m., ESPN.

RANDOM FANDOM

"I don't begrudge the players making the amount of money that they do. I do however want competitive balance throughout much of the league. This [Kevin Durant] move makes a mockery of that."

"WinstonSmith" commenting on startribune.com.

TWEETED

"Now everybody wanna play for the heat and the Lakers? Let's go back to being competitive and going at these peoples!"

— A Kevin Durant tweet from 2010, after LeBron James left the Cavaliers for the Heat. It's interesting now that Durant has left for Golden State.

@KDTrey5

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