Quiet so far in free agency, the Wolves pursued former Dallas point guard J.J. Barea on Saturday, according to a league source.
Another point guard, you say?
Yes, the Wolves already have Ricky Rubio and Luke Ridnour on the roster, but they are after one who helped the Mavericks win the NBA title last summer.
New Wolves coach Rick Adelman has identified the team's need for another ball-handling, playmaking guard. But it's a third point guard rather than a shooting guard the Wolves targeted.
NBA.com reported New York and the Wolves are after Barea. The only deal the over-the-cap Knicks can offer is a "mini mid-level" 2-year, $5 million deal. The Wolves could offer more.
Barea, 27, fits those team needs, but he's a 5-11 waterbuggish point guard who is miffed that the Mavs, -- saving cap space for next year -- only offered him a one-year contract.
He would give the Wolves a Spanish-speaking player to help Rubio's transition to America.
Barea averaged 8.9 points, 3.4 assists and 18.6 minutes and shot nearly 42 percent from three-point distance in the playoffs. He had 22 points and eight assists in the clinching game of a second-round playoff victory over the Lakers.