The NBA ' s free agency clock finally clanged 11 p.m. Wednesday and the Wolves wasted no time.
David Kahn got on the phone with agents and arranged for Memphis restricted free agent Rudy Gay to visit Thursday and Friday and New York unrestricted agent David Lee will come to town Saturday.
European prospect Nikola Pekovic also reportedly has agreed to a three-year, $13 million contract to leave his Greek team and come to the NBA.
Chad Ford reported the terms. Kahn said the sides are "very, very close" but said no deal is done until the contract's signed.
Kahn said he didn't reach out to the agents for LeBron, DWade or Chris Bosh tonight
He said "no tonight" and said it's "pretty obvious" the three players will end up elsewhere.
What do Gay and Lee have in common: The Wolves have targeted two fine players who they have some kind of chance at signing. With Gay, it'd have to be big money too rich for the Grizzlies to match. Lee seems to be well down the Knicks' wish list and thus the Wolves just might be able to slip in with the right offer if they choose to pursue him over Gay while the Knicks and others are pursuing bigger names.
As things stand now, they can't afford both.
