Countdown to trade deadline: Grizzlies 104, Wolves 95

David Kahn and assistant GM Tony Ronzone spent part of Wednesday night watching some of their team's 104-95 loss to Memphis at Target Center and the rest of the night working the phones as Thursday afternoon's trade deadline fast approaches.

With the way their team's looking -- lifeless again Wednesday night, losers now of six straight and 20 of the last 24 -- there might be a little extra pressure to deliver something more than shuffling the shells around.

Wednesday's loss suggested the Wolves' season is coming to this: It's more about Kevin Love's individual accomplishments than winning and losing. Fans tonight stuck around until he got his 10th rebound and that 44th consecutive double-double -- which ties Moses Malone's 44 in 1982-83 for the longest in the NBA in the last 30 seasons -- with about three minutes left and then they headed for the exits.

Here's the most likely possibilties by Thursday's 2 p.m. deadline:

* Keep your eye on Jonny Flynn, who missed his third consecutive game Wednesday because of that sore groin and a body that apparently hasn't recovered yet from summer hip surgery.

When Kahn lists the team's needs, the first one out of his mouth usually is the need to "stabilize" the point-guard position. Translated, that means clearing the way for Ricky Rubio.

Dealing Flynn now, despite his extremely low trade value, would be a step in that direction.

Teams who might have an interest include Sacramento, Portland and Toronto. I would have included Cleveland, but the Cavs late Wednesday night made a deal with the Clippers to acquire Davis' big contract and their 2011 first-round pick for Mo Williams.

Another option: He could be a piece in a deal in which the Wolves absorb a player's salary with their cap space from a team looking to save money and spare themselves luxury-tax penalties. YahooSports reported Wednesday that the Wolves have an interest in taking veteran Utah guard Raja Bell's contract that has more than $6.5 million and two seasons left in exchange for other asset(s). The Wolves tried to make a deal last summer to move up with their second first-round pick to take Gordon Hayward, who the Jazz ended up with ninth overall, and might still have their eye on him.

* The Wolves also are trying to flip Eddy Curry's expiring contract for a player from a team looking to dump salary, but Kahn acknowledges that could be tough to do in this environment with so many questions about what this summer and a new labor agreement might look like.

Utah's trade Wednesday that sent Deron Williams to New Jersey for Derrick Favors, Devin Harris and two good first-round picks might guarantee the Jazz don't make the playoffs this year, which would deny the Wolves that top-16 protected pick the Jazz owe them this summer from last summer's Al Jefferson deal.

Another thing or two:

* Martell Webster didn't play tonight because of that bad back that has bothered him most of the season, starting with October surgery.

Well, that's all I got for tonight, Wednesday night.