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.
If the Wolves can get a first-round pick -- even mid to late for a guy taken No. 6 overall in 2009 -- they'd probably do it.