Notes: Ricky Rubio is stateside, working out with NBA players and other stuff

A little of this and that while we wait for news of what happens to NBA labor negotiations now that there's a big boy -- federal mediator George Cohen -- in the room.

* Ricky Rubio has arrived.

Well, sort of.

He left Spain for Los Angeles last week and is there seeing the sights -- Malibu and Santa Monica last weekend -- while working out daily with NBA players.

Yesterday, he played pickup ball on a team with Pacers star Danny Granger, Chicago's Joakim Noah, Utah rookie Enes Kanter and Cavs forward Omri Casspi.

Michael Beasley made a call on Twitter the other day, asking Rubio to play in his All-Star Classic game on Friday at Osseo High.

No indication that's gonna happen, though.

You can see the current details as they're updated here.

* It sure looks like the Wolves are waiting for a labor agreement to approach before they hire Rick Adelman's staff, but...

Terry Porter -- who played for Adelman in Portland and was interviewed for the head coach job in July -- will be on board whenever that happens now that it seems certain the Suns won't let Elston Turner go.

Turner was Adelman's No. 1 assistant and defensive guru in Houston, but he accepted a job in Phoenix in June.

Not sure yet on what place in the pecking order or what role Porter will assume when a labor deal is reached and he's officially hired.

You can expect Jack SIkma and/or T.R. Dunn from Adelman's Houston staff to join him in Minnesota as well.

* The Wolves should be midway through their preseason schedule by now.

Instead, the big news out of Target Center today is...staff members, season-ticket holders and Wolves/Lynx prez Chris Wright are headed to help out on a Wargo Nature Center cleanup project in Lino Lakes tomorrow aftenroon.