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July 8, 2015
DeAndre Jordan.

Jordan has change of heart, stays with Clippers

After a Clippers' contingent met at his house on Wednesday, DeAndre Jordan decided to re-sign with the Clippers instead of sign with Dallas, the team he made a verbal agreement to last week.
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July 8, 2015
Minnesota Timberwolves first round draft pick Karl-Anthony Towns during a team scrimmage at Target Center.

Souhan blog: Timberwolves' Towns impresses

The first pick in the draft should be able to dominate a scrimmage, but it was still a momentary affirmation of everything the Wolves' brass sees in Karl-Anthony Towns.
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July 8, 2015
Andrew Wiggins, left, and Zach LaVine finished strong for the Timberwolves last season, and the now-second-year players will be back at Target Center

Show time arrives for young Wolves stars in Wednesday's scrimmage

"People, you can just tell, we're always trending," second-year guard Zach LaVine said of his team's new-found popularity. About 10,000 fans are expected for a free scrimmage tonight.
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July 7, 2015

Chart: Wolves Summer Showcase

Wednesday night's scrimmage at Target Center:
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July 7, 2015

Timberwolves camp roster

A look at the Timberwolves' summer roster:
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July 7, 2015
Kevin Garnett (21)

Garnett agrees to two-year deal; Wolves sign first-round picks Towns, Jones

Wolves' signing of Kevin Garnett and Nemanja Bjelica can be finalized Thursday when NBA negotiating moratorium ends.
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July 7, 2015
Nemanja Bjelica

Euroleague MVP Bjelica agrees to three-year, $12M deal with Wolves

The 2010 second-round draft pick is an offensively skilled 6-10 big man who can play both forward spots.
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July 7, 2015
Timberwolves rookies report, ahead of the learning curve

Timberwolves rookies report, ahead of the learning curve

First-round selections Karl-Anthony Towns and Tyus Jones already see a connection growing.
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July 7, 2015
Spurs keep winning NBA's offseason

Spurs keep winning NBA's offseason

BasketballInsiders.com's Steve Kyler and CineSport's Brian Clark discuss the news that Manu Ginobili will return to the Spurs, who also agreed to a deal with David West.
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July 2, 2015
Nemanja Bjelica is a highly skilled 6-10 power forward.

Wolves' way now clear to sign EuroLeague MVP

Bjelica exercised his reported $1.3 million "out" clause — partly paid by the Wolves — just hours after his contract expired with the Fenerbahce Ulker team in Istanbul.
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July 1, 2015

Top NBA free-agent moves

A look at the big signings from Wednesday:
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June 30, 2015
Minnesota Timberwolves fans Jordan Hennessey, 16, Jack Hennessey (middle) and Jeff Johnson (right) cheered after the Timberwolves selected Karl-Anthon

Wolves go to Towns, bring home Tyus Jones

Karl-Anthony Towns used the word "awesome" when he discussed the prospect of playing with Tyus Jones and "amazing" when asked about playing with Ricky Rubio.
June 30, 2015
Ex-Wolves guard Ridnour traded for fourth time in less than a week

Ex-Wolves guard Ridnour traded for fourth time in less than a week

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June 30, 2015
Will Kevin Love be back with coach David Blatt and the Cavaliers? Stay tuned.

What are the odds of Love leaving Cleveland?

Kevin Love is one of the NBA's marquee free agent, so what are the chances he stays in Cleveland? SheridanHoops.com's Chris Sheridan and CineSport's Noah Coslov get into the details.
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June 29, 2015
Will Kevin Love be back with coach David Blatt and the Cavaliers? Stay tuned.

The Big Lead: Who's going where?

In Off the Top Rope with The Big Lead's Jason McIntyre, Jason and CineSport's Noah Coslov look at options for big name NBA free agents and try to figure out who lands where and for how long.
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June 27, 2015
Karl-Anthony Towns (second from left) and Tyus Jones share a light moment with head coach Flip Saunders during a news conference Friday afternoon.

Timberwolves are sitting pretty with blend of veterans, young guns

"I'm actually, right now at this point, pretty comfortable," coach/basketball boss Flip Saunders said.
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June 27, 2015
Ricky Rubio sat out Monday's team scrimmage after he missed the last couple practices because of what interim coach Sam Mitchell called a quad strain.

Scoggins: Draft leaves Rubio with a hometown problem

Flashy but often-injured point guard Ricky Rubio has a popular newcomer Tyus Jones waiting behind him.
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June 27, 2015
Karl-Anthony Towns will make his Target Center debut during a public scrimmage on Wednesday night.

Hartman: Rick Pitino praises Wolves' Towns as complete player

The Louisville coach sees some similarities, and differences, between No. 1 overall draft pick Karl-Anthony Towns and Patrick Ewing.
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June 27, 2015

Key dates for the Timberwolves

The draft is over, and now begins the march toward the season:
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June 26, 2015
Timberwolves draftees Tyus Jones (left) and Karl-Anthony Towns spent part of their morning walking through the skyway before their news conference. ]

Arrival of Towns, Jones has Wolves fans excited

Years of frustration gave way to unabashed joy a day after the draft.