Wolves boss' swift overhaul is no wild flier

Someday they may resurface, playing together in a vacant lot in an unincorporated territory. They will wear blank jerseys, keep time on one of Dali's melted clocks and keep score on a constantly shaking Etch A Sketch.

They are the David Kahn Displaced All-Stars, an entire team of coaches and players who have been jettisoned, or acquired and discarded, or left to play overseas. The Timberwolves basketball boss has blown up not only the roster he inherited but part of the roster he remade during his first four months on the job.

Coaching the DKDAS will be Kevin McHale. Ricky Rubio will play the point, backed up by Bobby Brown and Sebastian Telfair.

Rubio, hair flying, will dish to Quentin Richardson, Randy Foye, Mike Miller and Etan Thomas. Darius Songalia and Craig Smith will come off the bench, and Mark Madsen will wave towels and miss connections on high-fives.

Tuesday, Kahn introduced his latest acquisition, Ramon Sessions, a natural point guard who showed plenty of promise last year in Milwaukee.

"We're almost done," Kahn said. "I expect us to do at least one more thing, probably this week, maybe some housekeeping between now and training camp, but I think this one was a big one. And I think another move we may make this week will be significant as well."

Someone asked whether the upcoming move would be a trade of Sessions before he could even unpack. "No, Ramon will be here this week," Kahn said. "I can't say anything about next week."

On May 22, Kahn became the Wolves' president of basketball operations. On June 17, he fired McHale. On June 24, 25 and 30; July 10, 20 and 27; August 3, 10 and 13; September 3, 4, 9 and 11 he made personnel moves or coaching hires.

His most notable move is still in motion. Despite three trips to Spain and a creative offer, Rubio decided to stiff the Wolves and play in Barcelona. Kahn went after Sessions to replace Rubio, at least temporarily. How does Kahn feel about that draft choice now?

"Right now, I feel like we did the right thing," he said.

He was just warming up.

Get comfortable, this is going to take awhile.

And breathe ...

We have no idea if this is going to work. You never do when a team rebuilds. Kahn has, though, gotten rid of a lot of mediocre players and bad contracts, and he's willing to set a timetable for success.

"If we can be successful with some of the moves that we hope to make next summer, the team will be in a position in a couple of years to make a playoff push and within a few years be in the playoffs," he said. "So much will be dependent upon health and some other things that will fall under the category of luck vs. design. But if we can stay healthy and add some pieces to the team next summer, I think within two to three years, this team is either knocking on the door to the playoffs or in the playoffs."

Run-on sentences and reluctant draft choices aside, give Kahn this: The team he has built should be more fun to watch than the one he dismantled.