Wolves Updates 6/3

The Power Trip morning show/KFAN posted video on Monday of some of the players who worked out at the Target Center as well as video of David Kahn talking draft needs.
Whether the Wolves keep their three picks or package them in a trade up or for some veteran help, Kahn said their need areas are many.

As well as they were playing before center Al Jefferson went down with a season-ending knee injury in early February, this isn’t a team that’s a player away from making the jump to championship contender.

“We need help in every way, shape and form,” Kahn said. “We need length, we need perimeter shooting, we need guard play. There’s a lot of things that we need. In one level, and I hope this comes across the right way, I think for us perhaps the draft is a little bit easier than it is for other teams. We have some holes that need to be filled.”

From The Howlin’ T-Wolf : State Of The Wolves…
The last time we saw Ben Woodside, the pride of Albert Lea, Minn., scored 37 points in North Dakota State’s NCAA tournament first-round loss to mighty Kansas at the Metrodome. Nobody else scored as many points in the entire tournament.
 
On Tuesday, the 5-11 point guard worked out with four other NBA draft prospects for representatives from 20 teams at the Timberwolves’ practice facility. Afterward, he talked about life since that March afternoon and his pro potential…
Picks in play: The Wolves own three first-round picks in the NBA draft, but there’s a good chance that could change before June 25.

Kahn said after the morning workouts that he’s willing to listen to trade offers for any of the choices, including the sixth overall selection.

“You never say never to anything,” he said. “We would listen to anything, of course. But by the same token, I’m not out there on the phone shopping them. It’s a little early for that still.”


Talking points: The Wolves are scheduled to have 12 more players in for workouts today, including a couple of quality point guards in Wake Forest’s Jeff Teague and Virginia Commonwealth’s Eric Maynor.

 

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