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“This move was not intended to replace Kevin in the short term by any means,” Kahn said in a statement. “This move provided us an opportunity to work with a young player with size, and later determine if he could be a good fit for us.”
In exchange for Jawai, the Mavericks received a conditional second-round pick from the Wolves in the 2012 NBA draft. The Wolves also received cash considerations from the Mavericks.
Jefferson played fewer than six minutes in the second half of Saturday’s loss at Milwaukee and sat out Monday’s practice because of Achilles’ tendinitis.
Rambis said he is not concerned that the condition will keep Jefferson from playing in the regular-season opener, now just a week away.
Rambis called Jefferson’s ailment flu-like symptoms while Minnesota general manager David Kahn dubbed it a cold. Kahn does not anticipate Jefferson’s Achilles problem or his sickness keeping him out of Minnesota’s regular-season opener Oct. 28 against New Jersey.
“No,” Kahn said in an interview with FanHouse. “I think we were lucky to this point that he hasn’t had any kind of minor setback. (The Achilles problem) is a minor setback, and, until he misses a regular-season game, I’m not going to worry about it.
“His Achilles is not on his knee side (on the leg opposite of his knee injury). It’s been tender. So it’s a precaution. He’s resting. He also had a terrible cold, so he’s at the hotel resting. He’s fine.”
• Kahn said he expects a resolution with veterans Antonio Daniels and Mark Blount this week. He gave both players permission to stay away during preseason while their agents seek trades or contracts elsewhere. Expect the Wolves to cut ties with both players.
New Timberwolves coach Kurt Rambis is predictably having early trouble installing some modified elements of the triangle offense he learned under Phil Jackson and Tex Winter in Los Angeles. The Wolves are next to last, ahead of only Miami, in assists, and relating the difficulty of “learning a new system” has become a postgame mantra in the locker room. The triangle requires spontaneous reads of opponents’ reactions, nuanced adjustments that take months for even the smartest, most talented players. But the greater question is whether the Wolves have the personnel to make even rudimentary parts of the system work…
It will be announced today that McHale will serve as a studio analyst for NBA TV’s Tuesday night telecasts, joining former NBA player Chris Webber and host Ernie Johnson. McHale’s decision aligns him with TNT, which partners with the NBA on the channel as part of the NBA Digital platform.
McHale, who worked for the Wolves in a variety of positions after joining the organization in 1993, also will make occasional appearances on TNT’s NBA studio show. This should mean McHale and Charles Barkley will able to have an opportunity to match wits at times.
Former Timberwolves vice president Kevin McHale, as expected, said Tuesday he has accepted an NBA analyst job with the TNT network and today will be at the station’s headquarters in Atlanta prepping for the season.
“It will be fun and keep me busy; I’m looking forward to it,” McHale, 51, said. “They (Turner) are great people and have been fun to get to know.”
McHale will work on NBA preview shows today.
As reported during the summer, McHale also is expected to work some with eccentric Charles Barkley.
“I’m going to do a little bit with Charles, but also some other stuff,” McHale said. “Charles has his own show. He’s enough by himself.”
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