University of Colorado basketball coach Jeff Bzdelik is being looked at again by the NBA.
Bzdelik confirmed to the Rocky Mountain Independent on Thursday afternoon that he has interviewed with the Minnesota Timberwolves about their open head-coaching position. A source close to the situation earlier had told the RMI that Bzdelik interviewed this week with Timberwolves general manager David Kahn at the NBA Summer League in Las Vegas.
“While I was out in Las Vegas, there was conversation with Minnesota,’’ said Bzdelik, who was in Las Vegas from Monday through Wednesday. “Any further conversation would require permission from the University of Colorado.’’
Bzdelik called it an “unexpected’’ conversation with the Timberwolves.
David Kahn: I don’t have too much to report. It’s only been 18 days since the draft. It’s pretty much where it was even that night. There is a significant issue with the buyout. There has been a lot of discussions behind the scenes. But I’m hopeful that in the next 10 days (to) two weeks, maybe we can start to clarify where we are with the buyout situation…
Jonah Ballow: We had a live chat session during the game (Monday) and a lot of Wolves fans want to know about (Nikola) Pekovic. What does the future hold for him?
Kahn: Pekovic, we own his rights. I have been led to believe by his agent that after next season — he has one more season under his contract with Panathanaikos — that he would like to explore coming over here. So I’m certain during this season, we’ll continue to scout him and evaluate him and be working with his agent in terms of figuring out if that’s what’s in the game plan for the 2010-11 season.
Telfair has had the chance to watch Flynn and the summer league team while he has been in Las Vegas. The two are expected to compete for minutes at point guard next season. However, true basketball purists know the game is a team effort and the point guard has to be the commander of the ship. Over the course of the next season, the two players can improve with head-to-head practice battles.
“He [Flynn] is a good player, I think he is going to be able to help us,” Telfair said. “He has a lot to learn but right now he has a lot of skills that he can bring to the court right now.”
Off the court, Telfair seems relaxed but focused for the upcoming year. The Brooklyn baller even created a Twitter account to allow his fans a glimpse into his personal life.
“A couple of my family members and fans always ask me if I have a Twitter account. I see K. Love and he loves it, I asked him about it and I made myself a Twitter,” Telfair said.
The amount of money Rubio stands to rake in from whoring his likeness to assorted shoe companies, sports drinks, credit card companies, clothing lines, etc. has the potential, in the long run, to dwarf that pesky buyout figure and, for that matter, Rubio’s rookie salary.
Even if the Timberwolves are unable to chip away at the buyout figure, there are plenty of image-reliant American corporations out there willing to make up the difference. Or so Wolves fans can hope.
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