Kahn hit the road last week to begin interviewing candidates and The Oregonian reported that he was in Portland over the weekend to talk to Trail Blazers assistant Monty Williams.
Kahn, who lives in Portland, had no comment on that report and said before the interview process began that he wouldn’t discuss any candidates.
One such free agent they’ve contacted is former Sixers swingman Rodney Carney.
The 6-foot-6 Carney, who spent his first two NBA seasons with the Sixers before he was traded to the Timberwolves a year ago to clear enough cap space to sign Elton Brand, apparently wants more than the fourth-year minimum of $855,189. He earned $1.656 million last year while averaging 7.2 points and shooting 41.6 percent from the field for Minnesota.
I had heard talk that he might sit out the year and re-enter the draft, and thats a bigger threat for Minnesota than returning to Europe for two years… If you think about it, Ricky decides to spend the next year training and preparing rather than eating a huge buyout and dealing with Minnesota – there are options for Ricky – his camp is trying to let this thing play out.
I think the temptations of big dollars from major Euroleague teams is gonna win out, but the word from his camp is nothing has been decided yet.
Richard says he’s hungry enough to accept the challenge.
“I’m just trying to get on a team,” he said. “Everything after that will fall into place. I’m just going to go in and do what I know how to do, the best I can do it.”
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