{"id":231141,"date":"2009-09-03T06:28:06","date_gmt":"2009-09-03T06:28:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/vip.local\/2009\/09\/03\/wolves-updates-93\/"},"modified":"2009-09-03T06:28:06","modified_gmt":"2009-09-03T06:28:06","slug":"wolves-updates-93","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/news\/wolves-updates-93\/","title":{"rendered":"Wolves Updates 9\/3"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>From <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.twincities.com\/walters\/ci_13256879\">Charley Walters\/Pioneer Press: <\/a><\/div>\n<div><em>Plans are for Timberwolves top draft pick Ricky Rubio, 18, who&#8217;ll be paid $1.45 million by Regal Barcelona this season, to live with his parents during the season. Counting Europe&#8217;s VAT (consumption) tax, word is Regal Barcelona ended up paying more than $5.7 million to buy out Rubio&#8217;s contract from DKV Joventut. <\/em><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>From <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.argusleader.com\/article\/20090902\/SPORTS03\/909020334\/1052\/OPINION01\">Terry Vandrovec\/Argus Leader: <\/a><\/div>\n<div><em>Assistant general manager Fred Hoiberg, mascot Crunch and a couple of Timberwolves dancers convened in the lobby of the castle-like hospital to spread the word that tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. today for an Oct. 23 preseason game at the Arena between the Wolves and the Toronto Raptors.<\/em><br \/><em><br \/>&#8220;We&#8217;re going to have a young team,&#8221; said Hoiberg, who played in the NBA for a decade, &#8220;but I&#8217;m looking forward to an exciting year.&#8221;<\/em><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>In <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/sports.espn.go.com\/nba\/news\/story?page=OffseasonPredictions09-WestStandings\">ESPN&#8217;s predictions for the Western Conference standing<\/a> this season, the Timberwolves come in at #13.<\/div>\n<div><em>Minnesota&#8217;s noisy offseason of trades, controversial draft picks, the firing of Kevin McHale, the hiring of Kurt Rambis and a failed bid to sign Ricky Rubio is likely to be followed by a quiet season on the hardwood. 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