{"id":231177,"date":"2009-09-24T02:00:27","date_gmt":"2009-09-24T02:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/vip.local\/2009\/09\/24\/wolves-updates-923-part-2\/"},"modified":"2009-09-24T02:00:27","modified_gmt":"2009-09-24T02:00:27","slug":"wolves-updates-923-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/news\/wolves-updates-923-part-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Wolves Updates 9\/23 Part 2"},"content":{"rendered":"
The 7-foot Blount was acquired in a trade with the Heat last month for guard Quentin Richardson, but the move was merely for salary cap purposes.<\/em><\/p>\n “I want to thank Mark for being understanding of our situation of having such a young team, and in particular many young big men that need playing time for their development,” Timberwolves president of basketball operations David Kahn said. “Given these circumstances, it would be extremely difficult to find a significant role for Mark, and he deserves the opportunity to be a part of someone’s rotation for the upcoming season.”<\/em><\/div>\n