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As for whether Love will sign an extension before the summer of 2015, the source said, "Kevin could sign an extension prior to declining his option for the 2015-16 season. That extension would be for three years and he could not get any additional money in '15-'16 unless the Wolves were under the cap, which they won't be. "I don't consider Kevin signing an extension a likely scenario -- see Atlanta's Josh Smith. The extension can only be for four years, including the current years of the contract. If he waits until the end of the '14-'15 season and becomes a free agent, he can re-sign with the Timberwolves for five years (likely for $100 million-plus) or another team for four years. Most players at that stage of their career are prepared to wait and sign for five, or four years." 1500ESPN.com

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There apparently was an urgent reaction from the organization about it because Love met with David Kahn and Rick Adelman on Tuesday shortly after the story hit the Web and Love said he plans to talk to owner Glen Taylor about his comments. "I meant what I said, I told David there's nothing to apologize about," Love said. "The only thing I was sorry about is that I did in public and if there's a learning expereince from that, it's not to do that again. "A lot of athletes these days say the right thing and aren't outspoken. I happen to be in this article. I'm not going to go forward and say I have anything to apologize about. I said what I felt. I didn't mean to alienate my team, my coaches, the organization or more importantly the fans...I said a lot of things about the team and were we're at this point and I'll continue to say it throughout the year because that's how I feel." Minneapolis Star-Tribune

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Hearing any word on Kahn's status? Darren Wolfson: He has an option on his contract for next season. Taylor remains a fan. Twitter @DarrenWolfson

Minnesota Timberwolves, David Kahn, Glen Taylor 

Jerry Zgoda: Kahn says there's "absolutely nothing imminent that we're working on right now." His goal: Team "regain itself and maintain itself" Twitter @JerryZgoda

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Ricky Rubio, Andrei Kirilenko, Alexey Shved, Nikola Pekovic, JJ Barea. Minnesota has five international players on the roster, tied with Cleveland for second-most in the NBA. San Antonio has eight international players, a league record. "I think it's pretty evident to me that there's a lot of not just good players, but some of the very best players in our game who have come from overseas," Kahn said. "To me, it's just a natural extension of scouting. Just as you can't afford to be negligent about the domestic side, you can't afford to not be on top of matters internationally." NBA.com

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The recent run of success has the Wolves hopeful that it establishes them as a place to be for future foreign players. "What I'm hearing now is that having several international players on the team makes it more comfortable, and it could beget others," Kahn said. "That doesn't mean we'll become internationally centric, but it probably makes it a little bit easier for us because we've had players come from overseas and have a little bit of success." NBA.com

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Kahn indicated the most likely scenario for the Timberwolves would be to sign a free agent, but the team is at the 15-player roster limit and would have to release someone to make room. St. Paul Pioneer Press

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Joan Nielsen: David Kahn spoke pregame about chance of team signing someone. Confirmed no exceptions apply, would have to waive someone. No decisions yet. Twitter @JoanNiesen

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Prior to the Love right hand injury, Taylor was asked if his team was active in trade talks. "Not us," he said. "Let's get the season started." It's expected the Wolves will be active prior to February's trade deadline once Rubio is back. 1500ESPN.com

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Taylor is willing to add payroll if Kahn and coach Rick Adelman sell him on a free agent. 1500ESPN.com

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Free-agent point guard Will Conroy can take as much credit as anyone for Brandon Roy, his childhood friend, coming out of retirement and signing with the Timberwolves. Conroy convinced Roy he still could play in the NBA after they started working out together in March in their hometown of Seattle. Conroy is close to Wolves president of basketball operations David Kahn, who asked Conroy to put in a few words for him when Roy was attracting interest from other NBA teams. "I told Brandon I know Kahn and he's trying to change the culture in Minnesota," Conroy said Tuesday, Oct. 9, after the Wolves' practice at Target Center. St. Paul Pioneer Press

Minnesota Timberwolves, David Kahn, Brandon Roy, Will Conroy 

Conroy is battling for the Wolves' final roster spot with the other five invited free agents: shooting guards Jermaine Taylor (Central Florida) and Seth Tarver (Oregon State), forwards Mike Harris (Rice) and Phil Jones (North Carolina Charlotte), and center Chris Johnson (Louisiana State). As much as Conroy motivated Roy during his comeback attempt, Roy is doing the same for Conroy, telling him not to worry about "making the roster but keep playing as well as you can." St. Paul Pioneer Press

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But Kahn's interest in European and international basketball goes beyond just the business of it all. It's borne of something cultural and inquisitive, giving the sense that this movement is some kind of final frontier within a sport that's becoming more globalized by the day. "I've always been personally interested in European basketball," Kahn said. "I just think it's a much more, it's kind of like you're still on the frontier of it. It's much more, there's a romantic quality to it over there." Fox Sports North

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brittrobson: Wolves' GM David Kahn told me that 4 yr deal w/Love wasn't to save 5-yr pact for Rubio, that Ricky will likely get same 4-yr w/3yr opt-out Twitter @brittrobson

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But most of the Wolves-related headlines concerned [GM David] Kahn’s persistent attempts to upgrade the talent on the roster. Behind the scenes, as promised, Adelman was providing input and helping with the decisions. “Most of the moves David is making are heavily influenced by what Rick has asked of us. But when it comes to finances, David will tell Rick no,” Taylor reveals. “At the end of the year, Rick gives me a report of what he thinks of each player. He tells me it’s the same one he gave David and that David knows he is giving it to me. Then he goes through the list. He says, ‘This is the first one I want gone’—that was [underachieving veteran center] Darko [Milicic]. ‘This is the second one I want gone. This is what I think of this player.’ “ NBA.com

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But we’re getting ahead of ourselves. “People wonder, ‘How did you end up with David Kahn?’ ’’ Taylor says. “Well, I knew I had to let Kevin [McHale] go. We had to watch the money. Kevin was not a money-watcher, not that kind of a detail guy. To replace Kevin, we talked to a lot of people, and some were basketball guys and some were money guys, like David, who understood budgets and the salary situation [of players]. It seemed like whichever way we went there was going to be some risk. “The person who convinced me about Kahn was [former New York Knicks President and General Manager and current Indiana Pacers President of Basketball Operations] Donnie Walsh, who was David’s mentor in Indiana and a guy I really like and respect. Donnie told me, ‘I’d take a risk on him. He’s very smart. He doesn’t know all the basketball stuff, but he’ll know how to run your team.’ “So I hired David, and David went out and selected Kurt. I can’t really fault him. We wrote down what we wanted and he looked like that kind of guy: Somebody younger, who could build a team, who came from a winning program. But it ended up that Kurt and David didn’t get along very well, and Kurt didn’t do what he said he would do, which was to be flexible. He wanted to run his [triangle offensive] system even though coaches were telling me he didn’t have the right players to run it.” TCB Mag

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David Kahn is considering adding another big player through free agency. Kahn has several candidates in mind, he said Sunday, Aug. 26, but all he can offer is a veteran minimum deal of about $1 million. St. Paul Pioneer Press

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David Kahn: Last year, we were fighting for a playoff spot, and through two-thirds of the season things were moving on a nice incline. And all of a sudden, the world came to an end in a matter of a few weeks (after rookie point guard Ricky Rubio suffered a season-ending knee injury). If we stay healthy, we should be competing for a playoff spot. St. Paul Pioneer Press

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Rubio hasn't been cleared to run; that could come after the next scheduled update in mid-September. But Kahn said he expects Rubio to be on the floor with the team, in some form, when training camp starts in October. "At practice, he'll hopefully be able to do some noncontact things," Kahn said. "It's very important for him and for our team that he starts the season traveling, practicing, that he's here." Minneapolis Star-Tribune

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Kahn said the Wolves are $400,000-ish under the salary cap. He said the only way to add player(s) now is to sign them for the league minimum or trade a current salary or salaries to clear room. He said the Wolves’ spending this summer still leaves them positioned to re-sign Nikola Pekovic to a big contract. They can exceed the salary cap to sign him either this fall or next summer. “If he has the kind of season he had last season and given the size of some of the contracts some of the other centers have gotten, we need to be prepared for it,” Kahn said. Minneapolis Star-Tribune

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