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According to sources close to the Timberwolves organization, Minnesota General Manager David Kahn told team owner Glen Taylor that the team was interested in pursuing a sign-and-trade with the Lakers in July. Lakers Nation

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Minnesota Timberwolves owner Glen Taylor is in the market for his eventual successor. Taylor told The Associated Press on Friday that he is looking to add a minority partner who could buy a part of the team that includes an option to buy Taylor out after observing the day-to-day operations of running a professional sports team. Taylor said he has yet to speak to any specific candidates, but made it clear that one of the biggest priorities for him will be a commitment to keeping the Timberwolves in Minnesota. "I could find somebody to buy the team. That's not my problem," Taylor said at his office at Taylor Corp., a privately held printing and marketing giant. "I have to find someone that's committed to here. It's always best if it would be a Minnesotan. I'm telling you I don't know that's the way it's going to work out. I haven't had a lot of Minnesotans step up." MSNBC.com

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Wolves owner Glen Taylor said the team has already informed or is informing president of basketball operations David Kahn that it has picked up Kahn's option for next season. That means Kahn will be back for his fourth season with the club. Kahn signed a three-year deal in May 2009 that included two more years of team options, each separate. Minneapolis Star-Tribune

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David Kahn will be back next season to continue rebuilding the Minnesota Timberwolves. Kahn, 50, is in the third year of a three-year contract as president of basketball operations. But the deal includes two more years at the team's option, and owner Glen Taylor said Wednesday night he wants Kahn back. "I like David; I'm happy with him," Taylor said. Taylor said he and Kahn will firm up the option at season's end. St. Paul Pioneer Press

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NBA Commissioner David Stern, accompanied by Deputy Commissioner Adam Silver and four members of the relocation committee, emerged from behind closed doors at 4:46 local time. Stern and the four owners - Glen Taylor (Minnesota Timberwolves), Clay Bennett (Oklahoma City), Mickey Arison (Miami) and Greg Miller (Utah Jazz) - were off to a board of governors meeting at the Amway Center. Stern said he planned to attend tonight's All-Star Game and then return to the hotel and rejoin the meeting. He said the good news is "we're still talking." Sacramento Bee

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Can the Wolves, at this juncture, dare think about playoffs? "Interestingly enough, I think (coach Rick Adelman) has put them into a place now that we will be striving to try to get into the playoffs," Wolves owner Glen Taylor said Thursday. "Even though we're 10th, we're just (one game) out of eighth. So that's certainly all achievable if things go well. "There's no reason for them not to try that and work hard for it. It's going to be tough because there are so many other teams that are so close. But I can't believe that the guys, now that they've seen what they can do in the first half of the season, won't put that as part of their goal." St. Paul Pioneer Press

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Taylor said the playoffs would be a "huge upside" for his young team. "It would mean we've stepped a little bit faster than we anticipated," he said. "We wanted to make a step forward to prepare us for the future, but if somehow we could already get into the playoffs so that we get that type of experience with this young team, I think that sets them up in future years to understand the different dynamics of playoff play." St. Paul Pioneer Press

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Timberwolves owner Glen Taylor said one big reason he didn't sign Kevin Love to a five-year contract calling for $80 million and instead made a deal for four years and $61 million -- even though it allows Love the option to become a free agent after three years -- is that the leagues' new collective bargaining agreement will allow the Wolves to offer Love more money than any other NBA team on his next contract negotiation. "So we feel we can still keep Kevin," Taylor said. "Like this contract, we can give him a better contract in the future than anyone else. And we don't have to wait until the end of the contract and we can give him an extension. We can add on two or three years later on before [the new contract] runs out. Minneapolis Star-Tribune

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"This worked out, I think, good for both Kevin and us. It gives him the maximum. He's going to play this year [under his rookie contract] and then for the next three years or four years he gets the maximum, which is good for him. And we can extend the contract out longer at that time. "And you know, Kevin is an important part of it, but we have to be able to work in some other players in the future, too. This gives us some flexibility and still allows Kevin to get the money, the maximum money." Minneapolis Star-Tribune

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Taylor said Love's big contract won't prevent the Wolves from signing some free agents to large contracts. "We would have room even after Kevin," Taylor said. "We have it figured out for three years ahead that we can keep all the good guys that we need. We have a plan here." The salary cap is now $70 million before the teams have to pay the tax if they go over the limit. Salaries on the current Wolves roster are at around $60 million, leaving room to sign other players. The Wolves have all their players locked up for through 2013 except for Michael Beasley and Anthony Randolph. "The plan is to wait until the end of the year until they decide on the contracts with those two guys," Taylor said. Minneapolis Star-Tribune

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He [Timberwolves owner Glen Taylor] said he is hopeful the team can sign Kevin Love to a contract extension. The Wolves can sign him to a four-year extension starting Dec. 9 unless they make him a maximum-salary Designated Player. Each team now can offer one player that designation and a five-year extension, but they can only have one such player on their roster and it’s not likely the Wolves will offer Love a max contract. Minneapolis Star-Tribune

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Marc Berman: Less acrimony than last Thursday. Mo Evans hugging Minnie owner Glen Taylor in Waldorf lobby to say bye. Twitter

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David Aldridge: Today's roster, besides usual suspects: owners: Peter Holt, Jim Dolan, Glen Taylor, Mark Cuban. Players: Chris Paul, Theo Ratliff. Twitter

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Neither Stern nor Hunter disclosed the exact progress made on the system issues, but sources indicated the sticking-point luxury tax issue still hasn’t been fully resolved. Yesterday, the ownership group was represented by Stern, Silver, owners James Dolan of the Knicks, Peter Holt (San Antonio) and Glen Taylor (Minnesota) and economist Dan Rube. The Players Association group featured Fisher, union executive director Billy Hunter, lead attorney Ron Klempner and economist Kevin Murphy. New York Post

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The authors of the letter were Paul Allen of Portland, Herb Simon on Indiana, Bob Johnson of Charlotte, George Shinn of New Orleans, Larry Miller of Utah, Michael Heisley of Memphis, Glen Taylor of Minnesota and Herb Kohl of Milwaukee. Johnson and Shinn have since sold their teams and Miller has passed away, giving way to his son, Greg. But the situations in those markets haven’t changed. In essence, that letter is the root of the current lockout. And, it is turning out, perhaps a core reason the owners can’t make a deal with the players after more than two years of negotiations. ESPN.com

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David Aldridge: Representing owners: Stern, Silver, attorney Dan Rube, Neg Board Chair Peter Holr (Spurs) & BOG Chair Glen Taylor (Wolves). Twitter

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Timberwolves owner Glen Taylor said Tuesday that Rick Adelman was the top choice of basketball president David Kahn when the Wolves began their search for a coach to succeed fired Kurt Rambis. "Early in the process, David had put down Rick as his first choice," Taylor said. St. Paul Pioneer Press

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"Rick wasn't clear if he was going to coach or not coach, so we went through the whole process and interviewed everybody else," Taylor said. "We were prepared to go ahead, and then (Kahn) went back and talked to Rick, and Rick said he wanted to come in and interview." Taylor said Kahn was patient and waited through the whole process, talked several more times to Adelman and then brought the coach to Mankato for Taylor to meet. "We spent an evening together and talked," Taylor said. "After that, Rick told David he was very interested in coming here. David made him an offer, and they worked it out." St. Paul Pioneer Press

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But Taylor is said to be embarrassed by the team's continued losing, Kahn's disgraceful handling of Rambis' firing and the league-wide perception that he has a person in charge who does not know what he is doing. According to persons familiar with Taylor's thinking, those reasons could send Kahn packing. Should Taylor not give Kahn an extension, there is already talk within the franchise that the Timberwolves will look to Terry Porter, a former Minnesota player and Adelman protégé, to come in to run the team. New York Daily News

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