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Paul Coro: Done deal isn't imminent but there's truth to @WojYahooNBA reporting that PHX will send Lopez to NO & get W. Johnson & 1st-rounder from MIN. Twitter

Minnesota Timberwolves, New Orleans Hornets, Phoenix Suns, Free Agency, Trade, Wesley Johnson, Robin Lopez 

Adrian Wojnarowski: Along with Lopez, Suns would send Hakim Warrick to Hornets. Minny would send Wesley Johnson and a 1st round pick to the Suns, sources say. Twitter

Minnesota Timberwolves, New Orleans Hornets, Phoenix Suns, Free Agency, Trade, Wesley Johnson, Hakim Warrick, Robin Lopez 

Jerry Zgoda: Wes on DWill: "He’s not the chubby one anymore. He’s leaned up. I think that weight suits him better." Twitter

Minnesota Timberwolves, Wesley Johnson, Derrick Williams 

Memphis has interest in Wayne Ellington, Wesley Johnson or Martell Webster – each of whom have reportedly been made available. Ellington likely is the Grizzlies' main target because of his salary. The 6-4 guard will earn a little more than $2 million this season. Johnson will make $4.2 million and Webster’s deal is for $5.7 million. Memphis Commercial Appeal

Memphis Grizzlies, Minnesota Timberwolves, Trade, Wesley Johnson, Martell Webster, Wayne Ellington 

Jerry Zgoda: Judging from the white jerseys this morning, yes, your starting lineup tonight vs OKC is Luke, Wes, Beasley, Darko and Love Twitter

Minnesota Timberwolves, Darko Milicic, Michael Beasley, Wesley Johnson, Kevin Love, Luke Ridnout 

Speaking of the Wolves, don't be too hard on GM David Kahn for taking Wes Johnson over DeMarcus Cousins. The Wolves didn't think he'd be a fit next to Love. But that wasn't the biggest reason they passed. There was a bigger concern that Cousins would be too much to handle in the locker room -- especially on such a young team. Those concerns, according to sources, are already being borne out in Sacramento. While Cousins has played very well in the summer league, preseason and in the Kings' first three regular-season games, there are concerns. ESPN.com

Minnesota Timberwolves, Sacramento Kings, Draft, DeMarcus Cousins, Wesley Johnson 

Prokhorov is expected to fly to Akron – perhaps as early as July 1 – and here’s an idea for him: He might want to sign his GM, Rod Thorn, to a contract, because some peers believe that without a contract soon the Nets top executive could walk away and retire. No one ran a smarter, shrewder draft campaign than Thorn, who turned insufferable Minnesota GM David Kahn into a basket case over the Nets threatening to draft Wesley Johnson. Yahoo! Sports

Minnesota Timberwolves, Draft, Wesley Johnson, Rod Thorn 

Wesley Johnson, a Syracuse University star expected to be drafted third by the New Jersey Nets or fourth by the Minnesota Timberwolves, conducted an interview while sitting at the wheel of a new Maserati Gran Turismo convertible. Other players rode to the event in Quatroporte sedans. Wall Street Journal

Minnesota Timberwolves, New Jersey Nets, Draft, Wesley Johnson 

Barring a last-minute change in thinking, the New Jersey Nets will select Georgia Tech freshman Derrick Favors over Syracuse's Wesley Johnson with the No. 3 pick, ESPN.com was told Thursday morning. ESPN.com

New Jersey Nets, Draft, Derrick Favors, Wesley Johnson