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New blog post: Set at No. 9, Wolves look for rim protector and backup center as well as a real shooting guard. startribune.com/sports/blogs/2…

So...if you were Wolves and could trade No. 9 and Derrick to Charlotte and still get McLemore (or Oladipo), would you do it?

Just FYI: nbadraft.net's new mock as Wolves taking Alex Len at 9 and North Texas F Tony Mitchell at 26

I'm 5'3" and I'm fairly confident I could have handled that jump ball better than they did.

One more name to that list I tweeted earlier for possible No. 9 picks: Croatian 6-10 SF Dario Saric

Flip wasn't so quick to dismiss the possibility to trading No. 9 and a player (see Derrick Williams) to move up, although still hard to do

ESPN's Chad Ford's new mock has the Wolves taking C.J. McCollum ninth and Russian SF Sergey Karasev with 26th. Both are shooters

And Draft Express has Glen Rice Jr going to the Wolves with that 26th pick, too

Draft Express' instant mock draft has the Wolves taking Shabazz Muhammad at No. 9

Flip knows everybody now will tell him to trade picks Nos. 9 and 26 for a Top 4 or 5 pick. That's just not very realistic, he says

The other note from Flip's conference call: said at the recent GM meetings that the importance of 3-point shooting was emphasized. #twolves

From Flip: mentions Mbakwe and Hardaway Jr. as two guys who really helped themselves at the Combine. Only two he cited. #twolves

Flip on conference call now. On moving up: "Always a possibility." Acknowledges that 9 & 26 won't work. #twolves

Recent No. 9 picks: Drummond, Kemba, Gordon Hayward, DeRozan, DJ Augustin, Noah, Patrick O'Bryant, Ike Diogu, Iguodala, Mike Sweetney, Amare

Lionel Hollins' shirt gets better every time they show it on TV.

The team to watch is Charlotte at 4. Word is Flip's a big fan of Oladipo. There has to be a package of 9 + ____ that can get MN up. #twolves

Early names to consider at No. 9: Guards CJ McCollum and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, big man Alex Len or Shabazz Muhammad if either is there

Joke: If only the #Twolves had played this April like they had the last couple Aprils... They then would've been in that Wash. slot top-3.

Cavs win the No. 1 pick once again. What does David Kahn have to say about this.

God really must hate the Bobcats.

Orlando, Cleveland and Washington get top 3 picks in lottery

Wizards have leapt into top 3

Wolves will pick No. 9, right where slotted

All hold form picks 11 thru 14

Utah, Dallas and Toronto all in order so far...

Here we go with draft lottery...and utah will pick 14th

The draft lottery just ain't the same without David Kahn and Dan Gilbert's kid at it together, is it?

Bill Simmons predicts Sacramento will win lottery, so it must be so...

Utah, Dallas, Toronto, Philly and Portland all should come up ahead of Wolves, otherwise there's a dang good chance Wolves drop to No. 10

Showtime!: Draft lottery show coming up here momentarily on ESPN. Is this the last time for a while we have to go through this?

Oh, Timberwolves, how I miss you. http://t.co/g6rf1nkk8J

When asked about his final draft lottery, David Stern remembers on pre-draw interview the time he called the Timberwolves the "North Stars"

KLove looks lean on ESPN pre-lottery interview in NYC. He brought a Ricky Rubio No. 9 doll with him for good luck.

Here's my take if Wolves stay at 9 or 10: Acquire a vet SG thru trade or FA (Courtney Lee?), take best big man at 9 and a flyer on SG at 26

Here's my hunch about tonight: Wolves leap to No. 3...and McLemore and Oladipo go 1-2 on draft night.

Great work today! Feeling great

RE: Clippers. MT @Ronald Tillery Source says no NBA team has asked for permission to talk to Lionel Hollins. Hollins has contract until July 1.

Woj has spoken. Reporting Vinny Del Negro is fired.

It's Tuesday: Do you feel lucky today, Wolves Nation?

It might be too late, but told the #Gophers are doing their due-diligence on 2013 top-100 big Dominic Woodson. Just decommitted from Baylor.

Very, very cool. MT @koconews: Kevin Durant through his family foundation pledged $1M to the Red Cross disaster relief efforts in Oklahoma.

Deduno's not on the 40 man, but figure Mastro to the 60-day DL could solve that tiny dilemma. #mntwins

Guys, Dwight Howard kinda makes me hate journalism.

My @KSTP story on Coon Rapids pitcher Logan Shore -- #MNTwins won't take in 2nd round, but another team might: tinyurl.com/ncqsyoe

Dwight Howard is unhappy. What else is new? foxsportswest.com/nba/los-angele…

Yes, it's utterly shocking that after Dwight's antics over the past year, D'Antoni looked to Kobe and Nash for leadership instead. SHOCKING.

Ex-#Gophers forward Trevor Mbakwe (@Trevor Mbakwe) will workout for teams in NJ tomorrow & Thurs. He will not be at the MN workout next week.

Interesting @WSJSports piece on Memphis and its proclivity of left-handed players, which could be an advantage: m.us.wsj.com/articles/a/SB1…

Update on @AaronGleeman note: Twins pitchers have allowed 47 runs in 1st inn. through 40 gms. They've allowed 20 or fewer every other inn.

#PrayForOklahoma

Con papa nap time...coqui http://t.co/FbFpZ8oEI9

In case you missed it, my story on Norvel Pelle, the biggest wildcard in the NBA draft, who's hoping to make history: foxsportswest.com/story/Norvel-P…

Thielbar is the first @StPaulSaints player to get a crack with the #MNTwins. ... By the way, the Twins scouted Mark Hamburger last week.

Re: Thielbar -- Former St. Paul Saint. Great story. RT ‏@MTHollimon Sooo pumped for my bro, Caleb Thielbar!!! #MLBdebut #MNTwins

Malik Smith's JUCO coach: "Never been a special defender, but understands angles in the multiple defenses that MN will employ." #gophers

Norvel Pelle didn't go to college. He never played overseas. But he's hoping to be picked in this year's NBA draft: foxsportswest.com/story/Norvel-P…

.@Flip_Saunders will be in New Jersey this week. He'll bond w/ K. Love at the lottery tomorrow, then watch a group draft workout Wed./Thurs.

Goodnight world!

Inside man is still one of my favorite movies.

Padres game! http://t.co/fL0XjHveCq

01 kanye.

Found this memorable #Gophers Brewster motivational prop in a TCF Stadium closet: http://t.co/mVEKW6IxMS

The Knicks fans at this bar are cheering for every single made basket as if it's a big deal. This implies shockingly low expectations.

Let's do this! http://t.co/uVtC1HqTQS

Figuring out what tailgate party to hit up.. @WIproblems http://t.co/GCDneuah3N

Gas... @LylLuke8

In which Phil Jackson buys produce, diagrams plays and chats with Luke Walton: nytimes.com/2013/05/19/mag…

Hey, @_squintz, come hang w/ this bachelor party in sec. 233 (think that's right). We got extra room at the Marriott. You'd be a great prop.

I kind of want to tweet every sentence of this Warriors "fan fiction" parody from Grantland yesterday: grantland.com/story/_/id/927…

For everyone asking why Wolves didn't talk to Oladipo: They requested him but didn't get him from their list. NBA limits # of interviews

SGs who said they haven't heard from Wolves: Jamaal Franklin, Seth Curry, Allen Crabbe. That doesn't mean necessarily they're not interested

Add Kentavious Caldwell-Pope to that list I just sent. The Georgia SG said he talked to Wolves last night

Scoops: tinyurl.com/baaaj5u #gophers #twolves #mntwins

Informal survey of SGs Wolves have/will talk to: Ben McLeMore, Tim Hardaway Jr., Ricky Ledo, Archie Goodwin, Reggie Bullock, Vander Blue

Sounds like Trevor Mbakwe had an impressive sprint at the combine. I wrote about his long path to the draft in March: foxsportsnorth.com/collegebasketb…

Just FYI: Wolves have talked to Maryland C Alex Len but not Indiana's Cody Zeller here in Chicago

Here's a portion of my chats yesterday w/ Pitino, Kill, J Robinson, & Borton: tinyurl.com/9wkr53v #gophers

I've given up on basketball for The Office. So on that note: Jim Halpert. Sigh.

Limit of 7 people per team at Combine. For #Twolves: Flip, Babcock, D Adelman, RJ Adelman, Euro scout Zarko Durisic, M Barnes, Matt Bollero.

Puerto Rico lo mejor la comida la gente el calor la playa todo la vida ...coqui

Wolves also interviewed Syracuse PG Michael Carter-Williams last night

apologies to my earlier tweet that mispelled UCLA's Shabazz Muhammad's name.

More from Pitino: "We want 5 guys (on the floor) who can shoot the 3." ... He spent the bus trip watching film of other B1G teams. #gophers

Wolves interviewed Ben McLemore, Otto Porter and Shabazz Mohammed but won't get from their wish list Indiana's Victor Oladipo

Pitino praised Eliason, but said he has to win a push-up competition between the two. Hasn't yet. Has to get into better shape. #gophers

Pitino to the crowd: said Mo Walker is down 20 lbs in the last month. Needs to drop 40 more. Will stay here all summer. #gophers

Kill here too. Said 2014 schedule will be one heck of a ride. Really tough 3-game stretch. Said 17 of his guys have had offseason surgery.

Hanging w/ Pitino & other #Gophers coaches in Redwood Falls. He confirmed that Coleman started thinking about leaving before he came.

Blog from Chicago: Among early players to talk to media, UCLA's Muhammad, OSU's Deshaun Thomas interview w/ Wolves startribune.com/sports/blogs/2…

No Rick Adelman in Chicago. He's earned the right not to be here.

Faces spotted just walking into gym: Danny Ainge, Mitch Kupchak, Ty Corbin, Mike D'Antoni, Jerry Sloan, Rick Carlisle, RJ Adelman

Just arrived Chicago for draft combine. Flip and 6 Wolves reps are here for player workouts/interviews.Part camp/part job fair for new boss

Told these schools have interest in Joe Coleman: Oregon, Boston College, & maybe Baylor. Iowa St possibly too, but hear they're guard heavy.

Z-Bo is scared of cats. I repeat, Z-Bo is scared of cats. I may never get over this. sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nba-ball… (via @YahooBDL)

The #Twolves are meeting with many guys in the next few days, @BCookMN. Just pointing out that Len is on tonight's agenda.

Among the draft prospects @Flip_Saunders & the #Twolves are meeting with tonight: Maryland center Alex Len.

And now this song will be stuck in my head for the rest of the night. Not necessarily a bad thing. youtube.com/watch?v=DvW-tn…

We up. 50 cent / Kendrick

Got the haircut. But the beard is staying

Masses of people at this moment: Costco Gas Maple Grove > Times Square.