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No Chicago combine invitation for Rodney Willilams from the list just released by NBA

Trevor Mbakwe, Mike Muscala, Nate Wolters and Colton Iverson among those w/ local connections invited to Chicago draft combine next week

Radcliff on Buxton: "Way better hitter than BJ Upton. Fastest, quickest, most direct swing you'll see." Fort Myers soon? "Not imminent."

#MNTwins had draft meetings Mon. & Tues. Will reconvene on June 1. 8 scouts have seen the Georgia OFs. It's a 4/4 split on who's better.

Chatted w/ #MNTwins VP Mike Radcliff. On 4th pick: "We got 4 finally w/ 3 others being talked about." 2 of 4 = Gray/Appel, the top 2 picks.

(con.) Hamburger is living in mom and dad's basement. Hoping to catch the eye of a MLB scout again. Will have to serve a 50-game suspension.

Had a fascinating chat w/ Mark Hamburger -- still wears a Rangers hat. Went to Hazelden. Recovering marijuana addict. Pitching for Saints.

In NBA awards voting news, executives' votes appear to be at times equally dumb as writers' when it comes to the random votes received.

Game killed don't kill my vibe ! Sheesh

Non-sports story, but definitely worth a read: @mattdpearce on Cleveland kidnapping suspect Ariel Castro. touch.latimes.com/#section/-1/ar…

Heard J.T. Prada, #Twolves scout, let go as well. Heard that after posting the four names I originally heard on the 1500ESPN site.

Wouldn't Tom Thibodeau be a great guy to invite to a party? He might even bring his fabulous stamp collection for some show-and-tell

Btw, Flip had Rick Adelman in town today for meetings all day. That is, when he wasn't on the phone firing scouts..

New blog post: Flip starts reshuffling front office by firing scouts Pete Philo, J.T. Prada, Curtis Crawford strib.mn/12WPlo6

Lakers announce Pau Gasol to undergo treatment on knees Thursday. Procedure is called FAST, uses ultrasonic energy to eliminate scar tissue.

The Flip-Rick Adelman pow-wow at Target Center happened today. Lots to discuss heading into Chicago next week/the offseason. #twolves

Coon Rapids' Logan Shore hit 91 mph in 7th inn. yesterday. #MNTwins, White Sox, Mets, Nats, Toronto, Seattle, A's, & Reds most interested.

In which @Benjamin Hochman draws parallels btwn the 2012-13 Nuggets and Mizzou of 2011-12. Except of course Karl > Haith. denverpost.com/lunchspecial/c…

Rooting more than ever for Andrew Wiggins, no. 1 pick 2014 Draft, to pick FSU. FSU at #Gophers B1G/ACC Challenge.

Wolves trying to get Love to NYC for draft lottery...but do you really want a guy who broke his hand twice representing for good luck?

Jon K. has scouts Pete Philo & C. Crawford gone. Philo big on why Shved is here. Also heard the names Steve Gordon & Will Conroy. #twolves

Sounds like Flip Saunders rolled up his sleeves this morning and let go of some people. Details to come. #twolves

Tony Allen retweeting Bible verses. God I love the NBA.

.@Chad Ford's second NBA mock draft has the Clippers taking Baylor's Pierre Jackson, a PG, at no. 25: insider.espn.go.com/nba/draft2013/…

De vuelta a casa. Terminada la rueda de prensa. Gracias a todos por venir. http://t.co/T72f4ZKYUS

Chasebudingerbasketballcamp.com. check it out!

I know it's Mother's Day week, but I had to get my dad a little something. Here's our 66 Chevelle. http://t.co/FHb6XvsGTO

Dramatic repetition of the words "Kevin Durant" seems like the only appropriate way to call this game. I'm glad the announcers are obliging.

#Gophers contact on new PG Dre Mathieu (@DRIIIIIZZZZZYYY): "Brings speed & athleticism along w/ an ability to score & get into the paint."

Baylor source confirms that Allerik Freeman has committed to the Waco school. #gophers

One other #Gophers/college hoops note: it's Villa 7 weekend in downtown Minneapolis. Tons of ADs/asst. coaches in town.

Among many to chat w/ Teague today. No Louisville on the hoops schedule this yr. But they're working on another high-profile non-conf. game.

#NBA teams are still waiting for the official 60 player Combine invite list. Only MN ties guy I haven't heard on is Rodney Williams.

Do point guards win their teams championships? Not when they're the biggest weapon, apparently, not since 1990. foxsportswest.com/nba/los-angele…

Jerry Kill working his Gary Patterson friendship. Home and home with TCU 2014 and 2015. Here the latter. #gophers

Mucho animo @henknorel Lo superaste 1a vez,lo haras 1a segunda.El baloncesto te echara de menos durante un tiempo. Te esperamos! #animohenk

Nothing makes me feel more like a giant than sleeping in a double bed. #roadtripwiththeoldman

Just played ESPN's lotto game 10x again. Wolves got 3rd pick twice, took McLemore once and Oladipo once, and C.J. McCollum 9th the other 8x

How long has it been since Warriors won in S.A.? Felton Spencer started at C for the visitors that February night in 1997

Rambis design that final play?

The way things have been going, this just has got to go to 3 OTs, doesn't it?

Words written about Curry's extension in Oct: "Deal seems like a better one for Curry than it does for the Warriors." probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/10/31/war…

So these Bulls kind of throw a wrench in the Timberwolves' "we were injured and that's why we sucked" argument, no?

More proof we need replay in baseball. Benefit of slow motion, but Mauer never applied the tag there. #mntwins

Headed to Iowa with the old man to check out some old school muscle cars. Hoping to drive one home!

Baylor working hard to get Allerik Freeman to visit. 1 person connected thinks it'll be them or the #Gophers in end. Be a great get for MN.

Trade in en T-Mobile para el iPhone 5...coqui fb.me/P3vRFLXc @MagentaHotSpot

Roseville's Mike Muscala also got his Combine invite over the weekend. Lots of rumors will come out of Chicago. All front offices there.

Trevor Mbakwe got an official invite yesterday to next week's Draft Combine. Nate Wolters got one too. Haven't heard on Rodney. #gophers

Hows the weather been in Minn?

#MNWild Game 3 local TV ratings: 7.6 overall, w/ a peak of 10.9. Men-25-54: 8.2 w/ a peak of 10.7. Not close to #Vikings, but still solid.

Joe Mauer can expect to be inundated by the Boston media this week. The Red Sox tried to trade for him last winter. #mntwins

Any good movies out?

(con.) #Gophers now just waiting to see if they get Freeman. Probably no surprise, but told they definitely feel encouraged after the visit.

Confirmed PG/SG Allerik Freeman's #Gophers visit. Got release from UCLA after Ben H fired. Said no to Duke, Kansas, etc. @RyanJamesMN broke.

Saw my first (sort of) movie star while walking around West Hollywood, but had to be told it was a movie star. Does that even count?

Back to minny tomrw

Goodnight NYC

Jason Zucker, 21, has a fine-looking playoff beard. That's because he started growing it while in Houston in April... for the AHL playoffs.

I'll be on WCCO 830 AM with @SteveThomsonMN about 5:35 pm T.C. time talking Flip, Wolves, draft, etc. Join us, won't you?

Am I going deaf, or was David West just praised on the broadcast for his "teamness"? Excuse me while I mourn the death of English.

Over under on how many times during these playoffs the announcers are going to tell the story of Rudy Gay getting traded?

Woj nails the Rose issue: He has every right to sit out the season, but he should admit that's what he's doing: sports.yahoo.com/news/nba--bull…

After this game 7 game. I wanna go dancing in nyc, where should I go?

Flip when asked on SportsCenter now about how his week has gone: "Uneventful."

Anyone who knows me will already have already assumed this, but I will be in full support of Charming Kitten this afternoon.

Listening to Matt Barnes talk about his not getting as many techs since New Years, I couldn't help but think of this: youtube.com/watch?v=_DIotK…

Matt Barnes on Del Negro: "People don’t understand: it’s hard to manage people like us, young people that have money and egos."

Starting my new job by attending end-of-season Clippers availability. Seems kind of backwards, but here goes nothing.

Better chance KG becomes an investor with the #Twolves than a player, @DillonWebster.