The end of the Kevin McHale era is finally here. It couldn't be coming at a better time given his history of botching the draft, among other things, as the Timberwolves truly have a chance to turn things around. They have a young horse to build around in Al Jefferson and another promising big in Kevin Love. They have a stable of draft picks, a ton of expiring contracts and potentially enough cap room in 2010 to sign a couple major free agents. On top of that the Timberwolves had a really good run in January before Jefferson got hurt going 10 - 4 for the month. With all that hope and promise the truth is that Al Jefferson and Corey Brewer went down with ACL tears during last season and even with a large amount of cap room it might be tough to get people to come to Minnesota. New GM David Kahn definitely has work cut out for him but he has enough pieces to build this team into a contender down the road if he makes the right choices.
- Randy Foye/Sebastian Telfair/Bobby Brown
- Mike Miller/Rodney Carney(TO)
- Ryan Gomes/Corey Brewer
- Kevin Love/Mark Madsen/Brian Cardinal/Craig Smith/Shelden Williams(TO)
- Al Jefferson
Salary Cap
- They are around 51 million committed without Carney (2.5) and Williams (4.3)
- 23 million committed to
- With three picks in the first round they essentially have no extra cap room
Expiring Contracts
- Mike Miller (9.75)
- Brian Cardinal (6.75)
- Williams (4.3 - team option)
- Ryan Gomes (3.8)
- Randy Foye (3.5)
- Corey Brewer (2.9)
- Mark Madsen (2.8)
- Rodney Carney (2.5 - team option)
- Bobby Brown (1)
Players to Re-sign
- None
Needs
- A big PG so Foye can play SG
- Find another really good/great player to pair with Al Jefferson
- At least one true NBA center on the roster
- Al Jefferson to come back healthy from his ACL tear
Draft Picks
- First Round - #6, #18, #28
- Second Round - #45, #47
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