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13. Spurs



Switzerland PF Clint Capela

The Spurs go international with their first lottery pick they've had in a long long long long time.

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14. Lakers



Australia PG Dante Exum

The Lakers get their man as they were hoping Exum would fall down to him. The 6'6 point guard has been the mystery man of this years draft.

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2014 NBA Draft: Live Pick-By-Pick

1st Round: Mid-Late Round Picks (15-30)

15.Boston Celtics select SG Nick Johnson (Arizona)

TRADE
Atlanta receives: J.R. Smith
San Antonio receives: 16th pick

16. San Antonio Spurs select Andreian Payne (Michigan Stare)

17. Denver Nuggets select SG James Young (Kentucky)

18. Golden State Warriors select SG Jabari Brown (Missouri)

19. Washington Wizards select C Patric Young (Florida)

20. Portland Trail Blazers select SG C.J. Wilcox (Washington)

21. Phoenix Suns select PF Dwight Powell (Stanford)

22. Brooklyn Nets select SG Bogdan Bogdanovic (Serbia)

23. Memphis Grizzlies select SG Ron Devyn Marble (Iowa)

24. Chicago Bulls select SF Jabari Parker (Duke)

25. Indiana Pacers select SF Doug McDermott (Creighton)

26. Minnesota Timberwolves select PG Zach Lavine (UCLA)

27. Houston Rockets select SF Rodney Hood (Duke)

28. Miami Heat select SF Kyle Anderson (UCLA)

29. Los Angeles Clippers select SF C.J. Warren (North Carolina St.)

30. Oklahoma City Thunder select SF Dario Saric (Croatia)

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2014 NBA Draft: Live Pick-By-Pick

2nd Round: (31-60)

31. Philadelphia 76ers select SF Glen Robinson (Michigan)

32. Sacramento Kings select PF Juvonte Reddic (VCU)

33. Milwaukee Bucks select SG Fuquan Edwin (Seton Hall)

34. Minnesota Timberwolves select SF Melvin Ejim (Iowa State)

35. New York Knicks select SF Cleanthony Early (Wichita State)

36. Chicago Bulls select SF Jerami Grant (Syracuse)

37. New Orleans Pelicans select SF K.J. McDaniels (Clemson)

38. Milwaukee Bucks select PG Tyler Ennis (Syracuse)

39. Dallas Mavericks select SF C.J. Fair (Syracuse)

40. Detroit Pistons select SG Sean Kilpatrick (Cincinnati)

41. Toronto Raptors select PG Russ Smith (Louisville)

42. Milwaukee Bucks select SG Markel Brown (Oklahoma State)

43. New York Knicks select PG Shabazz Napier (Connecticut)

44. Atlanta Hawks select PG Elfrid Payton (Louisiana Lafayette)

45. San Antonio Spurs select PG Semaj Christon (Xavier)

46. San Antonio Spurs select PF Jarnell Stokes (Tennessee)

47. Los Angeles Lakers select PG Jahii Carson (Arizona State)

48. Golden State Warriors select C A.J. Hammons (Purdue)

49. Washington Wizards select PG Jordan Clarkson (Missouri)

50. Portland Trail Blazers select PG Deonte Burton (Nevada)

51. Phoenix Suns select SF Alex Poythress (Kentucky)

52. Brooklyn Nets select SF Laquinton Ross (Ohio State)

53. Memphis Grizzlies select SF Thanasis Antetokounmpo (Greece)

TRADE
Chicago receives: Rights to Melvin Ejim
Minnesota receives: 54th pick, Mike Dunleavy

54. Minnesota Timberwolves select C Jusuf Nurkic (Slovenia)

55. Indiana Pacers select PG DeAndre Kane (Iowa State)

56. Cleveland Cavaliers select PG Vasilije Micic (Greece)

57. Houston Rockets select PF James McAdoo (North Carolina)

58. Miami Heat select PG Aaron Craft (Ohio State)

59. New York Knicks select PF Alec Brown (Wisconsin-Green Bay)

60. Oklahoma City Thunder select SG Lamar Patterson (Pittsburgh)

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Timberwolves Draft Recap

Some experts are saying the Minnesota Timberwolves came away as the biggest winners of the 2014 NBA draft. With the 3ed oveall pick they selected Kansas SF Andrew Wiggins. The Timberwolves were worried that the Utah Jazz or the Philadelphia 76ers would snatch up the number one prospect, but to the whole world's surprise, Wiggins fell to number three behind Gary Harris (Utah) and Julius Randle (76ers). Wiggins is already pencilled in as the starting small forward. He will join Rondo, Dion Waiters, Anthony Bennett, and Tyson Chandler in a very balanced starting 5.

Before their second lottery pick at number 7, the Wolves pulled off a shocking trade by dealing Ricky Rubio, Gorgui Dieng, and two 2014 2nd round picks to the New York Knicks in exchange for Tyson Chandler, Danny Green, the 15th overall pick, and NYK's 2015 1st rounder. Minnesota went on to select Oklahoma State point guard Marcus Smart with the 7th pick. But Smart's time in Minnesota was short as the T-Wolves traded him, the 15th pick, and Cleveland 2015 1st rounder to the Boston Celtics for all star point guard Rajon Rondo and the Celtics 2014 2nd round pick.

With the 26th pick, the Timberwolves went with a project in UCLA point guard Zach Lavine. lavin isn't expected to come in and play major minutes and he'll get the chance to learn and play behind Rondo and veteran C.J. Watson. Even though his raw, he adds more skills to an already nasty backcourt.

Minnesota didn't pick again until the 35th pick where they took Iowa State forward Melvin Ejim who was later traded to the Chicago Bulls for Mike Dunleavy and the the 54th overall pick. With their final pick in the draft the T-Wolves went with big man Jusuf Nurkic out of Slovenia. Nurkic is another project that can sit and learn behind former defensive player of the year Tyson Chandler.

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The Big 3 Return

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Timberwolves Sign Jeremy Tyler

Minneapolis -- General manager Tennell Williams announced the signing of free agent big man Jeremy Tyler today. The 23 year old center inked a 2 yr deal worth $4.09M with a team option for the second year. Tylerappeared in 60 games last season for the New York Knicks where he averaged a career high 6.1 ppg and 4.3 rpg. He re-joins Tyson Chandler in Minnesota after backing him up in New York last year.

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Mike Scott - 3yr/$4.33M deal.
Shelvin Mack - 2yr/$2.93M deal.



Vitor Faverani - 3yr/$7.52M deal.
Khris Humphries - 3yr/$5.04M deal.
Chris Johnson - 4yr/$2.51M
Jerryd Bayless - 4yr/$6.98M deal.



None



Jeff Taylor - 3yr/$4.09M deal.
Luke Ridnour - 2yr/$1.22M deal.
Anthony Tolliver - 3yr/$4.92M deal.
Chris Douglas-Roberts - 3yr/$4.02M deal.
D.J. White - 3yr/$4.70M deal.



D.J. Augustin - 3yr/$4.77M deal.
Nikola Mirotic - 2yr/$7.50M deal.
Ben Gordon - 1yr/1.56M deal.



Luol Deng - 5yr/$29.02M deal.
Chris Kaman - 2yr/$4.74M deal.
Alonzo Gee - 3yr/$6.79M.
Carrick Felix - 4yr/$7.09M.



Gal Mekel - 4yr/$8.94M deal.
DeJuan Blair - 4yr/$9.81M deal.
Devin Harris - 1yr/$915K deal.



None



None



Marreese Speights - 1yr/$6.34M



None



None



P.J. Tucker - 3yr/$9.07M deal.



Patrick Mills - 3yr/$16.48M deal.
Kent Bazemore - 3yr/$6.25M deal.
Xavier Henry - 3yr/$8.81M deal.
Andray Blatche - 3yr/$15.19M deal.
Jordan Farmar - 2yr/$5.52M deal.
Ryan Kelly - 3yr/$7.61M deal.
Wesley Johnson - 3yr/$9.68M deal.
Kobe Bryant - 1yr/$10.00M deal.



Jodie Meeks - 3yr/$13.33M deal.



LeBron James - 4yr/$88.26M deal.
Chris Bosh - 4yr/$68.58M deal.
Dwyane Wade - 3yr/$57.36M deal.
Ray Allen - 1yr/$1.42M deal.
Mario Chalmers - 4yr/$23.22M deal.
Shane Battier - 2yr/$2.37M deal.
Greg Oden - 4yr/$6.34M deal.
Emeka Okafor - 3yr/$1.55M deal.
Shaun Livingston - 3yr/$1.55M deal.
Vince Carter - 1yr/$495K deal.



None



Jeremy Tyler - 1yr/$2.00M deal.
James Jones - 1yr/727K deal.



Jason Smith - 1yr/$3.58M deal.



Spencer Hawes - 3yr/$20.77M deal.



None



Carmelo Anthony - 4yr/$81.93M deal.
E'twaun Moore - 4yr/$7.05M deal.
DeWayne Dedmon - 4yr/$6.59M deal.
Jameer Nelson - 2yr/4.91M deal.
Evan Turner - 3yr/$32.47M deal.



James Anderson - 4yr/$10.29M deal.
Darius Johnson-Odom - 3yr/$5.30M deal.
Jarvis Varando - 2yr/$2.40M deal.
Isaiah Thomas - 4yr/$47.22M deal.
Andrew Bogut - 4yr/$41.39M deal.



Kendall Marshall - 3yr/$18.92M deal.



None



None



Boris Diaw - 3yr/$5.05M deal.
Othyus Jeffers - 2yr/$1.20M



None



Brandon Rush - 2yr/$2.69M deal.
Diante Garrett - 3yr/$7.00M deal.
Paul Gasol - 1yr/$6.71M deal.
Andris Biedrins - 5yr/$5.50M deal.



Trevor Booker - 1yr/$3.24M deal.
Chris Singleton - 1yr/$2.42M deal.

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Matchup Preview | October 30, 2014
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Minnesota Timberwolves (0-0, 0-0 Away)		Utah Jazz (0-0, 0-0 Home)
Projected Starters Rajon Rondo Point Guard Trey Burke Dion Waiters Shooting Guard Gary Harris Andrew Wiggins Small Forward Gordon Hayward Anthony Bennett Power Forward Derrick Favors Tyson Chandler Center Pau Gasol Injury Report Luc Mbah A Moute - Torn MCL 2-4 Months (Out) Trey Burke - Back Spasms 1-2 Weeks (Hurt) Game Notes The Minnesota Timberwolves open up the 2014-2015 on the road against number one pick Gary Harris and the Utah Jazz.

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Above: Canadian nuts in yo mouth.

Minnesota Dominates Utah In Opening Night Win

Recap | Box Score | Highlights

MVP: Andrew Wiggins. The hype....is....real. Wiggins stepped on the court for his first NBA game and he did not disappoint. The number three overall pick finished with a game high 21 points while shooting 10-of-14 from the field. He also pitched in 4 rebounds and 3 assist and some lockdown defense on Gordon Hayward.

LVP: Gary Harris. The number one pick had a rough going his his debut scoring just 5 points on an awful 2-of-16 shooting from the field. The former Spartan didn't look comfortable at all out there on the court. Were the bright lights too much for the rook?

X-Factor: Anthony Bennett. Bennett played like a man possessed finishing with 20 points and a career high 19 rebounds in the win. Bennett said before the game that he wants to lead the league in rebounding this year. So far so good for the big man.

Rookie Watch: Zach Lavine. The lanky point guard got some burn since the game was a blowout but he scored just 1 point in his first game.

Final:
MIN | 30 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 102
UTA | 18 | 20 | 25 | 14 | 77


Player of the Game: Andrew Wiggins

21 PTS | 4 REBS | 3 AST | 2 BLK | 10-14 FG | 1-2 FT



Stats

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Oct 31st-Nov 2nd Results (2-0)

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Player Of The Game
Dion Waiters: 29 Points, 6 Rebounds, 10-17 FG, 4-6 3PT, 5-7 FT

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Matchup Preview | November 3, 2014
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Los Angeles Lakers (1-1, 0-0 Away)		Minnesota Timberwolves (2-0, 0-0 Home)
Projected Starters Patrick Mills Point Guard Rajon Rondo Kobe Bryant Shooting Guard Dion Waiters Wesley Johnson Small Forward Andrew Wiggins Tristan Thompson Power Forward Antony Bennett Andray Blatche Center Tyson Chandler Injury Report None Luc Mbah A Moute - Torn MCL 2-4 Months (Out) Game Notes The Timberwolves finally have their home opener as they welcome Kobe brant and the Los Angeles Lakers for a western conference showdown.