Ricky Rubio finally played his first NBA pre-season game and wowed the Minnesota crowd with his deft passing. Rubio showed off his court vision on no less than three eye-opening assists. Watch the video: In the end, Rubio contributed 6 points, 7 assists, 6 rebounds, and 2 steals in a 24 minute debut win against [...]

If only the Minnesota Timberwolves had landed the first overall pick… Discuss the 2011 NBA Draft The internet can never have too many “David Kahn drafts another point guard” jokes. Falling short of Kyrie Irving, however, Kahn, the Minnesota Timberwolves, and the rest of the internet will just have to settle for second overall pick, [...]

Spanish point guard Ricky Rubio on confirmed that he is leaving his club in Barcelona to start his NBA journey with the Minnesota Timberwolves next season. Discuss Ricky Rubio and his move to the NBA Rubio was selected by Minnesota with the fifth overall pick in the 2009 NBA Draft but delayed his NBA debut [...]

One of the more outstanding European prospects in recent times, Nemanja Bjelica, is a 6-10 Serbian forward with the ability to play point guard. (Talk Nemanja Bjelica in our Serbian Basketball forum) Bjelica was born in Belgrade on 8th May 1988 and is an extraordinarily versatile professional basketball player who can also play both forward [...]

The Minnesota Timberwolves are looking at the possibility of bringing Nikola Peković to the NBA next season. The center of Panathinaikos was drafted 31st overall in 2008 NBA Draft by the Timberwolves. After two years in Greece and one Euroleague title, 24-year-old Montenegrin is considering the option of playing on the other side of the Atlantic. [...]

LeBron James is planning on switching his jersey number from No. 23 to No. 6 and the superstar wants all NBA players wearing #23 to retire the number in order to honor Michael Jordan, but is the King really making the change for altruistic reasons? We don’t think so. The 24-year old Andrew Bogut may [...]

How long will Pau Gasol be out with his right hamstring injury? Phil Jackson jokingly alarmed Laker fans by saying the 7-0 center could be out until around Christmas, but Gasol is listed day-to-day and is expected to be donning the purple and gold within the next couple weeks. However thanks to Kobe Bryant’s league- leading [...]