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League sources say that four primary teams have been in contact with the sharpshooter's representation in hopes that Malik Beasley can eventually be signed. They are Cleveland, New York, Minnesota and the incumbent Pistons.

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Interestingly, it doesn’t seem like the NBA schedule puppet masters always consider rest days alongside travel. Last season, they made the Suns fly home the 1,300 miles from Minnesota to Phoenix for a game against the Magic the very next day. The Suns lost by 10. More broadly, it appears that the more back-to-back games a team has in a given month, the further they have to travel. Sure months with more back-to-backs likely have more games overall, but the teams still have to make the physical journey and you might expect the NBA to account for that.

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Scott Agness: Two Pacers preseason dates known: - Oct 7 at Minnesota - Oct. 11 v OKC

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Jeff Teague: I told Shabazz Muhammad the same thing when I got to Minnesota. He said he turned down four years, $40 million. I said, 'Are you dumb?' He was like, 'I’m worth more than that. I’ma outplay it.' And I told him straight up: 'No, you’re not — because they’re not going to give you the chance to outplay it.' You rarely get that opportunity."

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Jake Fischer: For Malcolm Brogdon—I don’t think Milwaukee is still a landing spot for him, especially after they brought in Cole Anthony on a buyout from Memphis. But teams like: Sacramento New Orleans Minnesota Golden State ...still have plenty of interest in Brogdon.

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Jake Fischer: Personally, I think Ben Simmons would be interesting in Minnesota, but I haven’t heard that they have interest in him.

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Damian Lillard had offers from "dozens" of teams around the league before signing a three-year deal with the Portland Trail Blazers, according to Shams Charania of ESPN. "Boston, Minnesota, dozens of other teams had minimum and mid-level exception offers out to Damian Lillard in the last several weeks," said Charania.

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Tim Reynolds: Alex Rodriguez says a new arena is "a necessity" in Minnesota and that it'll be "absolutely awesome" for fans.

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Gary Washburn: The new #Timberwolves ownership group of Marc Lore and Alex Rodriguez said they consider Kevin Garnett a “Minnesota legend” and will have talks with KG about mending fences with the franchise. His No. 21 is still not retired in Minnesota. #Celtics.

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Some confirmed suitors for Bradley Beal include the LA Clippers — fresh off agreeing to trade Norman Powell to Miami in a three-team deal that will bring back Utah's John Collins — as well as the Los Angeles Lakers, Milwaukee and Minnesota. Miami was widely anticipated to be in that mix, but the Heat's agreed-to acquisition of Norman Powell would appear to rule them out of the Beal chase

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Tim Reynolds: A late update; The Timberwolves mascot drove Red Panda to the airport today and helped her check in for her flight home. Lots of classy gestures out of Minnesota in the last 24 hours.

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Meanwhile, in January, a Minnesota dentist won a $34,390 default judgment against Beasley, according to court records. The dentist, Hassan Alshehabi of Delicate Smiles, started garnishing Beasley's paychecks from the Pistons in February, court records show. The debt has not been satisfied, according to court records.

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Meanwhile, in January, a Minnesota dentist won a $34,390 default judgment against Beasley, according to court records. The dentist, Hassan Alshehabi of Delicate Smiles, started garnishing Beasley's paychecks from the Pistons in February, court records show.

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Shams Charania: Atlanta is sending a 2027 second-round pick via Cleveland and cash to Minnesota to acquire Nickeil Alexander-Walker via sign-and-trade for four years and $62 million, sources said.

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