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Sources said Taylor made the 90-minute drive from Mankato to team headquarters in Minneapolis to take part in the meeting with Rosas personally on Wednesday, notable for an owner who has in the past sometimes left moves like this to those who work underneath him. Text messages were left by The Athletic for Rosas seeking comment that have not yet been returned. The Athletic also reached out to Taylor for further comment.
Coronavirus prevented the Timberwolves from taking their annual trek down to Mankato for their traditional lasagna dinner with owner Glen Taylor and his wife, Becky. The team had a virtual event with the Taylors instead. Glen Taylor said the lack of lasagna was disheartening to one player in particular: Ricky Rubio. "He said, 'That's why I came back,' " Taylor said with a laugh in a phone interview recently.
The Minnesota Timberwolves are expecting to hold their training camp in Minneapolis instead of Mankato, coach Flip Saunders said Wednesday. The Wolves have opened camp at Minnesota State Mankato since 2006, but Saunders said there were advantages to using the team's new Mayo Clinic practice facility.
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Adelman said he isn't sure if Miller will return in a recurring coaching role after the team returns home to Minneapolis from Mankato on Friday. "I don't know, I don't know where the deer are so I'm not sure when he's leaving," Adelman said. "He's such a smart player. With the group we have, a lot of stuff we're doing is what we did in the past and he's really smart about that. I thought he could help the big guys and make them understand what they have to look for."
The Wolves start camp the next week, likely Oct. 2 in Mankato. By then, they'll have filled out the final two roster spots. They're still looking for an athletic big man and on Monday scouted free-agent center Hassan Whiteside during a Houston, Tex., workout. They're still asking Anthony Tolliver to remain patient as they explore deals that would allow them to trade a guard and create salary-cap space to sign another player.
Minnesota Timberwolves forward Kevin Love has left training camp in Mankato to return to the Twin Cities for an MRI on his right knee. Love was experiencing discomfort and swelling in the knee on Monday night, and the Timberwolves sent him back home Tuesday for an examination. Coach Kurt Rambis says he isn't sure how serious the injury is, and he's also unaware how Love was hurt.
Jerry Zgoda: #Timberwolves will bring former Gopher C John Thomas -- now 35 -- to training camp so they have another big body who can bang in Mankato.
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The Minnesota Timberwolves announced the team will open its 2010 Training Camp on Saturday, Sept. 25 on the campus of Minnesota State University, Mankato in Mankato, Minn. The 2010 Timberwolves Training Camp is presented by the Hilton Garden Inn - Mankato. Timberwolves Training Camp will include daily practices from Saturday, Sept. 25 through Wednesday, Sept. 29 at Bresnan Arena in the Taylor Center on the Minnesota State University, Mankato campus. The Timberwolves will wrap up their 2010 Training Camp by staging an open scrimmage at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 29 at Bresnan Arena. The scrimmage is free and open to the public, though a ticket will be required for admission. Tickets for the scrimmage can be picked up beginning at noon this Wednesday, Sept. 15 at any of the following locations: Hilton Garden Inn-Mankato (20 Civic Center Plaza); MSU Events and Meeting Services Office (Room 219 in the Student Union); Mankato-area Buffalo Wild Wings locations (12 Civic Center Plaza #1715 or 301 St. Andrew's Drive).