Kevin Love out 6-8 weeks

[AWH]

Love breaks a bone in his hand during pre-season game on Friday night and is expected to miss 6-8 weeks. Unknown if he will need surgery at this point. The Wolves might not be good this year. But this is a big loss for a team trying to start over and win the fans back. But...that lottery pick in 2010 just got a little better.

Aaron

[Scott M]

Tough break for the kid. More minutes for Cardinal, Hollins, and Blount I suppose.

[AWH]

Not for Blount. He will not be on the Wolves roster. But it's definitely an opportunity for other guys to step up.

Aaron

[Scott M]

yep, you're right. Wow, I'm getting behind on the wolves:

from SportsIllustrated.com

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- Mark Blount will not join the Minnesota Timberwolves, who have given his agent permission to seek a new team for the veteran center.

Blount will not report to training camp next week or participate in the preseason, the Timberwolves announced Wednesday. They said the decision was mutual. Blount will stay at his Miami home while agent Mark Bartelstein tries to find a team where his client can get more playing time.

The 7-foot Blount was acquired in a trade with the Heat last month for guard Quentin Richardson, but the move was merely for salary cap purposes.

"I want to thank Mark for being understanding of our situation of having such a young team, and in particular many young big men that need playing time for their development," Timberwolves president of basketball operations David Kahn said. "Given these circumstances, it would be extremely difficult to find a significant role for Mark, and he deserves the opportunity to be a part of someone's rotation for the upcoming season."

Blount has played nine years in the NBA with Boston, Denver, Minnesota and Miami. He was acquired by the Timberwolves in 2006 in a multi-player deal that sent Wally Szczerbiak to the Celtics, then traded to the Heat after 1 1/2 seasons. Blount played sparingly the last two years in Miami, appearing in only 20 games last season before being dealt back to Minnesota.

[Juan Grande]

They may be calling him back after Love's injury and Jefferson is having achilles problems.

[Scott M]

Trade today to get some size in the middle:

"Minnesota acquired F Nathan Jawai and cash from the Dallas Mavericks for a conditional second-round draft pick in 2012"

[fishin58]

Sounds like a good prospect "Aussie Shaq". He will at least eat up some minutes while Klove is out. Might even be a nice back-up for Big Al, Nate is listed at 275lbs. Maybe we can deal some more picks, at least we know what we are getting....