Howlin' T-Wolf

Chat with John Hollinger – SportsNation – ESPN.

Jackson (Twin Cities)

When looking at the futures rankings, shouldn’t the Timberwolves be higher than stuck in the mud teams like Detroit? They have a lot of assets going forward between Rubio, Pekovic, 3 draft picks and salary cap space.

John Hollinger

(12:49 PM)

Basically, we’re not sure they know what they’re doing yet. It’s not as bad as the McHale era, where we were darn sure they DIDN’T know what they were doing, but we can’t rate the organization very highly until we see some aspects of a plan starting to form. If they get Rubio and Pekovic in uniform their rating will move way up, but we’ve yet to get much reassuring information on that front.

Jackson (Twin Cities)

Mr. Hollinger, what kind of value does Nikola Pekovic have? What could the Wolves get for him in a trade? Thank you for answering my question.

John Hollinger

(12:55 PM)

Arguably the best player in Europe — a bit short for a 4 but a beast around the basket. Problem with any trade scenario is ability to sign him — Professor Fordjovic knows the details but I believe he’s signed for pretty big money for three or four years.