Howlin' T-Wolf

Amar’e agreed with the Knicks earlier this week. I woke up to the news that Wade and Bosh will be teaming up in South Beach for next season. Where does Lebron fit in with all this?

We’ll find out during his one hour “Lebron Signing Special” on ESPN at 8 p.m.

Has this gone overboard, or what? The “Lebron Signing Special” will be blown out of proportions ten-fold yet millions — and I included — will sit there and watch it. Do you think it will take the whole hour? Because I gotta work in the morning.

Now that three of the four big names have chosen their destinations, it leaves a pool of free agents, that has some big names remaining, left to scramble for a new team. And the teams that end up being the odd-man-out in the Lebron sweepstakes — namely Chicago, New Jersey and Los Angeles — will be there frantically negotiating to get something out of this summer.

Possibly the biggest name that will be left homeless — not literally — is David Lee (Carlos Boozer too, I guess). Lee has been linked to the Wolves since his fantastic visit this weekend. Word keeps spreading the Lee’s agent and Kahn have been in constant contact with each other, looking for a way to get Lee into a Wolves uniform next season. But the signings of Darko and Pekovic have seriously dented our cap space and made it nearly impossible to give Lee an enticing offer.

With about $7 million left on the books, the Wolves will need to make a move to get Lee. Odds are the Al Jefferson’s career as a Timberwolf are kaput, as he is the most appealing component of the Wolves to sign-and-trade for while we get to dump the remainder of his contract (3 years left, $42 million; Yeah, Big Al is expensive).

Now with the moves that fell today — Wade and Bosh,– other teams are going to grow more interested in acquiring Big Al, namely the teams that swing-and-miss in the Lebron sweepstakes and already missed out on connecting with Stoudemire and Bosh. The interest in Big Al will go up; it’s simple economics. But when will that happen?

If the Wolves want to acquire Lee, they need to know the exact value of Big Al and it needs to happen quickly immediately. Now that the top two power forwards are off the market, teams will be gunning for Lee and Boozer, and hopefully Jefferson. The Wolves need to make it clear the Big Al’s name is in that group and could be a better option than Lee or Boozer for those other teams. The gameplan is to shop Jefferson within the next few days and get to Lee before a team that will overpay him does. Even though he says he likes us, there’s no way in hell that Lee would turn down a near-max contract from someone like the Bulls or Nets to come to a rebuilding franchise in chilly Minnesota on a smaller contract.

I have a prediction: Things will really start moving in the next 72 hours, so buckle up.