i think the wolves had a good night, i still think they’er in a position where they can make a couple moves in free agency and add another guard, make a trade and possibly add to the front court. with the expiring contracts left and the cap space the wolves have I like the chances of this team getting a couple more pieces to work with and now w/ Flynn and Rubio even use Telfair to move some bodies around

Ok. I’ll recap for us!

#5 Ricky Rubio: best pick we could have made. Whether he plays this year, next year, or for a different team, we’re guaranteed to get something good out of it. If he does play for us, and I think he will, then we’ve got our point guard of the future and a kid with all the potential to be an all time great.

#6 Jonny Flynn: odd to pick another point guard here, but the reality is it was all point guards or Jordan Hill. So we took the best one available…like you all say every team should do. So don’t complain. Flynn is athletic, aggressive, and a great defender. I’m not sure this Rubio/Flynn duo thing will work out…in fact I’m pretty sure it won’t…but it is what it is. Flynn is great insurance if Rubio balks and wants out, and individually he’s a great talent.

#18 traded to the Nuggets: we got a first round pick in the 2010 draft for this. That’s a lot more significant that it seems right now.

#28 Wayne Ellington: this was really virtuoso foresight on Kahn’s part. First of all, Ellington is NBA ready. Very much like Courtney Lee in that regard. Second, his skillset meshes perfectly with Rubio’s. He can get to the rim and finish those tricky passes and catch ally opps, and he can hit the deep ball when Rubio penetrates and kicks out. We need 2 or 3 more guys like Ellington on the roster.

#45 traded to Dallas: kind of wish we had kept Calathes. I’m not sure what we gain by this, unless Kahn is convinced there will be a better second rounder in 2010. But Calathes is such a skilled player, can play the 1, 2, and 3, and can shoot. We’ll have to see on this one.

#47 Henk Norel: Stuart Scott didn’t realize we had 6 picks, not 5. LOL. This strikes me as mostly catering to Rubio, but Norel can help us a lot all on his own. He’s a face up 4 with a decent shot, something we’ve been badly needing, plus he’s high energy and can run the floor, which is something Rubio needs. So I bet not many people have heard of him, but he is a pretty good pick that would actually be worthwhile to try and bring in.

Rest of it: draft next year….solid 10 deep!

When I noted getting a SG—that is exactly the type of guy I was thinking about!!!