Could Mayo be the pick for Wolves?
The Minnesota Timberwolves are doing their homework on all the players who they might potentially choose later this week with the third overall pick in the NBA Draft; they’ve run them through their paces on and off the court and held everything but competitions in swimsuits. And that may be coming yet.
Although the team has been the subject of many trade-down rumors and at least one trade-up rumor (to snag Beasley and give Miami a shot at Mayo), indications are the the Wolves may be looking seriously at keeping the third pick and, barring changes in the draft above them, taking Mayo to give the Wolves a back-court combo of O.J. Mayo and Randy Foye, with Rashad McCants and Sebastian Telfair backing them up.
While that could set up the Wolves’ backcourt for the next decade, the question is whether it is what the Wolves need to turn the corner; the Wolves have no lack of young talent now, thanks to the Garnett trade and this is one of the rare cases where a trade-down (perhaps two spots or so) might make sense, if it brings in a veteran small forward or center, and still gives the Wolves a chance to draft someone they like, such as Brook Lopez or Kevin Love.
We’ll know soon which route they choose. The draft is scheduled for Thursday, June 26.
