Telfair back in Minnesota, for the moment
For the moment, PG Sebastian Telfair is back with the Minnesota Timberwolves. His return came as a result of a trade that sent Ramon Sessions and Ryan Hollins to the Cleveland Cavaliers. I would expect him to still be with the team by training camp, though; remember, it’s the off-season, the time in which David Kahn gets to treat NBA players like toys for his amusement.
That’s fine, though; after a 15-win season, there’s not many players I’d regret seeing leave, at least among this who were with the team last season. Sure, I like Kevin Love; and we have some nice pieces elsewhere on the team, too. But none of them … save for a certain absentee until 2011-12 Spanish PG … are so good that I wouldn’t consider withholding tears upon their departure, if the right deal came along.
As Don Nelson once said in his Dallas Mavericks days, (and I’m paraphrasing to match the T-Wolves situation here) “We can lose 67 games just as easily with a new bunch of losers as we can with this bunch.”
By which I’m sure Nelly meant… We can’t get any worse, so why NOT change things up?
Welcome back, Sebastian… for as long as it lasts!
