Minnesota Timberwolves
PG - Jose Calderon
SG - Ronnie Brewer
SF - LeBron "The King" James
PF - Reggie Evans
C - Andris Biedrins
Reserves:
PG - Keyon Dooling
SG - Anthony Parker
SF - Nicolas Batum
PF - Amir Johnson / Joey Dorsey
C - Aaron Gray / Javale McGee
Inactive:
SG - Sonny Weems
SF - Mickael Gelabale
This has quickly turned into a team of the future with young prospects like Amir Johnson, Nicolas Batum, Aaron Gray, Javale McGee, Joey Dorsey, Sonny Weems, and Mickael Gelabale, as well as our team's flagship players LeBron James, Andris Biedrins, Jose Calderon, and Ronnie Brewer. We are confident, however, that while young, 3 of our starters around LeBron are each poised for breakout years.
Jose Calderon will benefit from being given the co-reigns of the offense along with LeBron, and in his past has proven to be one of the most efficient points in the league when given the responsibility. Andris Biedrins has focused his early years on cleaning up around the basket and being a beast on the boards. In this offense, he'll continue to do more of the same, while also being a prime dump off target for the basket crashing Calderon and James. We expect him to set career marks in PPG without suffering a drop in his league best FG%. Ronnie Brewer was one of the most improved player from his rookie to sophomore seasons, and we expect more improvement going into his third campaign. While remaining his teams 4th option on offense, he will benefit from several open looks created by LeBron and Jose Ole, and be able to give maximum effort on both ends of he court, as he will be spelled by the Wolves' best and most well rounded reserve - Anthony Parker.
Reggie Evans has gracially accepted a short term starters role while the freak-on-training Amir Johnson gets a few more months of NBA experience under his belt. Evans has vowed to work harder than ever on the boards and on the defensive side. He has acknowledged that having rebounding around LeBron is key, because the more possessions you give to the best player in the world, the better. As you can imagine, we are ecstatic to have clearly two of the league's top rebounders on our frontline.
Aaron Gray will provide tireless effort, great size, and promising skills while building upon his 19 point, 22 rebound rookie season finale performance. Calderon will be spelled by one of the 3 best defensive point guards in the game, and a player who knows his role, distributes, and will knock down open shots when necessary.
LeBron's backup is the supremely young, supremely athletic Nicolas Batum. His one weakness is creating for himself, but he will mostly be called upon to finish on the break, hit open shots, and stretch the defense. Early workouts leave us fully confident that he can achieve those goals in his 8-10 MPG.
Our last two men off the bench include Joey Dorsey, a mature bull that will specialize in hustle, rebounding, and physical defense and rebounding. He will never be an all star, but he knows his strengths and utilizes them to the fullest. Our third center is the young Javale McGee, a player bursting with potential and skills. At 7'0", 250 lbs and with room for another 20 pounds of muscle, McGee is a great shooter, athletic finisher, and big man that can beat most guards up and down the court. With a couple years of strength and post skills training, McGee could become a bonafide star in the pivot.
It is rumored that the Wolves are working with a 1-2 year window of mid playoff spots, 3-7 year championship window, and are more than ready to pull a major trade in a later offseason if and when their young reserves develop into players of starter potential. Early rumors have them planning on making a major move after Chris Bosh if and when Amir Johnson, Nicolas Batum, and/or Javale McGee develop as valuable trade bait.
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(Sorry, this was supposed to be short, but turned into a primer for the Wolves official statement upon the completion of the draft.)
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