Wolves Updates 5/20 E-mail
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Tuesday, 20 May 2008
Brian Murphy/Pioneer Press on tonight's NBA Draft Lottery: 
The Wolves (22-60) finished with the third-worst record in the league in 2007-08, behind Miami and Seattle. Among non-playoff teams, they have a 13.8 percent chance to win the No. 1 overall pick, 14.24 percent chance to draft second and even greater probability to select third (14.54 percent).
 
Also from Murphy:
Generally speaking, Hoiberg said Monday, "There is a clear-cut top two, but this draft is important for us even if we're not picking in the top two. There are several more players who could come in and make an immediate impact and be starters on some teams."
 
The worst-case scenario for the Wolves, a team conditioned to lottery misfortune, would have them slide to No. 6. Their greatest chance is to be slotted fifth (29.05).
 
 
 
Click here for the team's chances of getting picks #1-#6. Click here for the Wolves draft history. 
 
 
 
Given that this summer's draft offers Memphis freshman guard Derrick Rose and Kansas State freshman forward Michael Beasley as the two big prizes, long-suffering Wolves fans probably assume their team will pick third, or worse.
 
Never once have the Wolves beaten the odds. Six of 11 times, they have dropped anywhere from one to three selections lower than their regular-season finish. Of course, except for each lottery's first two teams chosen, every team has a better chance of moving down a slot or more than moving up.
 
 
 
From the AP:
On top of sending Hoiberg out east for the annual crap shoot, he will be bringing with him a stuffed Teddy bear dressed in Wolves garb that will shoulder the hopes of a rebuilding team.
 
Over the last two seasons, Hoiberg has befriended 12-year-old Matthew Gamber, a basketball fanatic who brings the bear with him into every surgical procedure he has. And he has a lot.
 
"I hope it really gives them good luck," said Gamber, a Brooklyn Park native.
 
 
 
Hoiberg represented the Wolves there three years ago when he was a player and brought home the 14th overall selection when his team had a miniscule chance of landing the NBA draft's first pick. Little more than a month later, Hoiberg underwent open-heart surgery to correct a life-threatening condition.
 
 
 
Minnesota is still building, and should probably take the best available player and subsequently figure out how he fits in. Of course, the caveat here is that Jefferson’s status as untouchable franchise foundation means the newest Wolf must fit in well with Big Al’s game. Still, the good news is, the furthest our favorite team can fall is No. 6, and there are definitely six players available that can help in myriad ways. 
 
 
   
From the Star Tribune:
The Wolves have two connections to O.J. Mayo, right, USC's freshman star who allegedly accepted thousands of dollars of gifts and cash from a sports agency representative when he was in high school and college: The head of that agency, Bill Duffy, was Wolves boss Kevin McHale's college roommate. Mayo's college coach, Tim Floyd, coached Hoiberg at Iowa State. 



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