At this point in the Nikola Pekovic sweepstakes, Glen Taylor and Flip Saunders should stand on top of the Foshay Tower and get his attention the old fashioned way: Taylor, the Minnesota Timberwolves owner, should blow into a giant yellow horn while Saunders, the president of basketball operations, calls out at at the top of his lungs, “Ni-ko-la! Ni-ko-la!” like in the old Ricola commercials.
It is really hard to understand why this deal is not done.
The Wolves waived Greg Stiemsma and Mickael Gelabale to clear room for Pekovic and made him a generous offer believed to be worth $50 million over four years.
Pekovic has stated that he wants to remain in Minnesota in the past and he is the missing puzzle piece on a team that should make the playoffs this year.
They already have Ricky Rubio, a great ball distributor at point, a veteran shooting guard that is familiar with head coach Rick Adelman’s system in Kevin Martin, arguably the best power forward in the game in Kevin Love and plenty of options at the 3 which include longtime Wolves forward Corey Brewer and two incredibly athletic young player ...
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