<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">MINNEAPOLIS -- Though the Minnesota Timberwolves' payroll is well above the NBA's salary cap, vice president Kevin McHale said Thursday that the team will actively look for free-agent talent this summer. "We plan on doing a lot in free agency," McHale said. With players like Kevin Garnett, Wally Szczerbiak and Sam Cassell making big money, the Wolves are one of many teams that are over the salary cap. But that's not going to stop them from trying to upgrade a team that missed the playoffs for the first time since 1996. When the free agent market opens July 1, McHale said he expects the few teams with cap space left to "eat up the Joe Johnsons and the Ray Allens," two of the marquee players who could be available. That means the Timberwolves will use their mid-level exception -- in which teams are allowed to spend more than the cap allows for one signing -- to compete with the other teams for the best of the rest. "Twenty-four or 25 teams will have the same flexibility with the mid-level exception," McHale said. "So we'll have less flexibility than some, but the same as most."</div> Source
They will need to be active this off season. I am expecting they will not resign Spree or Cassel. Possibly make a sign, and trade deal with one of them for a solid center possibly, because the Candy man is not cutting it. I think the Wolves have a couple pieces they can use to have a productive off season in terms of getting new players into the fold, and aging vetern out of it. I hope they can have a solid roster around Kevin Garnett, because with even a half decent team, and a healthy KG who knows what this team will be able to accomplish.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting Pure Skillz:</div><div class="quote_post">They will need to be active this off season. I am expecting they will not resign Spree or Cassel. Possibly make a sign, and trade deal with one of them for a solid center possibly, because the Candy man is not cutting it. I think the Wolves have a couple pieces they can use to have a productive off season in terms of getting new players into the fold, and aging vetern out of it. I hope they can have a solid roster around Kevin Garnett, because with even a half decent team, and a healthy KG who knows what this team will be able to accomplish.</div> Nah, I doubt a sign & trade with Sprewell, the Wolves will probably just let him walk. The Wolves are trying to get younger, I dont think a team would give a quality young part to the Wolves for Spree when he is Old for one. And also a un-restricted free agent. And Sammy isnt a free agent this year, he is on his last year of his contract. But he probably still will be moved but I doubt for a bigman probably for a Jason Williams or another, solid- nothing to special but more youthful, point guard.
