<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Mark Madsen, a valuable reserve for the Minnesota Timberwolves the past two seasons, agreed to a five-year contract to remain with the team Saturday. Madsen is a strong rebounder and defender coming off the bench. He had surgery in March to repair a ruptured ligament in his shooting wrist and was clearly missed by the Timberwolves, which failed to make the playoffs for the first time since 1996. </div> <div align="center">Source</div>