Telfair Feels "At Home" In Minnesota <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>After his well-publicized travels between three teams in his first four NBA seasons, Sebastian Telfair finalized a new contract with the Timberwolves on Wednesday and presumably received more than a two-year deal that gives him the option to return for a third season. "I felt like I got a home," he said. Drafted by Portland directly following a famous New York City schoolboy career, dealt to Boston for one eventful season and then to the Wolves, Telfair transformed himself from an afterthought in last summer's Kevin Garnett trade into a 51-game starter, and more notably, a pass-first point guard. On Wednesday, the Wolves fortified that lonely position -- until then Randy Foye was the only point guard under contract -- by re-signing Telfair in a transaction that lightened Kevin McHale's lumbering gait. McHale said he received telephone calls from a handful of agents looking for a home for their point guards and also entertained trade talks for players who could give Foye support at that position. On Wednesday, McHale said his preference always was to bring back Telfair, who turned 23 last month and would be an NBA rookie had he gone to college for four years. "We had a lot of options, I just had a comfort level with Sebastian," said McHale, the team's vice president of basketball operations. "You've got to remember, Sebastian is a young man who has so much growth in front of him. He says he's going into his fifth [NBA] year. I was 30 going into my fifth year. He's so young, he's just developing. ... We wanted him back so badly."</div>
Damn!!! I'm soooo happy we resigned Bassy. he's really coming into his own and I really feel like he's gonna make a solid starter for years to come.
Yeah he got the wake up call in Boston, with the gun trouble, etc. I really like the kid, and wish we had kept him.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (The Joker @ Jul 24 2008, 11:32 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>What's the deal worth?</div> Can't find it anywhere. Probably its around 3 or 4 mill per year.
It's good to know he wants to be here, and not that there just wasn't anything else available. He's shown a lot of growth in his maturity over this last year and I'm hoping he can continue to grow.
