http://www.nba.com/timberwolves/news/wolve...nts_071031.html</p> <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'></p> The Minnesota Timberwolves today announced that the team has exercised the third-year option on guard Randy Foye and the fourth-year option on guard Rashad McCants. "We expect both Randy and Rashad to be a big part of our future," said Timberwolves Vice President of Basketball Operations Kevin McHale. "Randy is coming off of a season in which he was named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team and showed he has the talent to be a very good NBA player. Rashad has worked extremely hard over the past year to return from injury and continues to improve every day. We believe that he will return to the form he showed the second half of his rookie season. Both of these guys are key pieces to the young core of players we are building around." Foye, a second-year guard from Villanova, earned NBA All-Rookie First Team honors in 2006-07. The seventh overall pick of the 2006 NBA Draft, Foye played in all 82 games for the Wolves, including 12 starts. He averaged 10.1 ppg, 2.7 rpg and 2.8 apg in 22.9 mpg, becoming the first Wolves rookie double-digit scorer since Wally Szczerbiak. Foye finished 19th in the league in free throw accuracy at 85.4%, breaking Christian Laettner's franchise rookie record (83.5%). He finished the season strong by averaging 15.4 ppg while shooting 52.9% in April. In the 2007 preseason, Foye appeared in three games (two starts) and averaged 17.3 minutes per game. McCants, averaged 7.9 points and 1.8 rebounds in 79 games as a rookie. The 6-4 guard set a Timberwolves franchise rookie record for three-point field goal percentage at 37.2%. McCants averaged 12.3 ppg (47.8% FG%) after the All-Star break. After undergoing microfracture surgery on his right knee on June 19, 2007, McCants played in 37 games in 2006-07. He has averaged 7.0 ppg (42.6% FG%) and 16.5 mpg in 116 career games.</p> </div></p> So High5... they declined Gerald Green's option. Please, englighten me on why they would do that if Gerald was the next Kobe Bryant, like you keep saying?</p>
They say that they picked up the options for Foye and McCants, but they don't say that they declined the option for Green, they just don't say they picked it up. Anybody have confirmation?
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (gambitnut)</div><div class='quotemain'>They say that they picked up the options for Foye and McCants, but they don't say that they declined the option for Green, they just don't say they picked it up. Anybody have confirmation?</div></p> <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>Status alert: Minnesota did not exercise a fourth-year option on Green's contract, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports. (Oct 31)</div></p> http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/players/profile?statsId=3944</p> </p>
This makes GG an unrestricted free agent next summer correct?</p> I put my money on him bolting to H-Town.</p>
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (shapecity)</div><div class='quotemain'></p> This makes GG an unrestricted free agent next summer correct?</p> I put my money on him bolting to H-Town.</p> </div></p> </p> Then he could learn under T-Mac and become the next T-Mac!</p> Haha, seriously tho, I expect him to be a little better this season. Right now, he's looking more like DeShawn than Kobe.</p>
It's all good CB32, Gerald Green has the gifts to become a spectacular player in this league. But McHales dumbass doesn't know a thing and is a complete idiot as a GM and I think Wolves fans agree. I hope badly Gerald goes to play for the Rockets next season. We'll see what happens. I love the NBA. Nice find CB32</p>
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (High54Life)</div><div class='quotemain'></p> It's all good CB32, Gerald Green has the gifts to become a spectacular player in this league. But McHales dumbass doesn't know a thing and is a complete idiot as a GM and I think Wolves fans agree. I hope badly Gerald goes to play for the Rockets next season. We'll see what happens. I love the NBA. Nice find CB32</p> </div></p> Sorry, but once again I disagree with you. McHale actually has made some smart deals lately and has given us cap room to get us a good free agent next year. Wenow have the potential to be a big contender in a few years.And, once again, he needs to learn how to utilize his talents before he can be a star in this league.</p> </p>
Yeah, I don't understand why Telfair would turn down a deal. I'm very happy that he has improved and looking good thus far, but a guaranteed contract is exactly what he needs right now. He apparently feels as though he can get a better deal/opportunity next summer... I hope he does, but I think Minnesota is an excellent situation for him.</p>
