<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">The Timberwolves' pursuit of Mike James is in high gear, and the free-agent point guard said Thursday that the Wolves are one of three teams he's still considering. Wolves officials had a meeting scheduled late Thursday night to recruit James. But that didn't stop them from getting together earlier in the day in what James described as a get-to-know-you session. James was in attendance at the Cox Pavilion for Thursday's summer league games. He took advantage of the opportunity to sit in the stands and talk with Wolves vice president Kevin McHale and general manager Jim Stack. James' agent, Bill Duffy, was there, too. James, one of the biggest names remaining on the free-agent market, was a busy man Thursday. He met with the Houston Rockets and had a long talk at Cox Pavilion with Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban. "Minnesota is definitely one of my top (choices)," James said. "They have one of the best players in the NBA in Kevin Garnett. I've been a fan of Kevin since I've been in the game. It would be an honor for me to play with somebody like that, because I think he thinks like me as far as how I approach the game, and he would bring out the best in me." At one point, while Cuban and James chatted in the stands, McHale visited with Duffy at the other end of the arena. James has decisions to make. The Wolves, Mavericks and Rockets all are interested in landing him. James said he wasn't leaning toward signing with any of the teams, but that was before he was set to get together and talk contract figures with the Wolves later in the evening. The Wolves appear to be making a serious push for James. Owner Glen Taylor has spoken with the veteran as well. James also talked with Rob Babcock, his former general manager in Toronto who now works in Minnesota's front office, on Thursday. James, who turned 31 in June, averaged 20.3 points and 5.8 assists last season in Toronto. He shot 44.2 percent from three-point range last season and ranked fourth in the NBA. Teams can agree to contracts with free agents but can't officially sign them until the moratorium ends Wednesday. Griffin speaks: Wolves forward Eddie Griffin said a civil suit filed against him is filled with "false claims." The owner of the damaged car, Jamal Hassuneh, and his brother, Lindsey, filed a suit against Griffin stemming from an incident March 30. Filed last week, the suit alleges that Griffin slammed into a parked vehicle because he was drunk and masturbating as he watched pornography while driving. The suit seeks in excess of $50,000 in compensatory damages and could be amended to include punitive damages, their attorney, Mike Padden, said. "It's been difficult because you've got the guy or his brother putting out false claims or whatever that I was masturbating and all that stuff," Griffin said during a brief interview. "It's been difficult. My mom got to read that stuff. My family got to read that. The bottom line that it comes down to is the guy's just trying to sue me for a ridiculous amount of money. "It's a lot of false claims that they made, but I can't do nothing about it, just trying to fight it and get through it. I'm not even going to worry about it." The interview ended abruptly when Griffin had to rush off as his team was leaving the arena. Briefly: Wolves assistant coach Johnny Davis has not been with the team during summer league and isn't expected to return this coming season. He might join the Indiana Pacers coaching staff as the lead assistant. </div> link: http://www.twincities.com/mld/twincities/14982905.htm
Mike will end up in Houston. He won't get as much PT in Dallas and he won't have a shot at winning a title in Minny.
^^ i hope your right. he would be horrible for minnesota. its ot like he'll put us in title contention, and he'll just slow bracey, foye, and mccant's developement.
