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The Minnesota Timberwolves started laying the groundwork for the future with a four-pick bonanza in the first round of the NBA draft. Now the question is, how long will it take to come together? The Wolves delighted their disillusioned fan base Thursday night by grabbing Ricky Rubio, the Spanish teenager with the Pete Maravich-like passing [...]

The Denver Nuggets have traded a future first-round draft pick to Minnesota for the rights to North Carolina point guard Ty Lawson. The Nuggets, who lacked a first-round pick for the fourth straight year, landed Lawson in exchange for a future first-round pick they acquired from Charlotte last year. The Nuggets have coveted Lawson, who [...]

Brandon Jennings' first decision was to not attend the NBA draft. When he was taken 10th by the Milwaukee Bucks, he showed up. About a half hour before the draft got under way Thursday night, Jennings' agent released a statement that his client, who decided to play in Europe last season rather than attend college, [...]

The Charlotte Bobcats are for sale and Michael Jordan is interested. First, he has to put an ownership group together. Jordan said Thursday night that he "would like to put together a team" that would buy the Bobcats from majority owner Bob Johnson. Johnson was the first black majority owner of a major professional sports [...]

The Denver Nuggets have traded a future first-round draft pick to Minnesota for the rights to North Carolina point guard Ty Lawson, according to a person familiar with the deal. The Nuggets, who lacked a first-round pick for the fourth straight year, landed Lawson in exchange for a future first-round pick they had acquired from [...]

The Los Angeles Clippers selected Blake Griffin with the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft Thursday night, grabbing the only player considered a sure thing in a draft full of question marks. Griffin was the consensus college player of the year after leading the nation with 14.4 rebounds per game while averaging 22.7 points [...]

Vince Carter is going home to Orlando, and to the Eastern Conference champion Magic. The New Jersey Nets dealt the eight-time NBA All Star, who grew up in Daytona Beach and lives in Orlando, and forward Ryan Anderson to the Magic on Thursday for point guard Rafer Alston, shooting guard Courtney Lee and power forward [...]

Brandon Jennings, who decided to play in Europe last season rather than attend college, will not be at the NBA draft. Jennings' agent, Bill Duffy, said Thursday that his client, who was projected to go early in the draft but has dropped out of the lottery according to media speculation, would not be among the [...]

The Hawks acquired guard Jamal Crawford from the Golden State Warriors on Thursday for guards Acie Law and Speedy Claxton, hours before the NBA draft. Crawford, who had his differences with Golden State coach Don Nelson, provides the Hawks with depth and flexibility in the backcourt. Starting point guard Mike Bibby and backup combo guard [...]

The Hawks and Golden State Warriors were working Thursday to finalize a trade that would send point guard Jamal Crawford to Atlanta for guards Acie Law and Speedy Claxton, a person with knowledge of the discussions told The Associated Press. Crawford can't be traded until July 1 or until he signs paperwork indicating he won't [...]