It's looking more and more like the Timberwolves will either take O.J. Mayo or Brook Lopez with the third overall pick in June's NBA Draft, according to The Pioneer Press.

In RealGM's latest Mock Draft, Christopher Reina has Minnesota taking center Lopez. In addition, he has Memphis taking guard Mayo with the fifth overall pick.

Timberwolves' General Manager Kevin McHale is looking at taking UCLA freshman Kevin Love with the third pick in next month's NBA Draft, according to DraftExpress.com.

Numerous sources with ties to Minnesota confirmed that McHale's favorite prospect is Love although some would consider him a reach that early in the draft.

There are also rumors that the Wolves could look to trade the pick for veteran talent.

The NBA lottery will be held tonight to determine who will be selecting the first three players in the 2008 NBA Draft.  

While Miami, Seattle and Minnesota have the best chances, rarely does the lottery play out this way, so who is going to feel lucky and who is going to come away disappointed?

Most believe the two players who are fighting to become the first overall pick in 2008 are Derrick Rose from Memphis, and Michael Beasley from Kansas State.  Which team is going to put themselves in a position to decide who is going to be the first overall pick?  While we will not know officially until tonight, you can play around on the RealGM Lottery Simulator to see if you can come up with that winning combination.

The odds (chances out of 1,000 are in brackets):

Miami (250)
Seattle (199)
Minnesota (138)
Memphis (137)
New York (76)
L.A. Clippers (75)
Milwaukee (43)
Charlotte (28)
Chicago (17)
New Jersey (11)
Indiana (8)
Sacramento (7)
Portland (6)
Golden State (5)

http://www.realgm.com/src_lottosim.php

May luck be with your team.

Timberwolves' owner Glen Taylor insists that he has not, and will not, put Head of Basketball Operations Kevin McHale on the hot seat this offseason, according to The Pioneer Press.

"I don't put people on the hot seat," Taylor told Charley Walters of the Press.

The Minnesota Timberwolves could trade one of their two second-round draft picks (Nos. 31 and 34) in June's NBA Draft for a similar pick next season, according to The Pioneer Press.

If they don't trade one of the two picks, they could use it on a European player to leave overseas for a few seasons.