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McHale Will Teach Rookie Love Tricks Of The TradeKevin Love has been labeled a young Kevin McHale in the making while in high school and in college, and now he has arrived in Minnesota he will get his opportunity to learn under the master, the Associated Press is reporting. "He doesn't play like me," McHale said. "Overall, he is much better than I was at 19 as far as shooting and passing are concerned. He has a whole different element to his game that I really like. I could score and defend in the low-post but was more of specialty player overall." Love hopes McHale will help him in improving his footwork and post moves. "I was telling my agent, 'Man, I wish I could end up in Minnesota,' because this is where I wanted to be," Love said during a news conference Friday. McHale "mentioned (me) dancing on the ceiling, but it was a little bit more than that. I was so happy to be here." Love's deep understanding of the game will allow McHale to teach him more advanced tricks that would go lost on a less savvy player. "It takes months to get good at these things, but we're going to go really slow and show him little things, like how to get the ball in better position," McHale says. "It will be interesting to see how quick of a learner he is." Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Neitzel To Play With Wolves In Summer LeagueFormer Michigan State guard Drew Neitzel will play with the Timberwolves in the Las Vegas Summer League in mid-July, according to The Detroit Free Press. Neitzel was on the phone with his agent Doug Neustadt because multiple NBA are teams looking to give him a free agent deal after he was not selected in the 2008 NBA Draft. "I think it’s a good situation because Minnesota has open roster spots for point guards," Neitzel said. "The summer league will be a good opportunity for me not only to show Minnesota what I can do but the other teams there, as well." He worked out for a number of teams prior to the draft and participated in the pre-draft camp in Orlando. "I knew there was a chance I could go late in the second round, or there was a chance I wouldn’t get drafted," Neitzel said. "I didn’t necessarily have my hopes up." Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Mayo Heading To Memphis In TradeO.J. Mayo and Kevin Love didn't stay put for long as the Grizzlies and Timberwolves have reached an agreement on a trade involving the pair of recently-draft players. Two sources confirmed to ESPN.com's Chad Ford late Thursday night that Minnesota will send the draft rights to Mayo, Marko Jaric, Antoine Walker, and Greg Buckner to Memphis in exchange for the right to Love, Mike Miller, Brian Cardinal, and Jason Collins. The Wolves took Mayo with the third overall pick while the Grizzlies grabbed Love with the fifth overall selection. Memphis Grizzlies, Minnesota Timberwolves Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Timberwolves Jun 2008 Archive
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