With the first pick in the 2nd round the Timberwolves selected center Nikola Pekovic from Serbia. He will likely played ball in Europe until at least the 2011-12 season. The 22-year is 6′11″, 265 pounds but he appears a tad soft based on his professional play in Europe. He has played in 199 games (89 starts) in his pro career in Europe and he has averaged 6.8 points, 4.0 rebounds and 0.4 assists per game. I’m against picking players in Europe that aren’t going to play in the NBA right away so I don’t like this pick.

UPDATE: (7/1/2010) - The Timberwolves have signed Pekovic to a 3-year, $13 million dollar deal.