The Timberwolves have picked 22-year old forward Trevor Booker (#23) and 23-year old center Hamady Ndiaye (#56 overall). They turned around and traded them to the Wizards for 22-year old power forward Nemanja Bjelica (#35 overall) and 23-year old forward Lazar Hayward (#30 overall). Lazar Hayward played in 34 games (all starts) at Marquette last season and he averaged 18.1 points, 7.5 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1.9 steals per game. He played in 138 games (118 starts) in his four years in college and he averaged 13.5 points, 6.6 rebounds, 0.9 assists and 1.1 steals per game. Nemanja Bjelica is 6′10″, 224 pounds but he’s a tad soft. Bjelica has played in 111 games in his three years in Serbia and he averaged 7.6 points, 3.6 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game. It will be interesting to see who wins this trade down the road.

UPDATE: (8/3/2010) - Nemanja Bjelica has signed a 5-year contact to play in Spain. He has a buyout option to leave for the NBA after two seasons. The Timberwolves need to concentrate on drafting players who will play for them.