The Timberwolves lost another heartbreaker last night as Dwyane Wade beat them at the buzzer. Kevin Love led the way for the T-Wolves last night with 25 points, 12 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals. Anthony Randolph (14 points, 3 rebounds, 1 steal and 1 blocked shots) and Ricky Rubio (12 points, 6 rebounds, 12 assists and 1 steal in 31 minutes) also had solid games for the T-Wolves off the bench. Wayne Ellington (11 points), Anthony Tolliver (10 points) and Derrick Williams (10 points) also pitched in for the Timberwolves last night. The Timberwolves are now 0-3 on the year.

The Timberwolves fell just a tad short again last Tuesday in Milwaukee. They outrebounded the Bucks 54-45, but it didn’t matter on the scoreboard. Kevin Love led the way for the T-Wolves in this game with 31 points, 20 rebounds and 2 assists. Luke Ridnour (17 points, 3 assists and 1 steal) and Michael Beasley (15 points and 7 rebounds) also had solid games for the Timberwolves. The T-Wolves are now 0-2 on the year.

The Timberwolves traded punches with the Thunder all night long before losing at the very end. Michael Beasley (24 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal and 1 blocked shot) and Kevin Love (22 points, 12 rebounds, 5 assists and 1 steal) led the way for the Timberwolves in this game. J.J. Barea (14 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists), Darko Milicic (12 points and 3 rebounds) and Derrick Williams (13 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 steal) also had solid games for the T-Wolves last night. Ricky Rubio was very active in his NBA debut last night with 6 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists in 26 minutes on the floor. The Timberwolves are now 0-1 on the year.

The Timberwolves have signed 27-year old point guard J.J. Barea to a 4-year, $19 million dollar deal. Barea played in 81 games (2 starts) for the Mavericks last year and he averaged 20.6 minutes, 9.5 points, 2.0 rebounds and 3.9 assists per game. He has now played in 315 games (45 starts) in his first five years in the NBA and he is averaging 17.4 minutes, 7.1 points, 1.8 rebounds and 2.9 assists per game. J.J. Barea is a very solid basketball player as he brings energy to the basketball court. It will be interesting to see how head coach Rick Adelman will dole out the minutes between Ricky Rubio, J.J. Barea and Luke Ridnour at point guard this year.

The Timberwolves have dealt 25-year old small forward Lazar Hayward to the Oklahoma City Thunder for two second round picks. Hayward played in 42 games (0 starts) for the Timberwolves last year as a rookie and he averaged 10.0 minutes, 3.8 points, 1.7 rebounds and 0.7 assists per game. He only shot 35.7% from the floor last year. The Timberwolves are loaded at small forward for the 2011-12 season, so they shouldn’t miss him too much.