The Timberwolves will be without 23-year old starting small forward indefinitely due to a mid foot sprain. Beasley has played in 7 games (all starts) for the Timberwolves this year and he is averaging 31.7 minutes, 12.9 points, 7.0 rebounds and 1.0 assist per game. He will be replaced in the starting lineup by 20-year old rookie Derrick Williams. Williams has played in 10 games (0 starts) for the Timberwolves so far this year and he is averaging 21.3 minutes, 8.7 points, 4.6 rebounds and 0.6 assists per game. He should do a solid job until Beasley is ready to return to action.

The T-Wolves are going to be without 25-year old shooting guard indefinitely as he recovers from back surgery to repair a herniated disk. Webster played in 46 games (1 starts) for the Timberwolves last year (his first in Minnesota) and he averaged 23.2 minutes, 9.8 points, 3.2 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game. The Timberwolves are going to miss his shooting as he nailed 41.7% of his shots from three point range. Wesley Johnson and Wayne Ellington are going to have to handle the shooting guard position for the T-Wolves until Webster is ready to return to action.

The Timberwolves have signed 65-year old Rick Adelman to take over as the new head coach. Adelman led the Houston Rockets to a 43-39 (52.4%) record last year. He has now been a head coach in the NBA for 20 years and he is 945-616 (60.5%) during the regular season. He is also 79-78 (50.3%) in the NBA Playoffs. This was a great signing for the Timberwolves as Adelman will bring a winning attitude and the know how to get them back on the right path.

The Timberwolves bought 27-year old shooting guard Tanguy Ngombo from the Trailblazers last night. The Blazers used the 57th overall pick on Ngombo last night. Ngombo is a 6′6″, 204 pound shooting guard out of Qatar, Africa. Ngombo played in 7 games in the Asian Club Championship last year and he averaged 32.9 minutes, 16.3 points, 9.7 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game. With the revelation earlier today that Ngombo is really 27 years old instead of 21 years old, it’s not looking like the T-Wolves did good background work on him.

The Minnesota Timberwolves acquired 21-year old, 6′5″, 200 pound shooting guard Malcolm Lee from the Bulls as part of a draft day deal with them. Lee was picked 43rd overall last night. Lee played in 33 games for UCLA last night and he averaged 33.1 minutes, 13.1 points, 3.1 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game. Lee played in 94 games in his three years in college and he averaged 26.7 minutes, 9.7 points, 3.0 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game. Lee will try to fight for playing time at shooting guard, where the Timberwolves are pretty deep.

UPDATE: (12/30/2011) - The Timberwolves will be without Malcolm Lee for about the next six weeks as he had surgery today to repair a torn meniscus in his left knee.