The Timberwolves have acquired 21-year old forward Michael Beasley from the Heat for a 2nd round pick in 2011, 2014 and cash considerations. The teams will also exchange first round picks in the near future. Beasley played in 78 games (all starts) for the T-Wolves last season and he averaged 29.8 minutes, 14.8 points, 6.4 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 1.0 steal per game. He has now played in 159 games (97 starts) in his two years in the NBA and he has averaged 27.3 minutes, 14.3 points, 5.9 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game. This was a outstanding pickup for the T-Wolves which gives them another asset in the trade market. The Timberwolves are going to be really busy with trades this summer and hopefully they continue to make good ones.

The T-Wolves have re-signed 25-year old center Darko Milicic to a 4-year, $20 million dollar deal. Milicic played in 24 games (18 starts) for the Timberwolves last season after they acquired him from the Knicks and he averaged 25.6 minutes, 8.3 points, 5.5 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 1.4 blocked shots per game. He has now played in 369 games (116 starts) in his NBA career (8 years) and he has averaged 17.5 minutes, 5.6 points, 4.1 rebounds, 0.8 assists and 1.2 blocked shots per game. The Timberwolves must know something that no one else in the NBA knows as Milicic is not much of a basketball player.

The Timberwolves have signed 6′11″, 265 center Nikola Pekovic to a 3-year, $13 million dollar deal. The T-Wolves used the #31 pick overall on Pekovic in the 2008 NBA Draft. He averaged 23 minutes, 14.8 points and 3.5 rebounds per game last season in Europe where he was considered one of the best centers in his league. The T-Wolves are hoping that Pekovic will reward them for their patience and that he will be able to contribute right away.

The phones in the T-Wolves’ offices are going to be ringing off the hook as they are likely to trade either Al Jefferson or Kevin Love this summer. Quality big men are hard to find so the Timberwolves should get a nice ransom for one of them. They also could part with Corey Brewer or Ramon Sessions this summer. The Timberwolves have already added five players to the roster (all on draft day) in Martell Webster, Wesley Johnson, Lazar Hayward, Nemanja Bjelica and Paulo Prestes. If the Timberwolves can move Jefferson they might be able to bring some free agents to Minnesota. They should really focus on bringing in some outside shooting as they don’t really have any other than Martell Webster on the roster right now. Roger Mason, Eddie House, Luther Head, Kyle Korver and Rasual Butler all fit the description of being solid shooters from the perimeter. Rumors are also abound that the Timberwolves could be going hard after restricted free agent Rudy Gay and he would be a nice player to add to the team.

The Timberwolves have selected 22-year old center Paulo Pretes with the 45th overall pick of the NBA Draft. Pretes played in 28 games (20 starts) in Spain last season and he averaged 9.2 points, 7.3 rebounds and 0.5 assists per game. In four years in Spain, Pretes played in 134 games in which he averaged 13.2 points, 8.6 rebounds and 0.6 assists per game. The T-Wolves hope that Pretes will be the next solid player from Brazil along the lines of a Nene’ Hilario or Anderson Varejao.