MINNEAPOLIS (AP) _ The Minnesota Timberwolves have signed center Nikola Pekovic, their 2008 second-round draft pick. The 6-foot-11, 265-pound Pekovic finalized his contract Wednesday. The three-year, $13 million deal was agreed to earlier this month. The native of Serbia is one of the top big men in Europe and will provide depth in the post behind Michael Beasley, Kevin Love and Darko Milicic. » read more 

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) _ Minnesota Timberwolves point guard Jonny Flynn might miss the start of the regular season after surgery on his left hip. The Timberwolves say Flynn underwent successful surgery Tuesday in Colorado. The team says typical recovery time is three to four months. » read more 

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) _ Minnesota Timberwolves point guard Jonny Flynn has undergone surgery on his left hip. Flynn first was injured in the second-to-last game of last season. He missed the final game of the season and aggravated the injury while working out with the team before summer league play. » read more 

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) The Minnesota Timberwolves have agreed to trade point guard Ramon Sessions and forward Ryan Hollins to the Cleveland Cavaliers for point guards Delonte West and Sebastian Telfair.

The Timberwolves say they will also send Cleveland a future second-round pick in the deal completed Monday night.

It's the first significant personnel move the Cavaliers have made since star LeBron James left to sign with the Miami Heat earlier this month.

Sessions and Hollins both signed with the Timberwolves before last season as part of a new rebuilding project. » read more 

NEW YORK (AP) The NBA has fined Minnesota Timberwolves president David Kahn $50,000 for his comments about forward Michael Beasley's marijuana use.

The league also fined the Timberwolves organization $50,000 Friday for what it called inappropriate comments.

In an interview with a local ESPN Radio affiliate, Kahn called the recently acquired Beasley ``a very young and immature kid who smoked too much marijuana'' while he was playing in Miami.
   
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MILWAUKEE (AP) _ The Milwaukee Bucks have completed a trade with the Sacramento Kings for forward Jon Brockman in exchange for forward Darnell Jackson and a 2011 second-round pick.  » read more 

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) _ Luke Ridnour didn't sign with the Minnesota Timberwolves just to be a mentor to the younger players. Team president David Kahn says Ridnour was brought in to challenge Jonny Flynn for the starting point guard spot. » read more 

OWATONNA, Minn. (AP) _ Reserve point guard Ramon Sessions says he expects to remain with the Minnesota Timberwolves this season. Sessions spoke Monday during a stop at Owatonna High School on the team's summer caravan. » read more 

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) _ Cedar Rapids senior Jarrod Uthoff says he'll play basketball at Wisconsin. Uthoff is a 6-foot-8 forward who averaged 21 points and 10 rebounds a game for Jefferson High. Uthoff had offers from five Big Ten schools, including Iowa. Illinois, Indiana and Northwestern were also in the mix for Uthoff. » read more 

MILWAUKEE (AP) _ Two people with knowledge of the talks tell The Associated Press that the Milwaukee Bucks are in trade discussions with the Sacramento Kings to obtain forward Jon Brockman. » read more