Now that David Kahn got the boot, it will be interesting to see what changes will be made to the Minnesota Timberwolves roster for the 2013-14 season. Newly appointed team president of basketball operations Flip Saunders has some very important decisions to make this summer as the Timberwolves look to end a nine-year playoff drought. 雖然Kahn開船走了，不過問題還是依舊留存著，這也考驗著Saunders作為決策者的能力 We broke it down. To match, or not to match? Center Nikola Pekovic will be a restricted free agent and is expected to command a high salary on the open market. Saunders will have to to decide if the team will match any offer he receives or let him leave without compensation. If he lets Pekovic leave, who will replace the vacancy at center? 第二輪選來的球員就是這樣，打得好很快就變成搶手貨，又特別還是個高個球員， Saunders必須決定該不該與他未來的高額薪資拼鬥。 Make up time The team’s relationship with star forward Kevin Love may need to be repaired, especially since the star player had an issue with Kahn last season because he was not offered the full, five-year maximum contract extension. Instead, Love can now opt out of his current deal in two years. If the team intends to keep Love around in the long haul, it is up to Saunders to prevent Love from bolting when his deal is up. 去年Love與Kahn在簽約問題上相處並不融洽，因此他很有可能行使球員權利跳出合約 ，如果球隊想要Love作為球隊更長遠的一份子，那事先準備是必要的。 What to do with the caged lion? Derrick Williams doesn’t really have a home on the court. Is he a power forward? Is he a small forward? Does he continue to come off the bench? Trade him? Williams showed signs of improvement last season but his best position, the power forward position, is Love’s. Andrei Kirilenko is expected to return on his player option and will certainly be penciled in as the starting small forward. DW沒有固定居所，哪個位置是最OK的，這問題一直圍繞著久久不散， 大前鋒看來打得很棒，但那是明星前鋒凱文愛的位置，那小前鋒呢? 抱歉AK47也擋在那，而且明年看來還是會繼續回歸球隊，還是先發的。 Who pairs up with Ricky? Brandon Roy didn’t work out. Who will be the starting shooting guard in the backcourt with point guard Ricky Rubio? Saunders might draft one in the upcoming NBA Draft or possibly appoint Alexey Shved. The team can’t possibly keep rolling out a starting backcourt of Rubio and Luke Ridnour, right? Which brings to the next decision. SG也是個老話題，Saunders該用選秀來補上這位置還是把著眼點放在喜美身上? 抑或...... Trade Luke Ridnour or J.J. Barea? With Shved capable of playing point guard, the team is loaded with too many point guards. Coach Rick Adelman had no real shooting guard options on the roster, forcing him alternate time at shooting guard with Shved, Rubio, Ridnour and Barea. 之前嫌PG不夠用，現在連喜美都可以打控衛，那其他較缺乏高度的後衛勢必有 交易出去必要，Ridnour or Barea? Budinger, Budinger, Budinger Chase Budinger is a unrestricted free agent reportedly wants to return to the Timberwolves only if Rick Adelman returns. It appears the team wants to bring him back, but cap space will need to be worked out to make it happen. 雖然布丁哥表示Adelman回來他就會回來，但無論Love還是Rubio或是其他球員， 薪資空間才是重點。 --

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