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Report: Kevin Garnett to Join Timberwolves Immediately Upon Ownership Change
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The Minnesota Timberwolves will play the 58th game of their 2024-25 season on Sunday night at home vs the Oklahoma City Thunder . For now, Glen Taylor remains the majority owner of the 36-year-old NBA organization, but that looks like it will change very, very soon.
If the next handful of weeks play out as expected — meaning Glen Taylor doesn't appeal his lost arbitration decision and the NBA board of governors approves billionaire Marc Lore within the expected timeline (more on that below) — then the Minnesota Timberwolves will have a new majority owner by playoff time.
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"Big Ticket" start to new Minnesota Timberwolves era…
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When that day does come, and Lore + A-Rod take over control of the Minnesota Timberwolves, we can expect some splash moves that are sure to excite the fanbase. But on Sunday morning, longtime local insider Charley Walters (Pioneer Press) gave us a sneak peak into what is likely to be the first "shock and awe" move of the Lore/A-Rod era. And boy oh boy, it's a doozie.
According to Walters, Wolves legend Kevin Garnett will be hired to work in the Wolves' front office immediately upon Lore's majority ownership being made official. This, after he has mostly avoided Target Center for the last decade due to his unyielding hatred for Glen Taylor.
"A little birdie says Kevin Garnett will become part of the Timberwolves' front office as soon as it's official that Lore and Rodriguez get ownership."
Kevin Garnett finally rejoining Wolves for good
Kevin Garnett spent the first 12 seasons of his HOF career with the Minnesota Timberwolves, from 1995 to 2007, stands as the greatest player in franchise history. Anthony Edwards is the only superstar who has come along and even challenged Garnett for that crown.
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As a Wolf, "The Big Ticket" averaged 19.8 points, 11.0 rebounds, 4.3 assists, 1.4 steals, and 1.6 blocks per game, leading the Timberwolves to eight consecutive playoff appearances (1997-2004). In 2004, KG won the NBA MVP, after averaging 24.2 points, 13.9 rebounds, and 5.0 assists that season.
"Dad how good was Kevin Garnett in a Timberwolves jersey?" pic.twitter.com/6RLycvUVTI
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Kevin Garnett was named to 9 All-Star teams, 7 All-NBA selections(four First Team, two Second Team, and one Third Team) and 8 All-Defensive Teams(six First Team, two Second Team). His No. 21 jersey was retired by the Timberwolves in 2022.
Expect to see the Kevin Garnett No. 21 jersey raised up too
Unfortunately, thanks to his ongoing beef with Glen Taylor, he's refused any and all requests to put that jersey up in the rafters of Target Center, where it rightfully belongs. Once Taylor is out, we can expect No. 21 to go up in the rafters almost as quickly as Garnett himself is back in Minnesota Timberwolves facilities.
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We do not know exactly when NBA owners will meet next , when a MN Timberwolves majority ownership change is expected to be on the docket. Darren "Doogie" Wolfson reports that late-March would be the earliest. The season ends on April 13, meaning we can expect the vote to take place sometime in the next 1-2 months.
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Last year, the 2023-24 end-of-season board of governors meeting took place on the weekend of April 8. To officially pry ownership out of Glen Taylor's arthritis-ridden fingers, the Lore + A-Rod group needs a 3/4 approval vote from the 30 NBA owners. All reports so far have them reaching the 23 votes they need.
