MINNEAPOLIS - President Timberwolves David Kahn, explains his comments about the NBA draft were conceived as a joke, just a wry resignation that fate gave Cleveland first before Minnesota lack of luck.
After that the Cavaliers beat wolves for the Tuesday top spot, Kahn said with a smirk any participation in a group of journalists, "this League has a habit - and I will just say habit - produce some pretty incredible lines of history."
Kahn stressed Washington sends the widow of longtime owner Abe Pollin last year and get the first choice. Cleveland a son, 14-year owner Dan Gilbert, who has battled illness since birth, side for good luck for now. Riders got exactly this in the annual ball of pingpong pop-up.
“I'm joking yesterday evening that he is a heck (of a) better the story of a boy of 14 years to beat on a couple of frameworks of middle age standing together on the stage on national television - and that our championship always seems to have its own share of luck in a part of these stories.
"-David Kahn, Timberwolves President"
"He beat me tonight." It has taken everyone down, "Kahn told Nick Gilbert."
Minnesota has never won the first choice in 14 entries in the lottery. Not only that, but it was the first time the wolves moved to a place in the order. They had twice, third in 2008 (O.J. Mayo, transferred to Memphis for Kevin Love) and 1992 (Christian Laettner).
Wolves make a League-worst season last 17-65. The Cavaliers were 19-63.
Kahn, in a statement sent Wednesday by the Wolves of Associated Press, said that he was not suggesting a conspiracy of any kind.
"I believe in jinxes, curses (or) hocus pocus, and I certainly believe that we have done harm," said Kahn. "But I believe in the power of the story, and I joking yesterday evening that he is a heck (of a)" better the story of a boy of 14 years to beat on a couple of frameworks of middle age standing together on the stage on national television - and that our championship always seems to have its own share of luck in some of these stories. ""
Kahn added: "it was the meaning of what I said yesterday evening in a joking fashion and what I believe was received as."
Gilbert said on Wednesday, he was aware of the comments made by Kahn, but had not yet had the opportunity to examine their.
"I did not have much time to go deep on that," Gilbert said in Cleveland, meeting with the media to Quicken Loans Arena. "But I will do." I'll check it all. ?
There was no immediate Word from the NBA on Wednesday whether Kahn reprimanded or punished, despite its joke intention. Kahn received a fine of $50,000 last summer for remarking on the radio that the wolves forward Michael Beasley was "a very young and immature kid who smoked marijuana too" while playing in Miami.
Wolves had a 25 percent chance to get the first choice and a 21.51% of probability to choose later this year. In the current system of the NBA for 18 years, only two times the team with the highest ratings retains the first choice - Cleveland in 2003 and Orlando in 2004.
Wolves have also to # 20 in the first round this year, with a previous trade with Utah.
"I do not think that we must make huge fundamental changes." I think that we must continue to be patient and let the young players to develop as the franchise to Oklahoma City and Memphis have done it the past two years, "Kahn said after the lottery, but I think it is important for us to reassess everything and ensure that we can gather this group." ?
Playmaker Kyrie Irving of Duke and Arizona winger Derrick Williams are widely regarded as the best two prospects this year. Kahn has said it intends to always playmaker Ricky Rubio to join the Spain team. Rubio is the fifth choice in the draft 2009.
"We took Ricky two years, with the understanding that he would not have come immediately, but it would be able to come a day," said Kahn, adding: "we expect him being the team in the future, just as we have all the other players on our list." "Then of course, is the part of the State of mind, Yes."
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