Minnesota Comes To Terms with Gomes On Multi-Year Deal
The Minnesota Timberwolves had three priorities heading into the off-season. They wanted to re-sign forward Craig Smith, guard Sebastian Telfair, and forward Ryan Gomes, who all became free agents on July 1. The T-Wolves got a deal done with Smith, and earlier this week Telfair signed a contract as well. Friday the “Minneapolis Star Tribune” reported that Minnesota has reached a deal with restricted free agent Ryan Gomes who reportedly will sign a multi-year contract. Financial terms of the deal have not been made public but it is reported to be a three year pact. Gomes who was a second round pick by the Boston Celtics in the 2005 NBA Draft, came to Minnesota last Summer as part of the deal that sent Kevin Garnett to the Celtics. The T-Wolves who started back at square one after trading their franchise player the “Big Ticket” are now trying to put together a core group of players. Along with the three players they brought back into the fold, they also have lottery selection Kevin Love, and the player that they hope to build around center Al Jefferson.
Former ESPN Radio Reporter Jeff Sack covered the NBA, NFL, and MLB for 11 years in Cleveland - The last eight as Sports Director for Metro Networks.
July 26th, 2008 at 9:48 pm
For the T-Wolves, this year is going to be a “growing up” year, in my opinion. They have a lot of young talent, but I really don’t see them contending for anything this year. However, people better watch out in the upcoming years.