Sports Illustrated: Juwan Howard Requests a Trade from Timberwolves. Not a new headline, but apparently Howard had some things to say at Media Day yesterday. He said the Wolves were two or four years away from the playoffs and that he doesn't think he has four years left. McHale expressed some empathy and Hoard said he wouldn't cause any problem is a trade didn't happen.

Star Tribune: Hassel Traded; Richard Set to be Signed. Chris Richard will reportedly sign today before the team leaves for Turkey. Interesting not about Media Day: Ricky Davis was said to be ill and at the doctor. Hmmm....

Dallas Morning News: Mavs Trade Buckner for T-Wolves Swingman

Pioneer Press: Wolves Deal Hassell to Get Buckner

Steve Aschburner @ Sports Illustrated: Timberwolves Begin Future Without Big Ticket.

Pioneer Press: KG Gone, Five Guys Walk into a...

Stephen Litel @ HoopsWorld: Media Day and Trouble Already Brewing. The activity from vets Howard, Blount and Jaric as reported by Litel was a mixture of confusion and coldness.

Timberwolves.com: Media Day Wrap-up.

Britt Robson @ The Rake. Britt doesn't seem to like the trade for basketball and leadership reasons. Well, basketball-wise we just acquired someone who won't take minutes away from the youth and leadership-wise Hassell seemed to be drifting away from positive influence status over the last few months.

He also had a wrap-up of Media Day. Randy Foye wants to be the leader. That's good news. He sounds a lot like Garnett in the lead-by-example style. Not to say he's there yet, but having the best player be the hardest worker is a great thing. Whether it's Foye or Jefferson doesn't matter to me.