Updated: 07/21/2009 2:35 PM KSTP.com | Print Story
By: Chris Keating

KEATING: More House Cleaning at the Target Center

Heads up, it's another round of changes for the Timberwolves.  This time it's fan favorites Mark Madsen, Craig Smith and Sebastian Telfair heading to the Los Angeles Clippers in a trade for Quentin Richardson.

I think the only one that hurts is possibly Craig Smith.  His wide-body and athleticism caused a lot of problems for defenders last year, at least when he got in the game.  He averaged ten points at 20-minutes a game.  As for Quentin Richardson...well he's in the last year of his contract and he's a bonafide sharp shooter which never hurts to have.  How long will he be here?  More than a year?  I wouldn't expect more than a season. 

What's interesting about this for me is that the team apparently likes what their seeing out of Jonny Flynn in the Las Vegas summer league and he'll likely get playing time right away.  He's got to...no Randy Foye, no Telfair and still no Ricky Rubio.  Somebody has to play the point.