Counting down the hours until tonight's NBA draft, Timberwolves president of Basketball operations David Kahn said on Dan Patrick's radio show this morning that forward Kevin Love isn't going anywhere.
"We will not trade Kevin Love tonight," Kahn said. The Wolves have been talking to Memphis about a trade up to the No. 2 pick, and one package the Grizzlies reportedly asked for was Love and the No. 5 or 6 selection.
Kahn already had ruled out trading both the Nos. 5 and 6 picks.
With Love and center/forward Al Jefferson playing basically the same position, Kahn acknowledged that the Wolves might eventually have to trade one.
"But I think in the meantime we need to figure that out before we do anything rash," he said. "We need to let that breathe a bit and see what we have."
Kahn added, "I think that Kevin Love is one of those people that is actually driven to greatness."
Kahn also acknowledged that the team needs to hire a coach soon and said he will start making a list this weekend.
