It took a while, but the Wolves have officially acquired Kevin Martin in a three-team trade involving the Thunder and Bucks.
#Twolves acquire guard Kevin Martin and cash considerations from OKC in 3-team trade, sending Luke Ridnour and 2014 2nd round pick to Milw.
— Timberwolves PR (@Twolves_PR) July 12, 2013
“We are excited to add a talented veteran in Kevin Martin to our team,” Wolves president of basketball operations Flip Saunders tells NBA.com. “Kevin is one of the top shooters and more efficient scorers in the NBA and will help us immensely in those areas. Kevin is familiar with Coach Adelman’s style of play and had success playing for him in Sacramento and Houston. We expect that to continue in Minnesota.”
According to Jerry Zgoda, the Wolves could finalize free-agent deals with Chase Budinger and Corey Brewer on Friday.
Wolves officially announce 3-way trade with Milwaukee-OKC involving Luke & KMartin. Brewer, Bud & maybe Turiaf likely to come tomorrow
— Jerry Zgoda (@JerryZgoda) July 12, 2013
The Turiaf he’s referring to is 6-foot-10 center Ronny Turiaf, who will sign a two-year, $3.2 million deal on Friday, according to his agent.
Turiaf, 30, played about 11 mintues a game off the bench for the Clippers last season.
