"The Timberwolves selected point guards Ricky Rubio and Jonny Flynn consecutively in the 2009 NBA draft, a duplication that started the national perception basketball boss David Kahn collects point guards like some NBA executives gather cufflinks.

One player -- and position -- Kahn bypassed in that draft: Southern California shooting guard DeMar DeRozan, who arrived at Target Center on Saturday with Toronto.

Rubio remains in Spain, and his arrival someday in Minnesota -- despite Kahn's assurances -- is not nearly guaranteed. Flynn is struggling mightily through a second NBA season that started six weeks late because of July hip surgery. Meanwhile, the Wolves continue to search for a true shooting guard.

DeRozan entered Saturday averaging 23.1 points in his previous seven games, but he made only two of 11 shots and scored six points in the Wolves' 103-87 victory."