"There will be no "wholesale movement" with the Timberwolves' roster, said David Kahn, who expressed confidence Thursday that all-star forward Kevin Love will be re-signed before the three-year veteran becomes a free agent after the abbreviated 2011-12 season.

"I expect Kevin to be a big part of our franchise for a number of years," Kahn, the Wolves' president of basketball operations, said at Target Center. He was speaking publicly for the first time since NBA owners and players reached a tentative agreement last weekend on a new labor deal.

Though the 149-day lockout has ended, terms of the agreement have yet to be ratified by owners and players, which forced Kahn to be guarded in some comments at Thursday's news conference.

Kahn offered few details on contract talks with Love's agent, Jeff Schwartz, and declined to be specific on several matters, including the status of Spanish point guard Ricky Rubio and whether the team intends to take advantage of the amnesty clause, a provision in the new labor agreement that allows teams to cut a high-salaried player without the contract counting against a team's salary cap.

Before Kahn could answer if the Timberwolves would consider such a move, club media relations director Mike Cristaldi interjected and said Kahn "cannot answer that." "