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Timberwolves exercise options on Kevin Love, Corey Brewer

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November 3

St. Paul Pioneer Press

"The Timberwolves exercised contract options on guard/forward Corey Brewer and forward Kevin Love before Monday night's game against the Los Angeles Clippers, keeping both players from becoming free agents after the season. For now, Brewer and Love are under contract through the 2010-11 season. The Wolves exercised the fourth-year option on Brewer and the third-year option on Love. "It's always good to have a guaranteed deal for next season; at least you know you'll have a job," Brewer said. "I want to be a Timberwolf. I feel like we're building something good here." A 2010-11 option on forward Oleksiy Pecherov's contract was not picked up. President of basketball operations David Kahn said ..."

Kahn must decide on offers for Love, Brewer, Pecherov

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November 2

Minneapolis Star Tribune

"Wolves boss David Kahn must decide by today whether to offer Kevin Love, Corey Brewer and Oleksiy Pecherov contract extensions for the 2010-11 season. On Sunday, Kahn wasn't saying what he'll do. Kahn said during training camp that extending Love a $3.64 million salary for next season is a "no-brainer." At that same time, he said he "couldn't fathom" not extending Brewer -- the seventh pick in the 2007 draft -- a $3.7 million offer. If Kahn doesn't extend Brewer or Pecherov ($2.38 million), he would save $6 million and give the Wolves even more salary-cap flexibility -- with the option of signing multiple free agents, including perhaps one to a maximum contract -- for a long-awaited ..."

Third season is a proving ground for Wolves' Brewer

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October 23

Minneapolis Star Tribune

"Corey Brewer stood in a cramped, steamy visitors locker room and acknowledged that all this is new to him. He wasn't referring to the absence of teammates Al Jefferson and Kevin Love, a problematic situation that has thrust Brewer into the unlikely role of a primary offensive option in the Timberwolves' final preseason games. Instead, he meant a new feeling in a NBA career that's about to enter its third season with Brewer -- the former two-time NCAA champion and Final Four MVP at Florida -- still needing to prove he belongs. "I'm feeling more comfortable, like a basketball player, like I've been doing my whole life," he said. "I really never struggled playing basketball my whole life ..."

Extension decisions nearing deadline for Brewer, Love

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October 2

Minneapolis Star Tribune

"The Timberwolves will use October to consider options for a third point guard. They also by month's end must make contract-extension decisions on youngsters Kevin Love, Corey Brewer and Oleksiy Pecherov. Extending Love a $3.6 million qualifying offer by the Oct. 31 deadline is what Wolves boss David Kahn calls a "no-brainer," but Pecherov is an unlikely keep. On Thursday, Kahn said he "can't fathom" not guaranteeing Brewer -- the seventh overall pick in the 2007 draft -- a $3.7 million contract for the 2010-11 season. "I think I need to visit with the coaches and we need to watch Corey play this year," Kahn said. "It'd be hard for me to fathom as we speak today that we don't pick up Corey ..."

Wolves with repaired knees bond over rehab, recovery

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June 22

Minneapolis Star Tribune

"Timberwolves teammates Al Jefferson and Corey Brewer welcome the steaming, if belated, return of summer to Minnesota, not because of their shared Southern sensibilities but rather their healing right knees. Brewer tore the anterior cruciate ligament in that knee during a game against Denver last November. Jefferson did exactly the same at New Orleans in February. Together, they have become rehabilitation buddies and confidants daily this summer, with Brewer -- a year younger and three NBA seasons less experienced -- becoming Jefferson's mentor, if only because he is more than two months further along in the recovery process. When Jefferson awoke alarmed because his knee throbbed one ..."

Utah Jazz too much for pesky Wolves

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February 26

The Deseret News

"Ronnie Brewer probably isn't an avid Dear Abby reader. But the Jazz's starting shooting guard is willing to heed advice, and that open-mindedness paid dividends as Utah rallied from four down in the third quarter to beat Minnesota 120-103 on Wednesday night at sparsely filled Target Center. It was the sixth straight victory overall and the ninth in 10 games for the 35-23 Jazz, who remain seventh in the NBA's Western Conference — but now are within a half-game of fifth-place Portland and only a game-and-a-half of fourth-place Houston. It also was just the third victory in 10 games on the road in 2009 for the Jazz, whose last win away from EnergySolutions Arena prior to Wednesday came nearly ..."

Corey Brewer out for season with ACL injury

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December 2

St. Paul Pioneer Press

"The Timberwolves suffered a major loss even before they took the court Monday when it was learned that forward Corey Brewer will miss the rest of the season because of a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee. Brewer suffered the injury during Saturday night's 106-97 loss to the Denver Nuggets at Target Center, but the severity wasn't known until he underwent a magnetic resonance imaging test Monday morning. Coach Randy Wittman broke the news to the team before the morning shootaround for Monday night's 100-90 loss to the Charlotte Bobcats and said Brewer and his defense will be missed. "It hurts us, obviously," Wittman said. "That's what he had been providing us. It hurts us, ..."

Brewer gains a headband but loses a buddy

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October 28

Minneapolis Star Tribune

"The headband is back. And if portions of the preseason were telling, so might be Corey Brewer. Brewer wore two NCAA championships at Florida and sported a fabric headband while doing so. In his debut NBA season a year ago, he went without it because coach Randy Wittman's team rule prohibits rookies from wearing one. "No particular reason, other than he was a rookie," Wittman said when asked about the rule. "He graduated to his headband this year." Brewer spent all summer in the gym working on a jump shot that abandoned him last season. In eight preseason games, he shot 40.3 percent from the field -- a slight improvement over last season's 37 percent -- but made eight of 12 three-point ..."

Brewer achieves weight gain, seeks gains elsewhere

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October 1

Minneapolis Star Tribune

"You'd never know it by looking at those scrawny arms and calves he inherited from a father nicknamed Pee Wee, but Corey Brewer claims he has returned for his crucial second season with the Timberwolves stronger, better. He has done so by exercising those limber limbs in the weight room and those smiley jaws in the dining room to varying degrees of success. "I think he has gained 8 pounds," Wolves Vice President of Basketball Operations Kevin McHale said, "and for Corey, that's not easy." Now if only a scale could measure confidence. A two-time NCAA champion and the seventh overall pick in the 2007 NBA draft, Brewer demonstrated springy athleticism and uncanny defensive ability in his ..."

Timberwolves veteran Mike Miller helps Corey Brewer with shot

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September 30

St. Paul Pioneer Press

"The Timberwolves picked up more than a sharpshooter when they acquired veteran guard/forward Mike Miller in the draft-night trade that brought power forward Kevin Love from Memphis. They also got a tutor. Since Miller arrived in Minnesota, a number of teammates have joined him in his post-practice shooting drills, including forward Corey Brewer, who made just 37.4 percent of his field-goal attempts last season as a rookie. Asked what he's learned from those sessions, Brewer said: "Try to keep the same shot every time, because he has perfect form." Asked if Miller's shooting touch could rub off on him, Brewer said: "I hope so. We'll see." Brewer admitted that he lost a lot of confidence at ..."