bostonherald.com
Jul 23, 2008
By Herald wire services Wednesday, July 23, 2008 - Updated 6m ago Even when Timberwolves boss Kevin McHale declined to extend Sebastian Telfair [stats] a qualifying offer before free agency began, he knew he wanted the point guard to return to Minnesota. Yesterday, the sides reached agreement on a multiyear deal to make that happen. The unrestricted free agent agreed to return for a second season with the Timberwolves, who acquired him from the Celtics [team stats] in the Kevin Garnett trade last summer and gave him his biggest chance yet to prove he belongs in the NBA. The former lottery pick of Portland was billed as the latest point guard extraordinaire from New York City, the one who would take the torch from Stephon Marbury and join a star-studded group that includes the likes of Kenny Anderson, Mark Jackson, Kenny Smith...
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