FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Thursday, May 16, 2013

Kevin Love to Represent Timberwolves at

2013 NBA Draft Lottery

Minneapolis/St. Paul The Minnesota Timberwolves today announced that All-Star forward Kevin Love will represent the team at the 2013 NBA Draft Lottery, to be held on Tuesday, May 21. The event will be televised on ESPN beginning at 7:00 p.m. CT from Disney/ABC's Times Square Studios in New York City.

"It's an honor to represent the Wolves at this year's Draft Lottery," said Love. "With two first-round picks, we are in a good position to add to our current roster. Hopefully I can bring us some luck."

The Wolves are currently slotted to pick ninth overall, with a 1.7% chance (17 out of 1,000 possibilities) of attaining the first overall draft choice, a 2.0% chance at drafting second, and a 2.41% chance of drafting third. In addition to the lottery pick, the Wolves also own the 26th overall selection in the first round and two second-round choices (51st and 59th overall).

The 2013 NBA Draft will be held on June 27, 2013 at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, and broadcast by ESPN at 6:00 p.m. CT.

Contact information:
Mike Cristaldi, Minnesota Timberwolves, (612) 673-8405, cristaldi@timberwolves.com
Aaron Seehusen, Minnesota Timberwolves, (612) 673-1602, seehusen@timberwolves.com
Dan Bell, Minnesota Timberwolves, (612) 673-1603, bell@timberwolves.com

www.timberwolves.com