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Minnesota Timberwolves president of basketball operations Tim Connelly joined Darren Wolfson for an interview from the Minnesota State Fair. Connelly touched on a wide range of topics, including Wolves center Rudy Gobert.

Gobert is eligible to sign a contract extension with Minnesota. Without getting into specifics, the Wolves front office leader said he hopes Gobert is with the team for years to come.

“We’d like Rudy to be here for a long time. We love his agent, he’s been a friend for a long time and is one of the best guys in the league. And certainly our goal with most of these guys is to keep them here as long as they want to be here,” Connelly said. “Ideally, I think continuity is going to be one of the better strengths we have going into the season and we really like our core group.”

During the 2024 Paris Olympics, Gobert was reportedly dealing with a finger injury. Connelly said that the veteran center is “good to go” with NBA training camp on the horizon.

James Wiseman has suffered a torn left Achilles tendon. Wiseman suffered the injury in Wednesday’s game.

Wiseman signed a two-year deal with the Indiana Pacers this offseason. The Pacers hold a team option for 25-26 and his contract is partially guaranteed for 24-25.

In 17.3 minutes over 63 games last season with the Detroit Pistons, Wiseman averaged 7.1 points and 5.3 rebounds.