Bracketology: Why isn’t UConn the No. 1 overall seed? Because, um, Purdue

Cam’Ron Fletcher was away for the team for a week after John Calipari asked him to get his priorities straight following a scene on the bench.

The Timberwolves have reportedly offered Jimmy Butler to the 76ers for Ben Simmons and Bucks for Khris Middleton, getting rejected both times. The Rockets and Heat (with evident limitations) are interested, and apparently the Timberwolves’ request didn’t scare off Milwaukee like it did Philadelphia. My understanding is from talking to numerous league officials, league sources, front-office folks, a coach – actually, a couple coaching sources – that the Wolves have all the parameters of the deals that they can make.