![]() ![]() "When they say, ‘You know, Brandon, the sky’s the limit here,’ that really made me feel good. I want to be able to go out and work and be a big part of a team taking that next step, and I thought the pieces were right here," Roy said. "It’s not a situation where I wanted to be a 10th man. That, combined with endorsements from friends of head coach Rick Adelman, familiarity with Adelman’s assistants and a playoff-calibre core in Kevin Love, Ricky Rubio and now Andrei Kirilenko, was enough to persuade Roy to pick the Wolves. Roy said his goal is to again become a 35-minute-per-game player, his career average. The Wolves not only were interested once he made it known he was considering a comeback, they promised him they’d take off the reins as long as he can prove his knees can handle it. His 18-point fourth quarter in a Game 4 comeback win over the eventual champion Dallas Mavericks in the first round of the playoffs only boosted his confidence that he could still play at an elite level. Roy was on a playing-time limit - 22 minutes per game - during his last season with the Blazers, a restriction he said frustrated him badly. So here he is with the Wolves, at 6-foot-6 and age 28 ready to resume what was already an outstanding career before his knees began to break down. "It was never really officially my decision to retire," Roy said. The Blazers used the amnesty clause to waive Roy and not count the remaining $63 million on his contract against their salary cap or luxury tax. Roy said Tuesday, though, that the team doctor advised him to quit. His knees, lacking cartilage after six operations, were bothering him too much to continue. ![]() The Portland Trail Blazers announced Roy’s medical-related retirement right before the start of the lockout-shortened season last year. It was never a situation where I said, ‘I’m done forever.’ It’s just more of a pause." "After a few months of sitting out, I decided, ‘Hey, I don’t want to stop playing basketball,"’ Roy said Tuesday at a news conference at Target Center after signing a two-year, $10.4 million contract. The Minnesota Timberwolves were eager to help him clarify his status. ![]()
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