FILE - This May 21, 2012 file photo shows Los Angeles Lakers forward Pau Gasol (16) going to the basket as Oklahoma City Thunder forward Serge Ibaka (9) defends during the first quarter of Game 5 in their NBA basketball Western Conference semifinal playoff series, in Oklahoma City. The Minnesota Timberwolves are trying hard to land Pau Gasol. If they have to part with the highest draft choice in franchise history after just one season, the Wolves appear ready to do it. (AP Photo/Alonzo Adams, File)