http://nc.startribune.com/blogs/wolves/?p=78#comment-1666 Antoine Walker’s agent is working to get him out of Minnesota and onto a playoff team, but that remains a substantial `if’ to happen by a Saturday deadline. “We’re trying to find a solution that makes sense,” agent Mark Bartelstein said Monday. “We’re trying to find something, if it ever comes together. There’s a lot at stake, a lot involved. But nothing’s been decided at this point.” Ultimately, it all comes down to money. How much of his guaranteed contract Walker — finishing an $8.5 million contract this season, due $9.3 million — is willing to leave on the table and how big a check Wolves owner Glen Taylor is willing to write to get rid of a guy destined to sit behind the bench wearing a suit. Walker might become easier to trade this summer, with just one year left on his contract and his big salary slot coming due and his contract could be used as a chip in swinging a bigger deal. It still looks like a bit of a long shot that something will happen by Saturday’s deadline for Walker to clear waivers, but you never know… Walker wants out because he says he has accomplished too much and still has too much to offer to sit on the bench while the Wolves play their future. Veteran Greg Buckner, though, said he was happy to see last week’s trade deadline pass without his name called. “I didn’t want to go,” he said. “I like Minnesota a lot. Right now, we’ re trying to figure out a mix of young guys who are going to be here long term. I’m going to be here for a while, so I’m happy. The team is going in the right direction, so I didn’t want to move. I want to be a part of this team when we turn this thing around and are a playoff contender, a championship contender.” --

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