David Kahn says Timberwolves aren't trying to trade Al Jefferson http://www.twincities.com/timberwolves/ci_14166112?nclick_check=1 Timberwolves president of basketball operations David Kahn strongly refuted a report Monday that he offered forward Al Jefferson to Indiana in a trade for forward Danny Granger, a four-year veteran who is the Pacers' leading scorer. Kahn described the report by Yahoo! Sports as "total fabrication." "I have not offered Al to anybody," Kahn said while traveling with the Wolves on the team's four-game road trip. "As I've stated before, my preference is to go through the season and continue to evaluate the team before we do anything dramatic." Kahn said he and Pacers vice president of basketball operations Larry Bird met for "about 20 minutes" between shootarounds Friday morning at Target Center, but Kahn said the two never talked about Jefferson or Granger. Bird was in the Twin Cities for the Wolves-Pacers game Friday night. The Yahoo! Sports report cited unnamed "league sources" that claimed the Wolves were trying to trade Jefferson to the Pacers. Jefferson, 25, was averaging 17.8 points and 9.1 rebounds heading into Monday night's game at Denver. The 6-foot-9 Granger averages 24.4 points per game but has missed 16 games this season because of a torn right plantar fascia. Kahn said he planned to meet with Jefferson and reassure him that the Wolves are not attempting to trade him. Kahn also has spoken to Jefferson's agent, Jeff Schwartz. The report claimed that one reason Kahn is looking to trade Jefferson is because of "chemistry issues" between Jefferson and second-year forward Kevin Love. Kahn denied any problems between the two forwards, who are regarded as the strength of the team. "It was very upsetting to see that Al and Kevin are at odds," Kahn said. "That's totally untrue. We're all very upset about this today." --

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