As NBA moves closer to canceling training camps, Kahn, Amar'e Stoudemire, and Kendrick Perkins making news

Despite making so many missteps while running a team for the first time, Kahn has one thing in his favor: Owner Glen Taylor is famous for his patience.

But Taylor is said to be embarrassed by the team's continued losing, Kahn's disgraceful handling of Rambis' firing and the league-wide perception that he has a person in charge who does not know what he is doing. According to persons familiar with Taylor's thinking, those reasons could send Kahn packing.

Should Taylor not give Kahn an extension, there is already talk within the franchise that the Timberwolves will look to Terry Porter, a former Minnesota player and Adelman protégé, to come in to run the team.

Porter has twice been a head coach, most recently with the Phoenix Suns as Mike D'Antoni's replacement. He doesn't have front-office experience, but Adelman has already made it known that he wants him on board.

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What a coincidence that the Knicks' star just happens to be working out at the same place where Isiah Thomas coaches.

NBA teams are prohibited from having any contact with their players during the lockout. Technically, Thomas does not get paid by the Knicks. But he certainly still advises Garden chairman Jim Dolan.

Not that we care, one way or the other. But has Thomas really been helping Amar'e Stoudemire with his shooting? We were under the impression that Amar'e was already one of the most prolific scorers in the league. He doesn't need help with shooting

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As much as coach Scott Brooks chafes at GM Sam Presti's meddling, his presence in the locker room, and his demands that the Thunder continue to improve from within, the organization is a lot more concerned with how Kendrick Perkins treats Russell Westbrook.

After arriving from the Celtics last season and being looked at as the veteran leader Oklahoma City needed to take the next step to compete for a title, Perkins went hard at Westbrook with his verbal criticisms, often saying that the Thunder's playmaker couldn't match Rajon Rondo as a playmaker. Those words didn't sit well with Westbrook, who already had been criticized for shooting too much and was the subject of a benching heard-round-the-NBA when the Thunder played the Mavs in June.

The Thunder gave Perkins a new four-year deal worth $35 million, so the team is committed to him. But it would like him to ease up on Westbrook. A lot.