{"playerId":512,"percentChange":0,"averageDraftPosition":95.3,"percentOwned":85,"playerRaterSEASON":4,"mostRecentNews":{"news":"Minnesota's President of Basketball Operations, Flip Saunders, fully intends to bring Pekovic back into the fold in 2013-14, the 1500 AM ESPN reports.","spin":"Pekovic is a restricted free agent, so the Timberwolves will have the option to match any offer sheet extended to the Montenegrin center. However, bringing him back could cause salary cap issues for the team, so it's not clear how large a contract he'll get or if they'll be willing to match another team's offer. No matter what transpires this summer, he will be looking to build upon a career season that included 16.3 points (on 52.0 percent shooting), 8.8 boards, 0.8 blocks, and 0.7 steals in 31.6 minutes per game.","date":"Wed May 29"},"fullName":"Nikola Pekovic","seasonOutlook":{"outlook":"Relatively unknown prior to the season, Pekovic surprised everyone by averaging 15.4 points, 8.5 rebounds and 0.8 blocks while shooting 54.7 percent from the floor in 35 starts for the Timberwolves. A terrific offensive rebounder and tough inside presence, Pekovic was a beast in the paint before an ankle injury forced him out of action. Pekovic may have played a bit over his head on offense last season, but his rebounding and defense were for real. He will be a nice value pick in fantasy drafts if he can stay healthy this year.","seasonId":2013,"date":"Wed Oct 10"},"playerRater30DAY":4.9,"playerRater15DAY":-1.3,"positionRank":14}