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Gonzaga forward Austin Daye, Ohio State center B.J. Mullens and UCLA guard Darren Collison are the highest-rated prospects in the first group of players to work out for the Wolves, who own three first-round picks (6, 18 and 28).

Player workouts are expected to continue through the week and right up to the draft.

Also scheduled to be in Monday are: Georgia Tech forward Gani Lawal, USC guard Daniel Hackett, Utah center Luke Nevill, Israeli forward Omri Casspi, North Carolina forward Danny Green, Connecticut guard A.J. Price, Villanova forward Dante Cunningham and Texas A&M forward Chinemelu Elonu.

James Harden for example has elected not to conduct any interviews with teams drafting outside the top five, canceling a scheduled interview at the Westin Hotel with the Cleveland Cavaliers for example. He also reportedly will not be conducting any competitive workouts with anyone anywhere in the draft process. A source close to him tells us he feels very good about the possibility of being selected by Oklahoma City or Washington, and for right now is not planning on visiting the Minnesota Timberwolves.

University of Florida standout point guard Nick Calathes is going pro. But not to the NBA. Calathes, the state's two-time "Mr. Basketball" from Lake Howell , agreed to terms Friday to play for powerful Panathinaikos , the reigning Euroleague Basketball champion club based in Greece, according to sources close to the former Gators playmaker.

Minnesota Workout (42 invites planned)

Chase Budinger
DeJuan Blair
Jon Brockman
Derrick Brown
Nick Calathes
Darren Collison
Stephen Curry
Austin Daye
Tyreke Evans
Johnny Flynn
Taj Gibson
Danny Green
Daniel Hacket
Tyler Hansbrough
Luke Harangody
Damion James
Gani Lawal
Ty Lawson
Eric Maynor
Jodie Meeks
Patrick Mills
B.J. Mullens
Luke Nevill
Jeff Pendergraph
A.J. Price
Tyler Smith
DaJuan Summers
Jeff Teague
Marcus Thornton
Greivis Vasquez
Ben Woodside
Sam Young

Teams expected: HOU, MEM, UTA, IND, LAL, and more TBD