He said he has never considered and has no interest in selling a franchise that has averaged barely 20 victories a season since Garnett was traded to Boston and that hasn't made the playoffs since 2004, when the Wolves won a playoff series for the first time in their history and advanced to the Western Conference finals.
"I never have, just because in my life and my business I've been through so many ups and downs, that doesn't discourage me," he said. "I just think I appreciate how difficult it is to have a really good team. It just probably makes me have the desire more to get there."
Taylor, 69, the chairman of the NBA Board of Governors, said that he wants to remain a team owner to help guide the league through a new labor agreement with its players and that he wants to come out the other side as "the owner of a team that has endured bad times."
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