The NBA announced Wednesday the sites and participants for Basketball without Borders 2008, and the Timberwolves will be well represented with guard Randy Foye, assistant coach Ed Pinckney and athletic trainer Gregg Farnam joining a contingent of 46 NBA players, coaches and staff at sites in Turkey, India and South Africa. Basketball without Borders (BWB) is the NBA and FIBA's global basketball development and community outreach program, which unites elite young basketball players to promote the sport and encourages positive social change in the areas of education, health and wellness in local communities.

"The NBA and its players are afforded a unique opportunity to use basketball as a forum and stress the values of our game to influence social change," said NBA Commissioner David Stern. "Each Basketball without Borders camp unites a diverse group of people to initiate a global dialogue on important issues such as healthy living, education and HIV/AIDS awareness."

Foye and Pinckney are part of a group headlined by current Turkish players Mehmet Okur and Hedo Turkoglu that will hold camp at Darüssafaka Tesisleri, Ayhan Sahenk Spor Salonu in Istanbul from June 4-7. Basketball without Borders Europe was last held in Istanbul in 2002, though the city was part of NBA Europe Live 2007, which featured the Timberwolves playing an exhibition game against local pro team Efes Pilsen Istanbul. Also joining Foye and Pinckney in Turkey are current NBA players Bruce Bowen, David Lee and Mickael Pietrus, along with former Timberwolves coach Dwane Casey.

Farnam will serve as the head athletic trainer for this year's Basketball without Borders Asia in New Delhi, marking the NBA's first-ever event in India. The camp will take place at the American Embassy School of New Delhi from July 3-6. BWB Asia features four current NBA players: Samuel Dalembert, Pat Garrity, Kyle Korver and Ronny Turiaf.

Selected by the NBA, FIBA and participating federations, basketball players (ages 19 & under) will unite at each BWB site to take part in basketball instruction and competition. To promote friendship and diversity, the campers will train as teams without regard to race, religion or nationality. Current and former NBA players and team personnel, working as camp coaches and mentors, will lead life-skills seminars that promote education, leadership, character development, health and wellness. Each camp also will include extensive community outreach efforts by the NBA, FIBA and their partners that will include the creation of safe places where children and families can live, learn or play. Since 2001, NBA Cares has created more than 400 live, learn or play centers around the world.

To date, Basketball without Borders has featured over 250 current and former NBA players, coaches and team personnel from 30 different teams who have served as camp coaches and mentors for over 1200 young athletes from more than 100 countries and territories on five continents. Last year, Basketball without Borders took place in Shanghai, China; São Paulo, Brazil; Paris, France; and Johannesburg, South Africa.