Flip Saunders was relieved of his duties last year as head coach of the Washington Wizards, but he’s still very much a part of the NBA. Well, at least he hopes to be.
Flip is heading up a group who is interested in purchasing the T’Wolves. Is this the first time a former coach may ultimately own a team? Or will he just be running the day to day operations? Makes for an interesting dynamnic.
Taylor confirmed on Monday night that he has had conversations with the former coach, who approached Taylor at the behest of a group of prospective buyers. The identities of the investors were not immediately known. But if they are successful in purchasing the team, Saunders would be expected to take over as the leader of basketball operations….
Sports talk radio station KFXN-FM first reported the talks, but a deal is far from imminent. Taylor has been looking for a successor to buy in as a minority partner, with the plan to take over as majority owner in a few years, when Taylor is ready to relinquish control. After watching a season that started with playoff aspirations swirl down the drain thanks to a litany of injuries, Taylor isn’t in any hurry to make a deal.
H/T: NBC sports
