Over the past several years, the Minnesota Timberwolves have stockpiled a bevy of young talent. On paper, their future seems bright but that hasn’t translated into wins. You can attribute that to injury and perhaps to the roster just looking good on paper. The architect behind all of this is GM David Kahn. But it appears as if his time is up in Minny.
The T’Wolves are reportedly planning on relieving Kahn of his duties and replacing him with a very familiar face: former head coach, Flip Saunders.
Former NBA head coach Flip Saunders is expected to return to the Minnesota Timberwolves as the team’s next president of basketball operations, NBA.com has learned.
Saunders, 58, has been negotiating a contract that, with option years, could run through the 2017-18 season and could be worth more than $9 million over the full five years, according to league sources who requested anonymity because they weren’t authorized to discuss the hiring.
The move, which could become official as soon as next week, would end David Kahn‘s controversial tenure after four seasons and an 89-223 record during which the Timberwolves’ failure to reach the playoffs stretched to nine consecutive seasons. Kahn’s contract includes a team option for 2013-14 that will not be exercised.
H/T: NBA.com
