The Timberwolves and general manager Scott Layden have parted ways, sources tell Jon Krawczynski of The Athletic.
As Krawczynski writes, Layden – who was hired as Minnesota’s GM in 2016 when Tom Thibodeau was the team’s president of basketball operations – had one year left on his contract with the franchise, but the two sides decided it was the right time to go their separate ways.
Although Layden stuck with the Wolves following the hiring of Gersson Rosas as the team’s new president of basketball operations in 2019, his role was reportedly reduced last season, as he focused primarily on scouting and worked out of New York rather than Minnesota.
The logistical challenges posed by Layden not being based in the Twin Cities played a part in his departure, according to Krawczynski, who notes that the NBA’s coronavirus protocols would’ve made it tricky for the GM to travel back and forth to be around the team this season without going through isolation procedures each time.
Layden’s early exit will also save him and the team from negotiating to extend the end of his contract, which had been set to expire in April when the regular season would normally wrap up, says Krawczynski.
The Wolves recently added another respected voice to their front office, hiring Rudy Tomjanovich as a player personnel consultant.
Dedicated wolves fan and I forgot he was still our GM. Haven’t heard his name since Rosas was hired.
Same here
I also assumed the he was thrown out with the rest
How can an organization and one individual be so stupid has to hire this guy after the job he did on the Knicks? He’s nothing but the son of a great general manager. Now maybe things would’ve turned out differently had he gone to his father with every dilemma he found himself in. But a horrific, terrible GM for the Knicks.
Glen Taylor should be fired based on his skills of wasting talent hiring certified idiots. Rosas could change it but ultimately his limited by Taylors ignorance
He was working out of NYC???????? Only the Wolves.
Wolves should trade Covington for a defensive power forward
It’s a mistake to Trade for Beasley, Gerald Green and nene, then pay luxury tax
Crack pipes out pretty early today!!!!
Roflmao
Excluding the nba draft picks
Wolves and Kings are 30% worse than one or two years ago
They need two future years to recover the loss
Rudy T and Joe D won’t help much
How?
Timberpuppies have been virtually invisible since their inception in 1989. The team is cursed !!
It’s not that. It’s that the free agent system does not favor cold weather teams. It’s hard to convince players to come to spend the winter in Minnesota when the alternatives are places like Miami, LA, Phoenix, and Dallas. I wouldn’t do it for twice the money and I liked Minnesota when I was there. Of course I was there in July, so there’s that.
In the winter you’re focused on basketball…you play indoors…in the summer you have much more bearable weather..
It’s not the weather that scares people.
How in the world do you have a GM working out of another city?