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Latest On Wolves’ Coaching, GM Positions

March 26th, 2019 at 5:33pm CST by ChrisCrouse

Ryan Saunders, who replaced Tom Thibodeau as Minnesota’s coach in early January, appears likely to return to the position next season.

Marc Stein of The New York Times (via newsletter, which you can subscribe to here) writes that “all signs” point to the Timberwolves retaining the 33-year-old first-time head coach, citing the strong bond between Saunders and Karl-Anthony Towns.

Towns’ co-sign and improved performance may overshadow the fact that Saunders underperformed from a win-loss perspective during his limited time in the role. The team has gone 14-19 since he took over duties.

Stein adds that there is uncertainty around general manager Scott Layden‘s future. Owner Glen Taylor is fond of Chauncey Billups and has interest in hiring the ESPN analyst for the GM role. However, there’s pessimism within league circles about Taylor being able to put an attractive enough offer together for it to make sense for both sides.

Billups has previously expressed a desire to lead a front office. He’s interviewed with the Hawks and Cavaliers in recent years.

Nuggets executive Calvin Booth should be considered a strong candidate for the position if Taylor dismisses Layden, Stein adds. Booth previously played in the NBA and he worked in Minnesota’s front office before moving on to Denver.

Nuggets Officially Hire Assistant GM, Assistant Coach

August 16th, 2017 at 2:01pm CST by Luke Adams

The Nuggets fortified both their front office and their coaching staff today, according to a pair of press releases from the club. Denver has officially hired former NBA big man Calvin Booth as its new assistant general manager and formally added veteran coach Bob Weiss to Michael Malone‘s staff as an assistant.

The hiring of Booth was first reported two weeks ago by The Associated Press. The 41-year-old arrives in Denver after having spent the last four seasons with the Timberwolves as their director of pro personnel.

Booth has an existing relationship with Nuggets GM Tim Connelly, having played for the Wizards on two separate occasions in the 2000s when Connelly worked for Washington. The duo also worked in the Pelicans’ front office together during the 2012/13 season, with Connelly serving as New Orleans’ assistant GM while Booth was a scout.

As for Weiss, he played in the NBA for more than a decade, but his coaching résumé is far more extensive. Weiss has served as a head coach for the Spurs, Hawks, Clippers, and SuperSonics, and has spent time with six separate clubs as an assistant since joining the NBA coaching ranks back in 1978. Weiss, who was an assistant with the Hornets for the last four years, also spent multiple seasons as a head coach in China from 2008 to 2011.

Nuggets Notes: Booth, Beasley, Sponsor

August 1st, 2017 at 8:44pm CST by marksuleymanov

Earlier today, the Nuggets agreed to terms with Calvin Booth, making the former decade-long NBA veteran the team’s assistant general manager, according to Jon Krawczynski of The Associated Press. Booth worked in the Timberwolves’ front office for the last four seasons, serving as director of pro personnel.

Booth played for seven teams during his 10-year NBA career, which included a stint with the Wizards while current Nuggets president of basketball operations Tim Connelly worked there, Krawczynski notes. It has been a season of turnover in the Denver front office as several notable hirings, promotions, and departures transpired.

Owner Josh Kroenke promoted Arturas Karnisovas to general manager and Connelly to president in mid-June; the Magic lured Pete D’Alessandro out of Denver; and the Pelicans hired assistant coach Chris Finch away to serve in the same capacity.

The Nuggets are a young team with a bright future and the clear direction has been to set up for the future with solid talent and an incumbent front office staff.

Below are additional tidbits surrounding the Nuggets:

The Nuggets announced a three-year partnership with Western Union to feature the company’s logo on the team’s uniform, Nick Kosmider of the Denver Post writes. With the deal, Western Union becomes the 11th company to be featured on an NBA team’s uniform. Per Kosmider’s report, the Nuggets also said another major announcement is coming next week, which could be related to Nike’s new deal with the league.
Nuggets guard Malik Beasley joined The Hoops Hype Podcast with Alex Kennedy to discuss his career, summer league play, the team’s offseason moves and more.

Northwest Notes: Bennett, Waiters, Leonard

September 24th, 2015 at 2:30pm CST by Chuck Myron

The Timberwolves shopped Anthony Bennett all around the league, even offering him in exchange for a top-55 protected second-round pick that would be unlikely ever to end up in Minnesota, but nobody had interest, several league sources tell Grantland’s Zach Lowe. A trade would have put a team on the hook for his entire salary of nearly $5.804MM for this season, and the same would be true if a team claims him off waivers. However, if the former No. 1 overall pick hits free agency, he would be a worthwhile investment on the minimum salary, Lowe argues. See more from around the Northwest Division:

Royce Young of Daily Thunder transcribes several key comments that Thunder GM Sam Presti made Wednesday, including a hint that he sees Steven Adams as a long-term core player and his thoughts on extension candidate Dion Waiters. “This is a guy that at 23 years old has some tools that are not easily found,” Presti said of Waiters. “That is one of the reasons that we went to acquire him. At the same time, he has got work to do and he will be the first to tell you that. Some slight adjustments with this guy’s game could lead to some pretty significant impact. I think he has the tools to be an impact player.”
Meyers Leonard, another extension-eligible player, is in line for a starting spot with the Blazers, or at least a significant rotation role of the sort he’s yet to have since he became the 11th overall pick in 2012, as The Oregonian’s Joe Freeman examines. His rookie scale contract is set to expire at season’s end.
The Wolves officially hired Bryan Gates as an assistant coach and promoted Calvin Booth, who had been a scout and director of player programs, to player personnel director, the team announced along with other staff moves. Shooting coach Mike Penberthy, whom Flip Saunders had said would continue with the team, instead decided to leave, reports Darren Wolfson of 1500 ESPN Twin Cities (Twitter link), though he’ll still work with Ricky Rubio, with whom he was close, tweets Jerry Zgoda of the Star Tribune.