Tim Connelly it will be there nuovo president of basketball operation dei Minnesota Timberwolvesthe executive leaves the Denver Nuggets after 9 seasons.
The Twolves quickly closed a deal that began about a week ago, for Connelly ready a contract from 5 years and 40 million total dollars, the executive replaces Sachin Gupta head of the team’s front office. The Timberwolves, in the center of a change of ownership between the historical owner Glen Taylor and the consortium led by Marc Lore and the MLB legend Alex Rodriguezthey fired the president earlier in the season Gerson Rosesfor reasons of conduct within the deductible.
Tim Connley inherited the Nuggets in 2013 from the hands of Masai Ujiritoday to the Toronto Raptors, and to him they owe the right choices of coach Michael Maloneand the 2 times MVP Nikola Jokic, Jamal Murray e Michael Porter Jr to the NBA draft over the years. With the new contract, Connelly becomes one of the highest paid NBA executives at the moment.
The Minnesota Timberwolves have just returned to the playoffs after an isolated participation in 2018, preceded only by losing seasons since 2004.
