MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – The Minnesota Timberwolves are under new management as the team tries to turn a roster of talented youngsters into a championship club.
The Wolves have hired Tom Thibodeau (THIH’-buh-doh) as head coach and president of basketball operations. Thibodeau compiled a .647 winning percentage in five seasons with the Chicago Bulls before he was dismissed last spring. He reached the playoffs each of his five years with the Bulls.
Minnesota also brought in San Antonio Spurs assistant general manager Scott Layden to serve as the team’s new GM.
The Wolves went 29-53 under coach Sam Mitchell, a 13-win improvement over last season. The roster includes youngsters Andrew Wiggins, Karl-Anthony Towns and Zach Lavine (lah-VEEN’), each of whom is 21 or under and combined for 53 points a game this season.
