After a one-year hiatus, Tom Thibodeau is returning to an NBA sideline. The Minnesota Timberwolves announced that Thibodeau will take over as president of basketball operations and head coach, and San Antonio Spurs assistant general manager Scott Layden will become the team's new GM:
Jon Krawczynski of the Associated Press initially reported the move. Marc Stein of ESPN.com noted the deal is "expected to pay him in [the] $8 million range annually."
Thibodeau commented on the hire, per Jerry Zgoda of the Star-Tribune:
This comes after Adrian Wojnarowski of The Vertical reported the sides were set to finalize a five-year contract.
Stein said Layden would get $2-plus million annually.
Davide Chinellato of NBA Italy believes the coaching hire is an ideal match:
The T-Wolves are coming off a 29-53 campaign. They relieved interim coach Sam Mitchell of his duties after the campaign and zeroed in on Thibodeau, who was to some the best free-agent coach on the market. His hiring comes after being linked to the open Knicks ...
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