The Timberwolves fired coach Ryan Saunders, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, and will sign Raptors assistant coach Chris Finch as his new head coach, according to The Athletic’s Shams Charania. The team later confirmed the development.
Saunders has been with the Timberwolves since 2014 as an assistant before being named head coach in 2019. Prior to that, he was assistant to the Wizards from 2009 to 2014.
Finch joined the Raptors in December, but before that, he had spells with Pelicans, Nuggets, Rockets and the D-League, where he won the 2010 Coach of the Year award.
The Timberwolves reportedly requested an interview with Finch and the Raptors agreed.
The Timberwolves have lost 24 of their last 31 games and have the worst NBA record in 7–24.