Tom Thibodeau and the Wolves, it’s over. A few hours after a clear victory against the Lakers (108-86), the leaders of Minnesota have indeed returned to the coach’s office to inform him of his dismissal with immediate effect. “Thibodeau was surprised at the timing: he had no idea that his departure was imminent”, said Adrian Wojnarowski, ESPN insider.
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Fairly qualified for play-offs Last year, Wolves had a mediocre start to the season (11th in the West), marked by the “Jimmy Butler affair” that Thibodeau had failed to manage, and which led to the transfer of the back in Philadelphia. His successor will have to build his success around Karl-Anthony Towns, who signed a maxi-contract this summer ($ 190M over five years) and who has been playing a series of very big matches for two weeks.
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Among the candidates for the succession of Thibodeau, we find in particular Fred Hoiberg, the former coach of the Bulls sacked last December, or the former player and current TV consultant Chauncey Billups, who has never yet coached in the NBA.
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