Ex-Wolves Chauncey Billups, Calvin Booth To Take Interview Of The President of Basketball Operations

The Timberwolves are ready to begin the next process in their search for a new president of basketball operations this week, as interviews will begin with four candidates, a source told the Star Tribune.

The Wolves will speak with those they have identified as a possible draw since owner Glen Taylor announced that the team would sign up for the job on April 10. A source said that the interview process is expected to last seven to 10 days, with all candidates. Arriving in Minnesota during that period.

Taylor, who also owns the Star Tribune, will participate in the process and have the final word on who is hired. Taylor has also entrusted Wolves CEO Ethan Casson with bringing together a group of executives who helped identify candidates with diverse backgrounds and who will also play a role in the interview process, a source said.

Two of the candidates they will interview have had previous links with the organization. Those who have played or worked in Minnesota include the assistant general manager of the Nuggets, Calvin Booth, who spent four years with the team and was its director of professional staff before leaving for Denver in 2017. Booth's talents in the development of players helped the Nuggets get second place. Seed in the Western Conference this season.

Another candidate, Chauncey Billups, is a former Wolves player who currently works as an analyst for ESPN. Billups played two of his 17 seasons in Minnesota from 2000 to 2002 but has never held a position in the front office.

Other candidates include Houston Vice President Gersson Rosas and Nets assistant general manager Trajan Langdon.

Rosas has helped General Manager Daryl Morey turn the Rockets into a power of the Western Conference. In 2013, he took over as general manager with the Mavericks, but resigned after three months when he did not have as much control over Dallas basketball operations as he wanted, but he returned to Houston and helped the Rockets reach the finals of the Western Conference. season.

Langdon, a former Duke standout who played three seasons with Cleveland, has been an assistant general manager for the Nets since 2016. Langdon previously worked as a scout in San Antonio and in Cleveland as a director of player management. The Nets challenged expectations before the season by reaching the playoffs in the Eastern Conference, where they face the 76ers.

The Wolves identified a fifth candidate in the process, Clippers general manager Michael Winger. However, Winger will remain in Los Angeles, a source confirmed on Sunday.

By: Preeti Narula

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