Wolves to fire Rambis

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Minnesota Timberwolves general manager David Kahn has decided to fire coach Kurt Rambis, league sources told Yahoo! Sports.

Kahn isn’t expected to announce the decision until after Thursday’s NBA draft, but he’s already begun collecting information on prospective replacements for Rambis, sources said.
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Kahn met with Rambis last week and believes he has reached an impasse with the coach. The relationship between Kahn and Rambis deteriorated over the course of the past season, to the point where there’s been little communication between them.

Rambis has two years left on his original four-year contract. With the Timberwolves in the midst of a major rebuilding project, he went 32-132 as their coach, including a league-worst 17-65 this season.

Kahn told reporters he’d made the unusual request of asking Rambis to file a written report to him on changes Rambis would make if he returned as coach. He also said Rambis won’t attend the Timberwolves’ draft on Thursday night.

Kahn had wanted Rambis to become a better communicator with players. He also wanted him to design an offense away from the triangle and toward the open-court talents of rookie point guard Ricky Rubio(notes). Rambis’ relationship with key young players, especially Kevin Love(notes), had been frayed, at best.

 

[SaintFan25]

No surprise there, was just a matter of time.

 

[jonathanlambert33]

I just read this, and it's fucked up. Waiting until after the draft to fire the man.

 

[DJT]

Yeah, should totally be before...

 

[Mexi]

I just read this, and it's fucked up. Waiting until after the draft to fire the man.

not only that, but after all the other vacancies are filled

 

[lakerfan]

Rambis actually hosted a few post-game shows for the Lakers on FSN during their playoff run last year, suggesting he still had a healthy relationship with the organization. If he would have been fired sooner, I have no doubt in my mind he would have been named their head coach over Mike Brown.

 

[jonathanlambert33]

That's interesting lakerfan.

 

[Mooche]

I am surprised the way the T-Wolves are handling this... jklol. It's Minnesota. Who knows with them for fuck sakes.