{"id":231067,"date":"2009-08-06T16:14:43","date_gmt":"2009-08-06T16:14:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/vip.local\/2009\/08\/06\/wolves-updates-86-part-2-v15-2426\/"},"modified":"2009-08-06T16:14:43","modified_gmt":"2009-08-06T16:14:43","slug":"wolves-updates-86-part-2-v15-2426","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/news\/wolves-updates-86-part-2-v15-2426\/","title":{"rendered":"Wolves Updates 8\/6 Part 2"},"content":{"rendered":"
After meeting with Timberwolves executives, including owner Glen Taylor, Rambis was working on assembling a coaching staff in anticipation of receiving a formal offer on Thursday, sources said.<\/em>
Rambis is expected to hire Dave Wohl as his top assistant, an Eastern Conference executive said. Let go as an assistant GM in Boston this summer, Wohl has a close relationship with Rambis and has nearly 25 years of NBA coaching experience. It is believed that one current Minnesota assistant \u2013 possibly Ed Pinckney or Dean Cooper \u2013 could stay to be a part of Rambis\u2019 staff.<\/em><\/div>\n
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<\/a>Lakers assistant Kurt Rambis has traveled to Minnesota to meet for a third time with Timberwolves officials about the team’s long-vacant head coaching job. A person with direct knowledge of the talks confirmed that Rambis has emerged as the favorite to succeed Kevin McHale and is awaiting a formal contract proposal…<\/em><\/div>\n
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Rambis is one of three finalists for the job, along with ESPN\/ABC analyst Mark Jackson and Houston Rockets assistant Elston Turner.<\/em><\/div>\n