duncan228
04-19-2009, 05:16 PM
Wolves ask permission to interview Lindsey (http://blogs.mysanantonio.com/weblogs/courtside/2009/04/wolves-ask-perm.html)
By Mike Monroe
The Spurs' ability to maintain one of the most successful franchises in North America professional sports for more than a decade continues to make its management team vulnerable to offers from other NBA organizations.
For the second spring in as many years, assistant general manager Dennis Lindsey has shown up on a short list of candidates to run a basketball operations staff for another NBA team.
Last spring, it was the Atlanta Hawks.
This time, it is the Minnesota Timberwolves.
Spurs general manger R.C. Buford confirmed Sunday that the Minnesota Timberwolves have asked for permission to interview Lindsey, who has been with the Spurs since the summer of 2007, when he replaced Sam Presti as Buford's top assistant after the then-Seattle SuperSonics hired Presti as general manager.
Lindsey, who declined to comment about Minnesota's interest, withdrew his name from consideration for the Atlanta job last spring.
The Timberwolves stripped Kevin McHale of his duties as vice-president of basketball operations in December when owner Glen Tahylor fired head coach Randy Wittman and put McHale in that job.
By Mike Monroe
The Spurs' ability to maintain one of the most successful franchises in North America professional sports for more than a decade continues to make its management team vulnerable to offers from other NBA organizations.
For the second spring in as many years, assistant general manager Dennis Lindsey has shown up on a short list of candidates to run a basketball operations staff for another NBA team.
Last spring, it was the Atlanta Hawks.
This time, it is the Minnesota Timberwolves.
Spurs general manger R.C. Buford confirmed Sunday that the Minnesota Timberwolves have asked for permission to interview Lindsey, who has been with the Spurs since the summer of 2007, when he replaced Sam Presti as Buford's top assistant after the then-Seattle SuperSonics hired Presti as general manager.
Lindsey, who declined to comment about Minnesota's interest, withdrew his name from consideration for the Atlanta job last spring.
The Timberwolves stripped Kevin McHale of his duties as vice-president of basketball operations in December when owner Glen Tahylor fired head coach Randy Wittman and put McHale in that job.