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Timberwolves announce a wave of coaching staff additions, promotions

The Wolves' coaching staff has been finalized for the 2024-25 season.
Will Ragatz|
May 22, 2024; Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; Minnesota Timberwolves head coach Chris Finch speaks in a press conference before the game against the Dallas Mavericks in game one of the western conference finals for the 2024 NBA playoffs at Target Center.
May 22, 2024; Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; Minnesota Timberwolves head coach Chris Finch speaks in a press conference before the game against the Dallas Mavericks in game one of the western conference finals for the 2024 NBA playoffs at Target Center. | Bruce Kluckhohn-USA TODAY Sports

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The Timberwolves have announced of wave of additions and promotions within their coaching staff ahead of the 2024-25 season. Here's a quick summary of each one.

Max Lefevre has been promoted to assistant coach. He's been with the Wolves since 2019-20 as a video coordinator and player development coach. Lefevre was born in France and was previously at Texas Tech as the director of player development.

Jeff Newton has also been promoted to assistant coach. He's been with the Wolves for a while as a quality control coach, a player development associate, and the head coach of the Iowa Wolves in the G League.

Chris Hines' new title is assistant coach/director of player development. He's been with the Wolves for a few years and coached their summer league team in Vegas this year.

Nathan Bubes is now an assistant coach/quality control coach. He was an assistant in Iowa last season.

Moses Ehambe has been named assistant coach/player development. He's in his fifth season with the organization.

James White has been promoted to player development coach in his second season with the Wolves. He played for the Spurs, Rockets, and Knicks, appearing in the 2013 slam dunk contest.

Joey Dorsey is a new addition to Chris Finch's staff as a player development assistant. He played with the Rockets, Kings, and Raptors before beginning a long career overseas.

Cole Fisher has been promoted to manager of basketball analytics. He's entering his seventh season with the Wolves.

To be clear, each of the Wolves' top five assistant coaches from last season — Micah Nori, Elston Turner, Corliss Williamson, Pablo Prigioni, and Kevin Hanson — are still on Finch's staff.

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Will Ragatz
WILL RAGATZ

Will Ragatz is a senior writer for Vikings On SI, who also covers the Twins, Timberwolves, Gophers, and other Minnesota teams. He is a credentialed Minnesota Vikings beat reporter, covering the team extensively at practices, games and throughout the NFL draft and free agency period. Ragatz attended Northwestern University, where he studied at the prestigious Medill School of Journalism. During his time as a student, he covered Northwestern Wildcats football and basketball for SB Nation’s Inside NU, eventually serving as co-editor-in-chief in his junior year. In the fall of 2018, Will interned in Sports Illustrated’s newsroom in New York City, where he wrote articles on Major League Baseball, college football, and college basketball for SI.com.

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