The Brooklyn Nets have been hit hard by other teams taking pieces away from the coaching and management teams and that drain continued Friday as player development coach Pablo Prigioni accepted a deal to become an assistant to head coach Ryan Saunders with the Minnesota Timberwolves.
Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN reported the development on Friday.
Minnesota is hiring Brooklyn’s player development coach Pablo Prigioni as an assistant coach, league sources tell ESPN. Prigioni has common Rockets history with Minnesota President Gersson Rosas. He’ll focus on offensive end under coach Ryan Saunders.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) June 7, 2019
There could be an ancillary benefit for the Timberwolves, who are shopping for a point guard upgrade this summer, as Prigioni was close with Nets free-agent-to-be D’Angelo Russell.