Dwane Casey’s first experience as a head coach in the NBA didn’t go exactly as planned. Casey, 48 years old at the time, oversaw the 33-49 Minnesota Timberwolves during the 2005-06 season, a team led by future Hall of Famer, Kevin Garnett. Casey was then relieved of his head coaching duties midway through 2006-07 after an innocuous 20-20 start to the season.
While it’s never easy to get fired, the then-career 53-69 head coach knew precisely where he missed the mark. The dictatorship way of conducting business, employed by Casey in Minnesota, was on its last legs in the NBA for a small reason.