Star Tribune · May 19, 2023
Chris Finch gets another year with Timberwolves while higher-profile NBA coaches get fired. Here's why
While higher-profile NBA coaches whose teams had better years are getting fired, Chris Finch is keeping his job with the Timberwolves.@chipscogginsThe NBA's coaching carousel revved up again — predictably, since firing coaches serves as an annual rite of spring.
The names involved in this cycle move the conversation beyond just normal business. Mike Budenholzer. Doc Rivers. Monty Williams. Nick Nurse.
Prominent names. All accomplished coaches. Two of them — Budenholzer and Nurse — led their respective teams to NBA championships in recent years.
But for different reasons, all those coaches ended up unemployed after their teams fell short of expectations.