The first year of Tom Thibodeau’s reign as coach and president of basketball operations of the Minnesota Timberwolves had many things, but a common feature of the rumor mill surrounding the team was Thibs going out to get his old gang back together, from looking at Luol Deng and Joakim Noah in summer free agency to the mess of Derrick Rose trade rumors that filled February.
Whether the rumors have simply come from media taking guesses that Thibs wants to get the gang back together, or if his entire free agency strategy is just to acquire players that have played for him before, there has been a consistent theme.