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Timberwolves Dismiss Head Coach Ryan Saunders, Hire Raptors Assistant Chris Finch

Just a casual Sunday night news dump, am I right?

After a 103-99 defeat Sunday night at Madison Square Garden, the Minnesota Timberwolves announced that they had officially relieved Ryan Saunders of his head coaching duties:

The Minnesota Timberwolves have dismissed coach Ryan Saunders, sources tell ESPN.

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) February 22, 2021

Before many of us could even digest that the plug had finally been pulled by Gersson Rosas, there was this additional bombshell as well:

The Minnesota Timberwolves are hiring Toronto Raptors assistant coach Chris Finch as the new head coach on multiyear contract, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium.