As noted in the above-linked piece, owner Glen Taylor has enlisted the services of executive hiring firm Korn Ferry to head the search. This is the same firm that hired Stan Van Gundy into his dual role in Detroit, as well as Masai Ujiri as head of basketball operations with the Toronto Raptors.
The names of potential new head coaches floated before the news was even official included Tom Thibodeau, Scott Brooks, and Jeff Van Gundy. Dave Joerger, whose Memphis squad starts postseason play on Sunday against the mighty San Antonio Spurs, is another coach with whom the Wolves are known to have interest, but of course, he’s still under contract with the Grizzlies.