The Timberwolves decision to hire Ryan Saunders as head coach is a gamble. Any unbiased observer would acknowledge that.
But then you listen to Karl-Anthony Towns for a few minutes and consider his words in the context of how the modern NBA operates and you realize that hiring Saunders is the right gamble for an organization in transition.
“I’ve made it known that if I had a pick to be the new head coach of the Minnesota Timberwolves, I would pick Ryan Saunders,” Towns said Tuesday.
No organization — not even one that employs LeBron James — should allow players to pick coaches or front-office personnel.