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Tom Thibodeau high on Minnesota Timberwolves' list

By The Sports Xchange
Former Chicago Bulls head coach Tom Thibodeau. Photo by Brian Kersey/UPI
Former Chicago Bulls head coach Tom Thibodeau. Photo by Brian Kersey/UPI | License Photo

Jeff Van Gundy and Tom Thibodeau will interview to be head coach of the Minnesota Timberwolves.

Van Gundy was scheduled to be interviewed by Timberwolves owner Glen Taylor on Monday in Cleveland, where he was on the call for Game 1 of the Cavaliers-Detroit Pistons series.

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Thibodeau worked for ESPN this season after a split from the Chicago Bulls at the end of the 2014-15 season sparked by clashing with management.

Van Gundy, 54, was head coach of the Houston Rockets (2003-2007) and New York Knicks (1996-2001).

Thibodeau's first NBA coaching job was as assistant coach for the 1989-90 Timberwolves.

The Timberwolves fired interim coach Sam Mitchell on April 14. Mitchell, who took over as coach after Flip Saunders died in October, led the team to a 29-53 record.

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