The Minnesota Timberwolves have agreed to hire Milt Newton as general manager. Newton was a longtime member of the Washington Wizards' front office and long thought of as quality GM candidate. Newton will report to Flip Saunders. https://twitter.com/cmillscsn/status/372715524708663296
The Minnesota Timberwolves hired former Washington Wizards executive Milt Newton as general manager Friday, with new president of basketball operations Flip Saunders tabbing a familiar face to help him reshape the franchise's front office. Newton spent the previous 10 years with the Wizards, most recently serving as vice president of player personnel. He worked closely with Saunders when Saunders was the head coach for the Wizards, and quickly became a prime candidate to make the move to Minnesota when Saunders took over this summer for the fired David Kahn. "I have followed Milt closely during his career and have always been impressed with his basketball knowledge, work ethic and professionalism," Saunders said in a statement issued by the team. "His front-office experience in the NBA, as well as his ability to combine analytics evaluation with his basketball playing and scouting background will greatly benefit our organization." Read more http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/9642132/milt-newton-hired-minnesota-timberwolves-general-manager
