On today’s show, Dane is joined by Kyle Theige to discuss Monday’s breaking news of the hiring of Tim Connelly away from the Denver Nuggets and to become the President of Basketball Operations for the Minnesota Timberwolves. Dane and Kyle give their instant reactions to the news that has been percolating over the last week. Topics covered in the conversation include:
— Marc Lore and Alex Rodriguez convert on their big-game hunting quest to land a top-notch executive
— Connelly’s offseason to-do list
— Sachin Gupta’s role going forward
— The Finch and Connelly relationship
— The Wolves set up to have max cap space in the summer of 2023 and what Connelly might be able to do with that
— How this addition signals the influence and likely long-term impact of the Lore and Rodriguez as owners
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