The Timberwolves have promoted Joe Connelly to vice president of player personnel and added Chris Hines as an assistant coach, according to a team press release.
The Wolves also announced several other promotions or additions, including Jeff Newton as assistant coach/director of player development, James White as assistant coach/player development, Dapo Adegbile as basketball strategy/analytics coordinator and Kelly McCarty as a player development associate.
Connelly – the brother of Minnesota’s head of basketball operations Tim Connelly – has spent the last three seasons as the team’s director of scouting. Prior to joining the Timberwolves, Connelly spent the previous seven seasons with the Nuggets holding various roles in scouting and player development.
Hines enters his fourth season with the Timberwolves after spending the last season as the team’s assistant coach/director of player development. He also spent time with Minnesota as a development coach.
Newton enters his seventh season with the organization and served as an assistant coach last season. White returns for his third season with the organization after spending the last two seasons as a player development assistant.
Adegbile enters his fourth season with the organization after previously spending last season as their strategy analyst.
McCarty joins the Timberwolves after spending the last two seasons as an assistant coach with the G League’s Iowa Wolves.