Rex Chapman new GM of Minnesota Timberwolves

Rex Chapman is joining the Minnesota Timberwolves as their new general manager and top aide to team vice president Kevin McHale, ESPN.com's Marc Stein has learned.

Chapman, according to NBA front-office sources, will start working with McHale immediately to help Minnesota with its selections in Tuesday's draft.

The former University of Kentucky star and 12-year NBA veteran resigned his position as Phoenix Suns director of basketball operations on June 15. Chapman later called the move a "mutual decision," amid reports of tension with Suns president Bryan Colangelo.

Sources said Chapman landed his new job with the strong backing of longtime McHale ally Danny Ainge, vice president of the Boston Celtics.

Chapman, who was instrumental in helping Phoenix lure Steve Nash away from Dallas last July, also played for new Wolves coach Dwane Casey when Casey was an assistant at Kentucky.

The contract of current Wolves GM Jim Stack expires Thursday.

Didn't see that comming but guess if he can lure players like Nash he must be doing something right.....

The good news is I won't have to listen to his boring voice as an analyst anymore.

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I couldn't have said it better myself.

The Right Wing said:

Didn't see that comming but guess if he can lure players like Nash he must be doing something right.....

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I think it was the extra guaranteed year on his contract and the higher yearly salaries that lured Nash to Phoenix, not Rex Chapman.

What the hell happened here? Didn't they say Rex Chapman was GM of the Timberwolves?

I just read this at sportsline.com:


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<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR vAlign=top><TD width=10> </TD><TD>[font=Arial, Helvetica]<!-- T8611851 --><!-- Sesame Modified: 07/01/2005 13:45:40 --><!-- sversion: 2 $Updated: davids$ -->MINNEAPOLIS -- The Minnesota Timberwolves signed general manager Jim Stack to a contract extension Friday.

Terms of the deal weren't disclosed. Stack, whose contract expired Thursday, joined the team in July 2004. Stack has also worked for the New York Knicks, Indiana Pacers and Chicago Bulls, where he spent 13 years in the front office and as a scout.

He was with the Bulls for all six championships.

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