Patrick Beverley said over the summer when he and the Clippers could not agree to an extension they asked him where else he might like to play.
Beverley said he had Minnesota "in my top three, my top two I believe."
Part of that was his familiarity with Gersson Rosas, the now fired president of basketball operations, who scouted Beverley and helped bring him to the Houston organization. Even though Rosas is gone, Beverley also has a strong relationship with coach Chris Finch, who coached Beverley in the D-League (now G-League).
Beverley said he knew for weeks before the trade came down that he would be coming to Minnesota.