Star Tribune · Jan 8, 2020
Timberwolves' David Vanterpool builds NBA players by first building trust, relationships
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The associate head coach created a culture in Portland, investing in fringe players' games and lives as long as they possessed a work ethic.
There were four players Timberwolves associate head coach David Vanterpool brought up recently when discussing his seven seasons as an assistant in Portland.
Two — Damian Lillard and CJ McCollum — were obvious. Vanterpool is one of the reasons they became two of the premier scorers in the NBA.
Only those with a League Pass subscription or memory for college hoops might know the other two — Pat Connaughton and Tim Frazier.