Minneapolis/St. Paul – The 17th Annual La Familia Latino Heritage Celebration honored Minnesota Timberwolves President of Basketball Operations Gersson Rosas with the La Familia Latino Heritage Award, honoring special leaders in sports, business, the arts, civic affairs, education and community who promote, support and contribute to the Latino community in Minnesota and nationally.
On May 3, 2019, Rosas, a native of Bogotá, Colombia, was hired as the Timberwolves President of Basketball Operations, breaking barriers as the first-ever Latino to lead an NBA front office. Since entering the position, Rosas has diversified the Timberwolves front office with hires such as Executive Vice President of Basketball Operations Sachin Gupta, Assistant General Manager Gianluca Pascucci (Italy), Assistant Coach Pablo Prigioni (Argentina) and various other hires.