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Wolves' Chris Finch squares off against friend and mentor Nick Nurse

When former Wolves President Gersson Rosas hired Chris Finch a year ago, he plucked him from Nick Nurse's bench in Toronto.

The two go back to their days coaching against each other in England, and from a fierce rivalry a friendship formed that has lasted through now.

The two coached together for the English national team during the 2012 Olympics, coached against each other in the G-League and now are NBA head coaches.

"It's kind of crazy to think we're here given where we started …" Finch said.