The Minnesota Timberwolves are preparing for a critical year with head coach Ryan Saunders settled in for the long run.
On the latest Crossover podcast, SI's Chris Mannix is joined by Saunders to chat about sharing coaching philosophies with his legendary father, Flip Saunders, getting the job last season, keeping it, the development of Andrew Wiggins and Karl-Anthony Towns and how he hopes to put his imprint on the Wolves moving forward.
(Listen to the latest Crossover podcast here. The following transcript has been edited and condensed for clarity.)
Chris Mannix: It's so hard to take over a team on the fly and institute new things.