The Minnesota Timberwolves hired Houston Rockets executive Gersson Rosas as president of basketball operations on Wednesday, league sources told ESPN.
Rosas, a native of Bogota, Colombia, will become the NBA's first Latino top basketball executive.
Rosas met with Timberwolves owner Glen Taylor on Wednesday and a deal came together shortly after, sources said. Rosas replaces Tom Thibodeau in the Timberwolves' top decision-making position, inheriting GM Scott Layden and interim coach Ryan Saunders.
Rosas played an immense part with Rockets GM Daryl Morey in constructing a Western Conference championship contender. He has worked 18 seasons with the Rockets, and had a brief stint in 2013 as GM of the Dallas Mavericks before returning to Houston.