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Brad Treliving on Sheldon Keefe’s contract extension: “He is a top coach… When you’ve got good people, you want to keep them”

You could’ve taken a wait-and-see approach with Sheldon and evaluated him throughout the upcoming season. Why was it important to get it done now?

Treliving: A few things.

As I have said earlier, since taking the job, one of the things I have spent a lot of time doing is getting to know Sheldon, spending a lot of time with him, having a lot of discussions about the team, getting his overall thoughts about the group, what has happened in the past, and how we best move forward. You take all of that information and reflect on it.