The Minnesota Timberwolves have rewarded one of the prominent figures behind their recent postseason success after years of struggle.
The team has handed head coach Chris Finch a four-year contract extension after leading the Wolves to the Western Conference Finals for the first time in 20 years.
Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but the 54-year-old tactician's new contract will keep him in Minneapolis until the end of the 2027-28 NBA season, according to league insider Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN.
Finch took over as Timberwolves head coach in February, midway through the 2020-21 season. The team has made the playoffs in the past three years, starting in his first full season on the job. He finished in third place in the voting for the 2023-24 NBA Coach of the Year award.
This year, the Timberwolves finished as the third seed in the Western Conference and took down the defending NBA champions Denver Nuggets in Game 7 of the Western Conference Semifinals.
They achieved this by overcoming a 20-point deficit, the largest Game 7 comeback in league history.
Chris Finch got injured during playoff run
While the Wolves have been relatively healthy throughout the postseason, Finch was not spared from injury.
He sustained a patellar tendon rupture in his right knee after Timberwolves guard Mike Conley Jr. collided with him during the first round, requiring surgery.
Assistant coach Micah Nori took over most of the physical coaching duties, but Finch remained involved and stayed in the loop.
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