Chauncey Billups Head Newly Dropped List of T-Wolves PoBO Candidates

By Eric Strack |

Updated: Apr 19, 2019

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Well, this little bit of news seems to have leaked a little early for a Friday, when news usually drops right as everyone is getting out of work for the week and on their way to “I don’t care” land. But just like has been the case since the online publication came into existence, The Athletic was on its game, no matter what day of the week it is.

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Chauncey Billups and the Minnesota Timberwolves will meet in near future to discuss the franchise's President of Basketball Operations role, league sources tell me and @JonKrawczynski.

— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) April 19, 2019

Minnesota has been finalizing interview dates with candidates, including Billups, Nuggets assistant GM Calvin Booth, Clippers GM Michael Winger and Rockets VP Gersson Rosas, sources tell me and @JonKrawczynski. https://t.co/F5Z6qZcSvY

— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) April 19, 2019

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That first tweet was a lot more tantalizing than the second one. That’s probably why he did it that way. However, although Shams’ second tweet makes it seem like Billups is just another name that made a short list of possible future TWolves PoBO’s, it looks like Shams isn’t the only one singling Billups out of the crowd.

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And to reiterate what I have discussed previously: Billups is very interested. #Twolves https://t.co/zvKRm4pTZf

— Darren Wolfson (@DWolfsonKSTP) April 19, 2019

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Darren is as much in “the know” as anyone in town and obviously we all know how plugged in The Athletic and their writers are. It looks like both Billups and Taylor are equally interested in each other. Add in how loved he is around the entire NBA and his name popping in local circles too, I think this one might be called by now, if it were a presidential race…

If Billups can lead the Timberwolves out of their dysfunction then that’s exactly what he would qualify for.

Eric Strack | Minnesota Sports Fan

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