Timberwolves Announce Updates To Basketball Staff

In addition to confirming hiring with Daniel Brady as an assistant coach and Art promotion with Will Barton to player development officer after spending last season as an assistant coach with the Iowa Wolves, Timberwolves recently announced several other updates to their coaching and basketball staffs.

Here are some noteworthy updates within the team press release:

• Tim Lewis will return to Minnesota as an assistant coach after spending the past three seasons as the head coach of the ENEOS Sunflowers in the Japanese WJBL. Lewis has extensive experience in the UK and Japan and previously spent three years in various roles with the Timberwolves and Iowa Wolves.
• Kelly McCarthy has been promoted to Player Development Co-ordinator after spending 2025/26 as Player Development Officer. McCarthy, who played 15 years professionally, including part of one season with the Nuggets, was an assistant coach at Iowa from 2023-25.
• Gary McGeeanother former longtime professional player, essentially taking over McCarthy’s previous role as player development officer. McGee began his coaching career last season as an assistant with the Pacers.
• Last season’s videographer, Josh Feltonwas promoted to assistant video coordinator. He previously spent time with the Iowa Wolves and Westchester Knicks.
• Cole Fisherwho is entering his ninth year with the franchise, has been promoted to director of basketball analytics. Fisher, who began his career as a basketball intern in Toronto in 2017, has been Minnesota’s manager of basketball analytics each of the past three seasons.
• Former NBA player Alonzo Guywho has served in various front office roles since joining the basketball operations department in 2022, has been promoted to manager of pro scouting/assistant general manager for the Iowa Wolves.
• Former Villanova standout Phil Booth is the new scouting coordinator after spending last season with the Timberwolves as the basketball staff. He played six years professionally before joining Minnesota’s front office.