Tim Connelly was born on May 15,1976 and is an American basketball executive who is the president of basketball operations of the Minnesota Timberwolves of the National Basketball Association.
15 Facts About Tim Connelly
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Tim Connelly previously worked for the Washington Wizards and New Orleans Hornets, before becoming president of basketball operations at the Denver Nuggets.
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Tim Connelly served for the Nuggets from June 2013 onwards, until May 23,2022, when Connelly agreed to a five-year, $40 million contract with the Minnesota Timberwolves to take over in the same role within the organization.
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Tim Connelly grew up with four other brothers and two sisters.
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Tim Connelly became an intern for the Wizards in 1996 in the basketball operations department.
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In 2010, Tim Connelly joined the front office of the New Orleans Hornets.
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Tim Connelly's duties included scouting, trade negotiations, player contracts, and draft preparations.
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On June 17,2013, Tim Connelly was named as the executive vice president of basketball operations and general manager of the Denver Nuggets.
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Tim Connelly replaced former NBA Executive of the Year, Masai Ujiri.
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On June 15,2017, it was announced that Tim Connelly would be promoted to being the team's president of basketball operations for the purpose of retaining assistant general manager Arturas Karnisovas as the team's general manager.
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In 2020, Tim Connelly finished in ninth place for the Executive of the Year Award.
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In 2021, Tim Connelly was responsible in part for bringing over Aaron Gordon and JaVale McGee.
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On May 23,2022, Connelly was hired by the Minnesota Timberwolves as the president of basketball operations.
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Tim Connelly was reportedly signed to a 5-year, $40 million contract by the Timberwolves.
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On July 6,2022, Connelly traded five picks and five players for a 4-time NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award winner Rudy Gobert.