Just before Timberwolves assistant Joseph Blair was set to coach the franchise's summer league team in Las Vegas, Blair is leaving the organization for an NBA promotion elsewhere.
Timberwolves assistant Joseph Blair leaving organization
Blair was set to coach the Wolves' summer league team, but Jeff Newton will take over in Las Vegas.
August 9, 2021 at 8:16PM
The Wolves announced offensive assistant/player development coach Jeff Newton will coach the summer league team and the Wolves are searching for Blair's replacement on Chris Finch's staff.
Blair was promoted this summer to bench assistant after serving on the Wolves staff last season, and now is expected to join the staff of Washington Wizards coach Wes Unseld Jr. Blair's primary role on Wolves staff was set to be on defense, where he took over for David Vanterpool, who is now an assistant in Brooklyn.
Pablo Prigioni and the recently hired Micah Nori are Finch's other assistants.
The Wolves open summer league play on Monday against San Antonio.
The Wolves are coming off back-to-back losses in Portland and are on a three-game losing streak.
