The Minnesota Timberwolves today announced Sam Mitchell as an assistant coach on head coach Flip Saunders staff. Per team policy, terms of the deal were not announced.
The 2006-07 NBA Coach of the Year, Mitchell brings four-plus seasons of head coaching experience to the Wolves bench, previously serving as head coach of the Toronto Raptors from 2004-2008.
Mitchell led the Raptors to two playoff appearances as head coach, including a 47-35 record in 2006-07, a 20-game improvement from the previous season.
As a player Mitchell spent 13 years in the NBA, originally selected by the Houston Rockets in the third round of the 1985 NBA Draft. He appeared in 757 games with the Wolves in his career, averaging 9.5 points and 4.0 rebounds per game.