After the removal of Gersson Rosas, Sachin Gupta, the former vice president, is promoted to head of basketball operations for the Timberwolves. He arrives with a temporary job before a replacement is found in Minnesota, but be careful, Gupta is the inventor of … the trading machine so expect a new player to join the Wolves.

That was big news last night. Gersson Rosas, former president of the Wolves basketball division, took the door. And to replace it in the near future, the new owners Marc Lore and Alex Rodriguez did not look long. Adrian Wojnarowski from ESPN points out It is therefore the Executive Vice President of Basketball Operations, Sachin Gupta, who is promoted to head of the athlete. That promotion remains tentative, however, as the franchise hopes to find another permanent successor for Gersson Rosas. However after The athlete, Wolves plan to have Sachin Gupta proven for a while. It will therefore be necessary to monitor Jean-Mich interim, as a visit to the synergy advisor and the mission can be extended. Gupta makes a turning point after several years as an assistant or vice president. In fact, he was Daryl Morey’s special advisor to the Houston Rockets from 2006 to 2013, before becoming vice president of basketball operations for the Sixers alongside famous Sam Hinkie. Note that prior to joining Wolves in 2019-20, he also freelanced for a year as a GM assistant with the Pistons in 2018-19.

A little exotic anecdote about Sachin Gupta: He becomes the first personality of Indian origin to lead the sports organization of an NBA franchise. Indeed, if Vivek Ranadivé is co-owner and president of the Sacramento Kings, he doesn’t care about the athlete and that’s a good thing. Gupta will become the first Native to direct basketball operations for an NBA team. and one more fun fact, before Sachin Gupta joined the franchise department, he had worked at ESPN, and for the media in particular, the famous … openness. Note that in the world of sports we are more and more used to seeing these transitions, experts from Soccer manager for example become scouts or data analysts for soccer clubs. So don’t be surprised if you see Ben Simmons disembark in Minnesota in the next few hours and / or if D’Angelo Russell is sent across the country.

Promotion for Sachin Gupta after the departure of Gerrson Rosas, here is the new leader of the pack. From vice president he became interim president of basketball operations for Wolves and at the same time the first Indian to head the athlete in a franchise. We wish him the best of luck, because he clearly does not start in the easiest place …

Source code: nba.com, The Athletic, ESPN.