Minnesota Timberwolves offer behind-the-scenes look in new web series

The Minnesota Timberwolves have started a new web series called Track the Pack, providing a behind-the-scenes look at the organization and its players.

Former Minnesota Timberwolves head coach and president of basketball operations Tom Thibodeau wasn’t exactly an open book when it came to, well … anything.

The new-look Timberwolves organization is a bit different, at least so far.

The suggestion here isn’t that the Wolves’ basketball operations department is necessarily the driving force behind some fun, behind-the-scenes fan content. Clearly, it’s a marketing piece, but new president of basketball operations Gersson Rosas won over owner Glen Taylor with his apparent willingness to work closely with the business side and the organization as a whole.

This is an extremely well-done production by the Timberwolves, giving a behind-the-scenes view of the NBA Draft and the decision to select Jarrett Culver. It also extended to Las Vegas Summer League and the presence of Karl-Anthony Towns and Andrew Wiggins there to support the team.

Clearly, the basketball side of the business is allowing for far more access than the previous regime, and a different, more modern type of access than Flip Saunders’ second stint in charge. While the elder Saunders was great with the business side, it didn’t feel as sleek and truly transparent as the Rosas administration has been thus far.

The Wolves will apparently carry this video series forward, as this release is called Track the Pack, Episode 1: Family.

Speaking of Summer League, summer starter Mitch Creek is headed back to Australia to play for a new franchise there. He played in the final regular season game of the year for the Wolves last year after playing out a pair of 10-day contracts and hung around all summer practicing with the rest of the team.

Creek was never going to be a rotation player in the NBA, and it’s unlikely he would have even landed a guaranteed contract to sit on the bench anywhere. It makes sense for him to head back home and get a chance for some regular playing time. Clearly, he was a solid locker room guy and a valuable practice player. Good for Mitch.

Lastly, the Wolves are reportedly making a final assistant coach hire, this time inking former New Orleans Pelicans assistant Kevin Hanson, who spent the last four seasons with the Pels.