Minnesota Timberwolves president of basketball operations Tim Connelly stays up to date on the NBA, but he does it in a very interesting way. Connelly stays up to date on the league, but he doesn't bog himself down with social media chatter. In a feature on The Athletic, he says he peruses HoopsHype for the latest intel on the NBA.
“Most executives say they don’t pay attention to social media criticism. Connelly lives it. He does not have any social media apps on his phone. The only thing he does peruse is HoopsHype, an aggregation site for major NBA news. One of his early mentors, former Washington Wizards general manager Tommy Sheppard, would always tell him to do everything he could to block out the noise, words the Connelly family have lived by ever since,” The Athletic's Jon Krawczynski wrote.
Krawczynski also spoke to Joe Connelly, who is the brother of Tim and the Timberwolves' vice president of player personnel. He confirms that Tim isn't concerned about the chatter.
Article Continues Below“Sometimes the noise could be as loud as you want it to be if you’re scrolling Twitter or watching the TV shows,” Joe Connelly told The Athletic. “But Tim doesn’t really put too much time or stock into those things.”
Connelly looks to see his new-look Minnesota Timberwolves team thrive in the new season with several new faces, including NBA All-Star-caliber guard Lamelo Ball. The team starts the season against another new-look team, the Miami Heat, featuring newly acquired star Giannis Antetokounmpo.