Rick Adelman, who has coached 20 NBA seasons, will be the new Timberwolves coach.

According to two league sources, Timberwolves president David Kahn is calling other candidates and telling them he has struck a deal with Adelman.

Terms of the deal, or if Adelman got the five-year, $25 million contract he was believed to be seeking, are not known.

Some quick information on the new Wolves coach:

About Rick Adelman

Age: 65 (born June 16, 1946 in Lynwood, Calif.)

College: Loyola of Los Angeles (now Loyola Marymount)

Pro career: A 6-1 guard, he was drafted by San Diego (now Houston) Rockets in 1968 in the seventh round of the NBA draft. Played two seasons with San Diego, three with Portland, and one full season with Chicago before playing for three teams in 1974-75, after which he retired. In 462 NBA games, he averaged 7.7 points per game.

College coaching: Chemeketa Community College (Salem, Ore.), 1977-83.

NBA assistant: Portland 1983-89.

NBA head coach: Portland 1989-94, Golden State 1995-97, Sacramento 1998-2006, Houston 2007-2011.

NBA coaching record: 20 years, regular season, 945-616 (.605); playoffs 79-78 (.503). Made playoffs in 16 of 20 seasons.

Best seasons: Portland lost in NBA Finals 1990, 1992.



Winningest coaches in NBA history:

Coach Seasons Record

Don Nelson 31 1,335-1063

Lenny Wilkens 32 1,332-1155

Jerry Sloan 26 1,221-803

Pat Riley 24 1,210-694

Phil Jackson 20 1,155-485

Larry Brown 26 1,098-904

George Karl 23 1,036-703

Rick Adelman 20 945-616

Bill Fitch 25 944-1106

Red Auerbach 20 938-479

