Rob Babcock

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Rob Babcock, who has 19 years of NBA management experience, returns to the Minnesota Timberwolves after spending the past two seasons as the general manager of the Toronto Raptors. He will be responsible for overseeing the Timberwolves draft and scouting efforts, both at the collegiate and NBA level.

Babcock spent 12 years with Minnesota during his first stint with the team, the final two seasons as vice president of player personnel. Babcock served as the team’s director of player personnel from 1994-2002, and two seasons (1992-94) as a scout. Babcock joined the NBA in 1987 as the director of scouting for the Denver Nuggets, where he spent five seasons before joining the Wolves.

A native of Phoenix, Babcock attended Grand Canyon College in Phoenix and helped his team to a second-place finish in the 1974 BAIA final national rankings. Babcock began his coaching career in Mexico City at The American School Foundation. He later returned to Phoenix where he coached at Greenway and Maryvale high schools. In 1982, he earned Southwest Valley Coach of the Year honors.

Rob and his wife, Laura, have two sons, Nathan and Christopher.