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There will be widespread interest and the list could run the gamut from a top past candidate like Milwaukee assistant GM Jeff Weltman to people with local ties like Tony Ronzone (USA Basketball scouting director and Dallas player personnel director), Eddie Johnson (Suns analyst) and David Griffin (Cleveland vice president of basketball operations) to experienced, out-of-work GMs like David Morway (Indiana fame) and Mark Warkentien (Denver). Arizona Republic

Phoenix Suns, Mark Warkentien, Jeff Weltman, David Griffin, Tony Ronzone, David Morway, Eddie Johnson 

Longtime NBA executive Tony Ronzone will be joining the Mavericks’ scouting staff, president of basketball operations Donnie Nelson said today. Dallas Morning News

Dallas Mavericks, Donnie Nelson, Tony Ronzone 

Blatt has earned a reputation around the world as one of basketball's best coaches. He has won everywhere over the last decade, culminating in Russia's upset victory to capture the 2007 EuroCup over dominant Spain, a tournament hosted by Madrid. "He's got respect from Russia, which is a really difficult country to get respect from," says Tony Ronzone, the longtime international scout now working with the Mavericks, and who has scouted opponents for USA Basketball for the past several years. NBA.com

Coaching, Russia, Olympics, Tony Ronzone, David Blatt 

Joan Nielsen: I spoke to Tony Ronzone from London with Team USA. Gave me an interesting stat: 59 of 144 basketball Olympians this year have played in NBA. Twitter

Olympics, Tony Ronzone 

Indiana Pacers General Manager David Morway, former Lakers assistant general manager Ronnie Lester, Golden State Warriors assistant general manger Travis Schlenk, Detroit Pistons assistant general manager Scott Perry and former Minnesota Timberwolves assistant general manager Tony Ronzone all have been viewed as good candidates if the Clippers decided to look their way, the executives said. Los Angeles Times

Los Angeles Clippers, Ronnie Lester, Tony Ronzone, David Morway 

Jerry Zgoda: Among the many scouts attending 2 days of pre-draft workouts at TC is former Wolves asst GM Tony Ronzone, now working again for Dallas Twitter

Dallas Mavericks, Draft, Tony Ronzone 

When the Minnesota Timberwolves and assistant GM Tony Ronzone parted ways last summer, team president David Kahn restructured the front office to redistribute Ronzone's duties across the rest of his staff. Yahoo! Sports

Minnesota Timberwolves, David Kahn, Tony Ronzone 

Tony Ronzone, the former assistant GM in Detroit and Minnesota, also is a free agent and sources say he'd be amenable to joining a revamped Magic front office with Bower in the lead role. Thus far, Martins has not reached out to any potential candidates as he settles into his new role, but sources believe the direction of the team -- and Howard's fickle approach when it comes to staying or leaving -- could prime the pump for sweeping changes. CBSSports.com

Orlando Magic, Trade, Jeff Bower, Otis Smith, Alex Martins, Tony Ronzone, Bob Vander Weide 

With assistant GM Tony Ronzone gone, Kahn will reconfigure the front office: Adelman's son R.J. will bring some of the statistical analytics the Rockets use in Houston and assume a front-office player personnel/game preparation role. A new advance scout -- Brent Haskins followed Kevin McHale and J.B. Bickerstaff to Houston -- will report to R.J. Last season's assistant coaches Bill Laimbeer, Reggie Theus and Dave Wohl will be paid for their contract's remaining year but won't be reassigned new jobs. Minneapolis Star-Tribune

Minnesota Timberwolves, Kevin McHale, Tony Ronzone, Bill Laimbeer, Reggie Theus, RJ Adelman 

So rejoice, you basketball geeks who clamored for the Wolves to hire Rockets VP of basketball ops Sam Hinkie from Morey's staff instead of David Kahn two-plus years ago! I was told yesterday that the Wolves might not hire anyone to replace departed Tony Ronzone. I guess now that's because they've already in essence hired him, even though none of those assistant coach hires or RJ's hire will be announced and official until it's clear this lockout is ending. Minneapolis Star-Tribune

Minnesota Timberwolves, David Kahn, Tony Ronzone 

Kahn said he won't consider hiring a replacement for former assistant general manager Tony Ronzone until Adelman completes his staff. Ronzone resigned in August after one season with the club. St. Paul Pioneer Press

Minnesota Timberwolves, Coaching, Tony Ronzone, Rick Adelman 

This is the most impressive moment of Kahn's brief history as a basketball boss. So many of his other decisions smacked of desperation and naiveté. He hired Kurt Rambis because of his image as a Lakers champion and his proximity to Phil Jackson on the Lakers bench, not because Rambis had ever demonstrated coaching chops. He brought in, by his phraseology, "long and athletic" players who don't know how to win, such as Michael Beasley and Anthony Randolph, hoping to catch lightning in a long and athletic bottle. He brought in foreign scout Tony Ronzone, who wound up, according to my sources, leaving the organization because of internal disputes. He drafted Jonny Flynn and Ricky Rubio because they were spectacular at lower levels of basketball, not because they could rationally be projected to become NBA stars. He brought in players such as Darko Milicic, because if such a long shot ever cashed in, Kahn could take the credit. Minneapolis Star-Tribune

Minnesota Timberwolves, David Kahn, Tony Ronzone 

Timberwolves assistant general manager Tony Ronzone has left the organization after 16 months on the job. Known for his international scouting connections, he was hired in spring 2010 just about the time Fred Hoiberg headed for Iowa State's coaching job. Since then, he was involved in negotiations to get Spanish guard Ricky Rubio signed in June and focused on improving the team's international scouting operation. In the two drafts he worked for the team, the Wolves selected three international players with second-round picks. Minneapolis Star-Tribune

Minnesota Timberwolves, Tony Ronzone 

Timberwolves assistant general manager Tony Ronzone has left the organization. Known for his international-scouting connections, he was hired in spring 2010 just about the time Fred Hoiberg was headed for Iowa State's head-coaching job and had a voice in personnel moves that included drafting Wes Johnson and Derrick Williams as well as trading away Al Jefferson, acquiring Michael Beasley and re-signing center Darko Milicic. Minneapolis Star-Tribune

Miami Heat, Minnesota Timberwolves, Draft, Darko Milicic, Al Jefferson, Michael Beasley, Tony Ronzone, Derrick Williams 

Vincent Goodwill: Minny assist GM Tony Ronzone was #Pistons exec for nine yrs...if he's seen Laimbeer everyday but no interview there, what does that say? Twitter

Detroit Pistons, Minnesota Timberwolves, Coaching, Tony Ronzone, Bill Laimbeer 

Walsh will stay on as a consultant and head up the search for his replacement, which immediately could focus on the two best candidates not tied to teams: former Trail Blazers executive Kevin Pritchard and former Hornets GM Jeff Bower. Former Cavs GM and current Spurs executive Danny Ferry also is expected to be considered, and a name to watch is Timberwolves assistant GM Tony Ronzone, whose strong international presence and close relationships with the stars of Team USA could be appealing to Dolan. Ronzone also has a working relationship with Knicks coach Mike D'Antoni through USA Basketball. D'Antoni has one year left on his contract. CBSSports.com

New York Knicks, Kevin Pritchard, Danny Ferry, Donnie Walsh, Jeff Bower, Tony Ronzone 

Jonah Ballow: #Twolves assistant GM Tony Ronzone says Prestes will go back to Spain for another yr -- needs to work on his body but is very crafty #NBA Twitter

Minnesota Timberwolves, Draft, Tony Ronzone, Paulo Prestes 

Mike Cristaldi, director of public relations of the Wolves, confirmed to ARA that David Khan, general manager in Minneapolis, and Tony Ronzone, assistant general manager, will travel to Barcelona next week. In addition to watch the Final Four to be held at Palau Sant Jordi, they want to close the deal so Ricky Rubio (Regal Barça) can play for coach Kurt Rambis next season. Ara

Minnesota Timberwolves, Ricky Rubio, Euroleague, David Kahn, Barcelona, Spain, Tony Ronzone, Kurt Rambis 

That somebody, if hired, would be a more emotional, fiery guy than Rambis. Here's one name I'll just throw against the wall from each category: * Dallas coach Rick Carlisle. Who knows what Mark Cuban will do if the Mavs' playoffs end prematurely. Carlisle has ties to both Kahn from his Indiana days and assistant GM Tony Ronzone from his Detroit days. * Former Cleveland coach Mike Brown, who probably isn't "get-able" now but could be if such teams as Boston, Orlando, Miami and the Lakers change coaches and he's still looking for a job. A guy such as former Houston coach Rick Adelman probably would want to tackle this kind of rebuilding job at his age. Minneapolis Star-Tribune

Minnesota Timberwolves, Coaching, Mike Brown, Tony Ronzone, Rick Carlisle, Rick Adelman 

Ronzone said he and Wolves president of basketball operations David Kahn plan to return to Barcelona in May to watch the 21-year-old Rubio and Regal FC in the Euroleague playoffs. "We're going over there to support him, not to bother him," Ronzone said. "We don't talk with him that much. It's very important that he sees us, and it's important that the people of Minnesota know we're over there to see him." St. Paul Pioneer Press

Minnesota Timberwolves, Ricky Rubio, David Kahn, Tony Ronzone