On the one-year anniversary of the blockbuster trade that sent Kevin
Garnett to Boston and reshaped the Timberwolves’ future, the team today
announced what has been coming for many days: Houston Rockets personnel
guy Dean Cooper joins Randy Wittman’s coaching staff, replacing Bob
Ociepka, who left to join new Chicago Bulls coach Vinny Del Negro’s
staff.
 
A former high-school and college coach, Cooper last was on the bench in
2003 for the final of his two seasons as an assistant to Rockets coach
Rudy Tomjanovich. Since then, he has been an NBA personnel scout,
scouting director and vice president of player personnel for the
Rockets.