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This Is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things XXXII

by Tom Ziller

In 2009, the Minnesota Timberwolves signed coach Kurt Rambis to a four-year, $8 million deal.

↵Rambis was fired after two seasons, leaving the moribund Wolves to eat $4 million in salary. The Wolves are one of the least lucrative NBA franchises.

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