FILE - In this July 12, 2011, file photo, David Kahn, president of basketball operations for the Minnesota Timberwolves, ponders his response to a question during a news conference in Minneapolis. Kahn is out as president of basketball operations for the Timberwolves and Flip Saunders is coming in. Three people with knowledge of the situation tell The Associated Press that team owner Glen Taylor has decided not to pick up the option for next season on Kahn's contract. He is also putting the finishing touches on a deal to hire Saunders as Kahn's replacement. (AP Photo/Jim Mone, File)
