"Veteran NBA coach Rick Adelman, considered a frontrunner to become the Minnesota Timberwolves' next coach, left the Twin Cities today without a contract agreement, according to an ESPN.com report citing a league source familiar with the talks.

Adelman, 65, flew back to his home in Portland, Ore., after meeting with Timberwolves owner Glen Taylor at his Mankato home. The report said Timberwolves president of basketball operations David Kahn also attended the meeting.

The meeting represented Adelman's second visit to Minnesota to discuss the Timberwolves' coaching job, which became available in July with the firing of Kurt Rambis after two seasons. Adelman met with Timberwolves officials last week in the Twin Cities, but he was unable to meet with Taylor because Taylor was dealing with a "health issue,'' a league source told ESPN.com.

Taylor and Kahn have been unavailable for comment throughout the search. "