"The Minnesota Timberwolves have agreed to a deal in principle with Rick Adelman to become coach, according to a person with knowledge of the situation.

Details of the deal were still being worked out today. The agreement was expected to be finalized Tuesday.

The Wolves were willing to wait for Adelman, 65, to make up his mind, which is why the search for Kurt Rambis' replacement took as long as it did.

Rambis was fired July 12 after posting a 32-132 record in two seasons. Adelman becomes the 11th head coach in the Timberwolves' 22-year history and the fifth since former coach Flip Saunders was fired in 2005. "