Minnesota Timberwolves forward Chase Budinger hopes to remain with the team if Rick Adelman stays on as coach.
The Timberwolves traded a first-round pick to the Houston Rockets for Budinger last summer. Adelman had coached Budinger in Houston.
"I would like to come back," Budinger said. "I like the organization. I like the staff. I love Adelman."
He admitted that Adelman's status would be a huge influence.
"That's a big part of it," Budinger said about the coach. "Our relationship, he knows how I play. I work well in his system. It's [Adelman's decision] going to weigh big."
Adelman said before Monday's home finale against Utah that he hopes to decide his future in the few weeks after the season ends.