Minnesota head of basketball operations David Kahn met with Kevin McHale on Tuesday night, but hasn't commented on the status of the coach.

Kahn was officially announced as the new top executive of the Timberwolves on Friday.

A decision on McHale's future might have to wait until next week with Kahn headed to Chicago for a three-day NBA draft combine.

"I think that Kevin and I need to have a very open-ended discussion," Kahn said during his introductory press conference last week. "And by the way, we might need to have more than one discussion; we might need to have two or three. Ultimately, it needs to be something where we need to figure out what we need to do, and he will have a say in that."

David Kahn will meet with Kevin McHale on Tuesday to discuss Minnesota's coaching job, but Kahn said Monday night he does not expect a decision on McHale's future to be made this week.

"Kevin has a long history here and a relationship with the owner that I respect and trust," Kahn said. "He's Kevin McHale, and I will not hurt Kevin McHale."

Timberwolves owner Glen Taylor says that his friendship with Kevin McHale won't play a factor in whether or not he returns as the team's coach.

"Our fans could care less that I like or don't like Kevin; that's a personal thing," Taylor said. "I know our fans care greatly about us setting ourselves up for a championship team. Personally, that's my goal."

New executive David Kahn is expected to meet with McHale this week to determine whether or not he'll return to the club as head coach.

New Timberwolves president of basketball operations David Kahn says that he will meet with coach Kevin McHale next week to begin discussing his future.

Kahn, in a conversation with the Associated Press, admitted that he wants to get to know McHale better before a decision is made.

If Kahn, who was introduced as Minnesota's new chief on Friday, wants McHale to stay, McHale must also decide if he wants to continue.

Four days after being turned down by Portland assistant general manager Tom Penn, the Minnesota Timberwolves have hired David Kahn.

Kahn worked for the Pacers front office for nearly nine years. He was mostly on the business side, but he played a big role in helping the franchise move to Conseco Fieldhouse in 1999.

Kevin Love has been in Los Angeles since the season ended, shooting 500 to 600 jump shots a day, doing yoga and strength training. He also is working with a physical therapist.

Love will be Minnesota' representative at the draft lottery on Tuesday.

Portland Trail Blazers assistant general manager Tom Penn took his name out of the running for the position after receiving a promotion from the Blazers on Monday.

Dennis Lindsey and Randy Pfund have also taken their names out of the running for the post.

"It was a real tough call on his part," Warren LeGarie, Penn's agent, told ESPN The Magazine's Ric Bucher, "but he's found a home in Portland and a niche within the organization where he thought there was more to contribute to an eventual championship. The friendships and relationships there were a siren call to return."

ESPN.com's Marc Stein reported Friday that Penn had been offered the Wolves' job, with sources close to the process saying that the expectation in Portland was that Penn would accept.

The Wolves have reportedly given Kevin McHale the power to decide whether or not he'll return as coach next season.

Minnesota is also believed to be moving closer to hiring Portland's Tom Penn as their new general manager.

Wolves owner Glen Taylor has reportedly mandated that whoever is hired as the team's GM must honor McHale's decision on whether or not to return as coach.

Tom Penn, assistant general manager of the Portland Trailbazers, interviewed with the Wolves last Thursday for their vacant GM job.

Penn, however, flew to Jupiter, Florida, early this week to attend the funeral for Chuck Daly.

Warren LeGarie, Penn's agent, said discussions with the Wolves have been postponed.

"Obviously, this is a circumstance that no one could have foreseen," LeGarie said. "Everything is really on hold right now."

David Kahn has emerged as the frontrunner for the general manager job in Minnesota.

Kahn spent nine years in the Pacers' front office, including four as general manager and two more as a special adviser before leaving the organization in 2004.

Other confirmed candidates were former Miami Heat general manager Randy Pfund and Wolves general manager Jim Stack and assistant GM Fred Hoiberg.