Dwane Casey will be officially introduced as Minnesota Timberwolves coach at a news conference Friday afternoon, NBA coaching sources have told ESPN.com's Marc Stein.

The Timberwolves would not confirm the report, but Stein reported Wednesday that the Wolves had commenced contract negotiations with Casey after offering their vacant coaching job to the longtime Seattle SuperSonics assistant earlier in the week.

Timberwolves vice president of basketball operations Kevin McHale denied the report Thursday.

Casey, San Antonio Spurs assistant P.J. Carlesimo were the main finalists for the job. Stein reported Wednesday that Wolves star Kevin Garnett also had interest in playing for deposed Cleveland coach Paul Silas.

McHale has been looking for a coach to turn around a team that tumbled out of the playoffs this season after being in the Western Conference finals in 2004.