Former Timberwolves player and former Milwaukee and Phoenix head coach Terry Porter today is the first candidate to formally interview for the team's head-coaching job, according to league sources.

David Kahn has made background research calls and talked by phone to at least one other candidate -- Don Nelson -- but Porter is the first to come to town to interview with Kahn and likely owner Glen Taylor.

Porter played 17 NBA seasons, including three for the Wolves in the mid-1990s when the team brought both Porter and Sam Mitchell into the locker room to help mentor budding superstar Kevin Garnett.