Maxime Lefevre

Maxime Lefevre spent seven years as an assistant with the Minnesota Timberwolves, working in player development with Rudy Gobert. At 39, Paris hired him in 2026 for his first head-coaching job at this level, after Tuomas Iisalo and Tiago Splitter moved on.

Here we have to be honest. There is little public record to judge him on yet, and we will not invent one.

What we know is where he comes from: an NBA staff built on video, development and specialists. His hiring says Paris wanted a sharp basketball mind more than a long head-coaching CV.

This one is still a question. His Minnesota background points to defense, development and modern spacing. But Paris has its own fast, free identity, inherited from the coaches before him.

The real story of his season is whether he keeps that speed or brings in more NBA structure. His style will take shape in front of us.