A new name thatโs started to circulate in the last day or two in connection to the Blazersโ coaching opening, in addition to confirmed finalists Micah Nori and Tyler Lashbrook: Knicks associate HC Chris Jent.
The Portland Trail Blazers were prepared to sacrifice up to FOUR YEARS of first-round draft capital at the trade deadline in a Giannis Antetokounmpo trade without knowing if he would sign an extension, per @JakeLFischer
โIt is strongly believed that the Blazers are no longer willing to go to such lengths โ since it has been conveyed to them that getting such an extension signed is considered unlikely.โ
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โYou mean participation trophy?โ โ Vincent Goodwill
โIโm sorry, Larry OโBrien is a participation trophy?โ โ Alan Hahn
โIf everybody gets oneโ โ Vincent Goodwill
Phoenix Suns star Devin Booker is changing his jersey from No. 1 to No. 15, honoring his USA Basketball uniform and the college number of his father, Melvin, per ESPN sources.
So if the Bulls had hired Nori instead, would everyone be mad the Blazers didnโt get him? Because clearly if the Bulls want someone, the Blazers should too, right? ๐
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Breaking: The Bulls are finalizing the hire of Tiago Splitter to be the team's new head coach, sources tell @ShamsCharania.
Splitter served as interim head coach for the Trail Blazers and led Portland to the playoffs this season.
BREAKING: The Chicago Bulls are finalizing the hire of Portland Trail Blazers interim Tiago Splitter as the franchise's new head coach, sources tell ESPN. Splitter succeeds Billy Donovan as the Bulls' coach after stepping into the head job and excelling in Portland last season.