According to ESPN’s Shams Charania, confirmed by the Portland Trail Blazers, the organization has hired Micah Nori as their next head coach. Nori has been the lead assistant coach for the Minnesota Timberwolves over the past five seasons.
Nori’s contract is a one-year deal, but has team options for the second and third year. The last time a team option was included in a coach’s contract was back in 2024 when the Detroit Pistons hired J.B. Bickerstaff. Bickerstaff had a fifth year team option in the deal.
Chauncey Billups federal arrest last October and former interim coach Tiago Splitter accepting the Chicago Bulls head coaching position, Portland was left finding an entirely new coach to run their program.
New York Knicks assistant coach Chris Jent and Boston Celtics assistant coach Tyler Lashbrook were the two other finalists the Blazers were considering to hire.
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