New Favorite Emerges in Trail Blazers' Head Coaching Search
Summary
The Portland Trail Blazers are searching for a new head coach after Chauncey Billups was arrested early in the 2025-26 season. Jeff Van Gundy, a former NBA head coach and current assistant with the Los Angeles Clippers, has become a top candidate to lead the team.Key Facts
- Portland Trail Blazers owner Tom Dundon recently laid off about 70 employees.
- Chauncey Billups was the head coach starting in 2021 but was arrested after the first game of the 2025-26 season.
- Tiago Splitter took over as interim head coach and helped lead the team to a winning record and the playoffs.
- The Blazers won their first Play-In Tournament game against Phoenix but lost in the first round against San Antonio.
- Jeff Van Gundy, age 64, is a finalist for the Blazers’ head coaching job.
- Van Gundy has not been a head coach since 2007 and is currently an assistant coach for the Clippers.
- Van Gundy was head coach of the New York Knicks from 1995-2001 and Houston Rockets from 2003-07.
- He reached the NBA Finals with the Knicks in 1999 and had strong regular-season records with both teams.
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