Two huge dominoes fell in these last 24 hours relating to the Blazers coaching search:
1. The Hurricanes finished their season.
2. Tiago Splitter got hired by the Bulls.
The Blazers could have their head coach announced by end of week.
#ripcity
Tom Dundon owns both the Portland Trail Blazers and the Carolina Hurricanes.
The NBA & NHL playoffs occur at the same time.
If both teams are making deep playoff runs at the same time, is that a conflict of interest— or is it a non-issue?
Can one owner effectively give both franchises the attention they deserve during the most important stretch of the year?
#ripcity
Hurricanes and Trail Blazers owner Tom Dundon lifts the Stanley Cup for the first time since becoming Carolina's majority owner in 2018 🏆
It took 8 years to win in Carolina. Is Portland next? 🤔
So if the Bulls had hired Nori instead, would everyone be mad the Blazers didn’t get him? Because clearly if the Bulls want someone, the Blazers should too, right? 😂
#RipCity#NBA
The amount of blazer fans already bashing the @trailblazers and ownership for losing splitter is so crazy! Can’t wait for ur take on ripcity drive today @ChadinRipCity
Tiago Splitter takes the head coach job in Chicago!!
Letting Splitter go is interesting move by the Trail Blazers! I’m very curious to see what other candidates they’re looking at to move on from Splitter!
#RIPCity.
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.
The Blazers under Tiago Splitters coaching:
The good:
- 1st in second chance points
- Top 10 in points off TOV
- Top 10 in RPG
- Top 10 in BPG
The bad:
- 29th in FG %
- Bottom three in 3pt %
- Bottom ten in APG
- Bottom ten in EFG & TS %
- Last place in TOV
#Ripcity
REPORT: The Boston Celtics, San Antonio Spurs and the Los Angeles Lakers will show interest in Robert Williams III this summer, per sources
Portland has interest in retaining Robert Williams III this summer, but knows he will have multiple suitors in free agency.