06-24-2026, 07:08 AM
(06-22-2026, 09:57 AM)HoosierDaddyKid Wrote: Marc Stein: Dallas’ hiring of Dusty May leaves Portland as the NBA’s only team without a head coach entering Tuesday’s draft … with sources saying Knicks assistant Chris Jent is getting real consideration for that post alongside finalists Micah Nori (Wolves) and Tyler Lashbrook (Celtics). BREAKING: Micah Nori has agreed to become the head coach of the Portland Trail Blazers, sources tell @TheAthletic . Nori was lead assistant of the Minnesota Timberwolves for the past five years. Nori, 52, signed a one-year deal with team options for each of the next two seasons.
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How does Nori sign a one-year deal with team options for the next two seasons? That's a horrible contract for a first-time HC. That new Portland owner must really be the cheapskate that I've been hearing about.
Nori is 52 years old. He has been an assistant for 17 years. I find this completely reasonable. He probably gets paid more than he did as an assistant in the last 17 years and he gets a chance to prove whatever he got as a head coach.
That Portland owner bought the Carolina Hurricanes after they missed the play-offs for nine straight years and they have not missed the play-offs once since and just won the Stanley Cup. So he clearly knows what he is doing.