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Inside the Trail Blazers' coaching search

Portland is progressing toward a hire but also keeping the league on its toes with curveball after curveball

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Marc Stein
May 22, 2026
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There are four unfilled coaching vacancies in the NBA, but a clearer picture of what's next in Portland is starting to come into focus.

My former podcast partner and current Prime Video teammate Chris Haynes reported Thursday that LA Clippers assistant Jeff Van Gundy has emerged as a finalist for the position.

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Portland Trail Blazers have requested permission to meet with Los Angeles Clippers assistant Jeff Van Gundy as he has emerged as one of the finalists for their head coach opening, league sources tell me.
10:06 PM · May 21, 2026 · 1.15M Views

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