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thank god ray's contract is verbal
Former Seattle SuperSonics head coach Nate McMillan is the new head coach of the Portland Trail Blazers. ESPN.com Insider Chad Ford reports that McMillan agreed to a five-year contract.
McMillan will be introduced at an afternoon press conference Thursday at 7:30 p.m. ET.
McMillan was believed to be the Blazers' No. 1 choice all along, with the team also talking to former Blazers player and Bucks ex-coach Terry Porter and Phoenix assistant Marc Iavaroni.
The Blazers appeared close to offering the job to Iavaroni in late June, with the caveat that they first wanted a shot at luring McMillan away from the SuperSonics. The New York Times reported Sunday that Portland is offering McMillan an annual salary of $6 million.
McMillan had been given a deadline by the Sonics to decide his coaching future by the middle of this week.
McMillan had served as Sonics coach since November of 2000, building a 212-183 record in Seattle.
This past season, he led the Sonics to a 52-30 record and a Northwest Division championship. The Sonics made it to the Western Conference semifinals before losing to the eventual NBA Champion San Antonio Spurs.
thank god ray's contract is verbal
Former Seattle SuperSonics head coach Nate McMillan is the new head coach of the Portland Trail Blazers. ESPN.com Insider Chad Ford reports that McMillan agreed to a five-year contract.
McMillan will be introduced at an afternoon press conference Thursday at 7:30 p.m. ET.
McMillan was believed to be the Blazers' No. 1 choice all along, with the team also talking to former Blazers player and Bucks ex-coach Terry Porter and Phoenix assistant Marc Iavaroni.
The Blazers appeared close to offering the job to Iavaroni in late June, with the caveat that they first wanted a shot at luring McMillan away from the SuperSonics. The New York Times reported Sunday that Portland is offering McMillan an annual salary of $6 million.
McMillan had been given a deadline by the Sonics to decide his coaching future by the middle of this week.
McMillan had served as Sonics coach since November of 2000, building a 212-183 record in Seattle.
This past season, he led the Sonics to a 52-30 record and a Northwest Division championship. The Sonics made it to the Western Conference semifinals before losing to the eventual NBA Champion San Antonio Spurs.
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