Trail Blazers Not Looking To Spend Big Money On A Head Coach

The Portland Trail Blazers may move on from Tiago Splitter, despite the interim head coach leading the team to their first playoff appearance in five years. If they Blazers do go for a new coach, they aren’t looking to spend big money to bring one to Portland.

New Trail Blazers owner Tom Dundon apparently doesn’t want to spend more than $1.5 million per season on a head coach. That’s far less than what most head coaches make, and is in line with what teams pay top assistant coaches. That figure is also far less than what top college coaches makes. That could impact Portland’s ability to hire a quality leader on the sidelines.

Splitter is expected to be a candidate to keep the job, if a new deal can be worked out. After taking over one game into the season, Splitter led the Blazers to a 42-39 record, then a win in the Play-In Tournament to claim the seventh seed in the Western Conference Playoffs.

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