Trail Blazers Jun 2001 Archive

• Former teammates hail Cheeks' style

  | Jun 28, 2001

• Blazers go large with Randolph

  | Jun 28, 2001

• Whitsitt: 'Cheeks is right guy'

  | Jun 28, 2001

• Randolph, Boumtje Boumtje bring much-needed height

  | Jun 28, 2001

• Whitsitt's quest ending

  | Jun 27, 2001

• Deal for Cheeks reportedly is being finalized

  | Jun 27, 2001

  WPVI-TV in Philadelphia is reporting that former Philadelphia 76ers guard Maurice Cheeks will be the next head coach of the Portland Trail Blazers.

• Cheeks: It'd be tough to leave Philly

  | Jun 26, 2001

• Cheeks leaves town; speculation remains

  | Jun 25, 2001

• Cheeks: Blazers' interest 'a little exciting'

  | Jun 24, 2001

• Cheeks: Blazers' interest 'a little exciting'

  | Jun 24, 2001

• Cheeks: Blazers' interest 'a little exciting'

  | Jun 24, 2001

• Brown: Cheeks ready to be a head coach

  | Jun 23, 2001

• Cheeks reportedly meets with Whitsitt

  | Jun 22, 2001

  Philadelphia 76ers assistant Maurice Cheeks reportedly met with Trail Blazers president Bob Whitsitt on Thursday night at a downtown hotel about a position on the team's coaching staff.

• Saunders' exit puts new spin on search

  | Jun 21, 2001

• Another candidate out of the running

  | Jun 20, 2001

• Blazers look at Bucks assistant

  | Jun 20, 2001

• Saunders, Wolves Agree to Extension

  | Jun 20, 2001

  According to practically everywhere: "Flip Saunders, the winningest coach in Timberwolves history, has agreed to a contract extension that will keep him in Minnesota for the next five seasons, a high-ranking team official said Tuesday.

• Sabonis Unlikely to Return

  | Jun 19, 2001

• Blazers get permission to talk to T-Wolves' Saunders

  | Jun 19, 2001

• Kemp is 'happy again'

  | Jun 19, 2001

• Source: Saunders and Blazers talking

  | Jun 19, 2001

  After striking out on Jeff Van Gundy (see below), it seems that Flip Saunders is the next coach-of-choice in Portland.

• Blazers denied.... again

  | Jun 19, 2001

  Frank Isola of the New York Daily News writes that the Knicks will not grant the Portland Trailblazers permission to speak with Jeff Van Gundy about their head coaching position.

• Report says Cleveland will hire Lucas as its next coach

  | Jun 18, 2001

• Knicks Want to Keep Van Gundy

  | Jun 17, 2001

  Save your breath and your dime, Portland.

• Blazers Seek Van Gundy

  | Jun 16, 2001

  Peter Vecsey of the New York Post reports that the Portland Trailblazers will ask the Knicks for permission to speak with Jeff Van Gundy about their head coaching job.

• Whitsitt remains in denial

  | Jun 15, 2001

• Blazers not in hurry to fill head coaching vacancy

  | Jun 15, 2001

• Delay On Lucas Could Cost Blazers

  | Jun 15, 2001

• Vecsey: Dale Davis on the Trading Block

  | Jun 15, 2001

  Peter Vecsey has a number of tidbits in today's New York Post.

• Blazers want Lucas in Portland

  | Jun 14, 2001

  NBC’s Peter Vecsey reports that former Sixers and Spurs coach John Lucas will be offered the head coaching position in Portland on Thursday.

• Still no coach as draft fast approaches

  | Jun 14, 2001

• Word on Blazers' search stays the same: nothing

  | Jun 12, 2001

• Blazers narrow choices

  | Jun 11, 2001

  PORTLAND, Ore.

• Blazers have narrowed their choices to three candidates

  | Jun 11, 2001

• Around the NBA with Peter Vecsey

  | Jun 10, 2001

  Peter Vecsey of the New York Post reports that former Spurs and Pacers coach Bob Hill is "a living lock" to land the Cavs head gig.

• Sabonis, others could be out of club's plans

  | Jun 7, 2001

• Sabonis remains undecided on his future with Blazers

  | Jun 7, 2001

• Nuggets assistant to talk to Blazers

  | Jun 7, 2001

  Denver Nuggets assistant John Lucas will interview for the Trail Blazers' head coaching job, possibly as early as today.

• Lucas Talks to Blazers

  | Jun 7, 2001

• Whitsitt wants to hire a coach by the draft . . . but no promises

  | Jun 4, 2001

• Take our job.. please!

  | Jun 3, 2001

  Some things are easy to give away in life.