Former Knicks assistant coach Tom Thibodeau has been contacted by several teams, including Chicago, Portland and Golden State, about joining their respective coaching staffs.
There is a strong possibility that Thibodeau will be reunited with Jeff Van Gundy if Van Gundy returns to coaching. The Cleveland Cavaliers are expected to make Van Gundy an offer within the next several days.
Van Gundy, though, is not ruling out returning to TNT as a broadcaster for at least one more season. Even if he is coaching next year, there is no guarantee that Thibodeau would be part of his staff.
Thibodeau was prepared to leave the Knicks and Van Gundy two years ago to become Maurice Cheeks' top assistant in Portland. The job would have made Thibodeau, 45, one of the league's highest-paid assistants.
Via New York Daily News
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Texans senior vice president Steve Patterson has emerged as a candidate to become president of the Portland Trail Blazers, sources familiar with the Blazers' search said Friday.
Patterson, who had been Rockets general manager from 1989 to 1993, did not return phone messages Friday.
Patterson, the son of former Rockets executive Ray Patterson, was with the Rockets for nine years before moving to the Aeros, then of the International Hockey League, for three seasons as team president and general manager.
Via Houston Chronicle
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Milwaukee Bucks general manager Ernie Grunfeld has not talked to other teams about employment possibilities, but he is not ruling out doing so in the future if the circumstances are right.
It's not that Grunfeld wants to leave the Bucks, but if the team is sold, it only stands to reason that he may have to seek employment elsewhere. Grunfeld did acknowledge that an unspecified number of teams have asked permission to speak to him but that the Bucks had not, as of yet, granted that permission.
"I'm flattered that people have called to ask permission, that I am well-regarded," Grunfeld said. "We've had a good run here and I have every intention of being back with the Bucks. But in this business, it never hurts to talk to people if the timing is right."
The Bucks have issued a statement saying that Grunfeld had not been granted permission to talk to other teams "to this point."
Via Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
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Trail Blazers May 2003 Archive
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Philadelphia Inquirer | May 30, 2003
Billy King, the new president of the 76ers, was out of the office yesterday, and several NBA sources said he spent the day with Kentucky coach Tubby Smith.
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Euroleague.com | May 30, 2003
When Arvydas Sabonis visits home, the people of Kaunas, Lithuanian expect big things to happen, but none could have anticipated his announcement Thursday that he plans to leave the NBA and play next season for Zalgiris, the team he co-owns.
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Toronto Star | May 29, 2003
Michael Olowokandi anyone? Or his buddy, Elton Brand? Does Rasheed Wallace pique your interest? How about Kwame Brown? Brad Miller? Got an interest in Shareef Abdur-Rahim?
Welcome to the world of Toronto Raptors general manager Glen Grunwald, possessor of the No.
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Philadelphia Inquirer | May 29, 2003
Portland yesterday rejected the 76ers' request to talk with Trail Blazers coach Maurice Cheeks about their vacant coaching job.
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Philadelphia Daily News | May 29, 2003
When Larry Brown resigned Monday after six seasons as the coach of the 76ers, Maurice Cheeks - ensconced in Portland in personnel meetings and plans for the upcoming NBA draft - said he never saw it coming.
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Philadelphia Inquirer | May 28, 2003
Although the 76ers would not discuss the possibility yesterday, Maurice Cheeks is their choice to succeed Larry Brown, who resigned Monday after six seasons as the Sixers' head coach.
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New York Post | May 28, 2003
Jeff Van Gundy met Monday with Rockets brass in Dallas, but it remains unclear if he’s the leading candidate.
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Philadelphia Inquirer | May 27, 2003
We all knew that, someday, Larry Brown would leave.
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Philadelphia Inquirer | May 25, 2003
Pat Croce, the former president of the 76ers, recently turned down an offer to be interviewed by the Portland Trail Blazers for an executive position.
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Philadelphia Daily News | May 24, 2003
Pat Croce is, you should pardon the expression, standing pat.
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Boston Globe | May 21, 2003
Celtics executive director of basketball operations Danny Ainge said yesterday he has granted permission for general manager Chris Wallace to talk with the Portland Trail Blazers.
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New York Daily News | May 21, 2003
Nets president Rod Thorn says he has yet to receive any inquiries from teams looking to interview assistant coach Eddie Jordan for any vacant head coaching positions.
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Portland Tribune | May 21, 2003
Hair neatly trimmed to his annual summer cut ("low maintenance"), shorts revealing a knee recuperating to near full strength after surgery, Scottie Pippen gazes out the bay window of his six-bedroom, 19,000-square-foot home in Portland's West Hills and smiles.
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Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | May 21, 2003
Ernie Grunfeld, the general manager of the Milwaukee Bucks, has been mentioned as a candidate for the vacant general manager's position with the Portland Trail Blazers.
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New York Post | May 20, 2003
Un less the Mavericks thoroughly disgrace themselves against the Spurs, we'll probably never be able to confirm what evil lurks in the heart of Mark Cuban regarding Don Nelson's coaching future in Dallas.
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Chicago Sun-Times | May 18, 2003
The failed partnership between Michael Jordan and Washington Wizards owner Abe Pollin came as no surprise to former Jordan running mate Scottie Pippen.
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Rocky Mountain News | May 16, 2003
Clyde Drexler said he has enjoyed his time with the Denver Nuggets, but his heart is in Portland.
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Boston Herald | May 15, 2003
Celtics general manager Chreis Wallace is still on a list of people Portland is looking at to fill its top basketball operations job, but that list appears to be growing.
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Portland Tribune | May 14, 2003
Were such an opportunity to come along a year or two down the road, Scottie Pippen would be at owner Paul Allen’s doorstep, inquiring about the vacancies in the Portland Trail Blazers’ front office.
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Portland Tribune | May 14, 2003
Don’t be shocked if the Trail Blazers replace Bob Whitsitt with the man many consider to be the finest front-office executive in the NBA.
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Denver Post | May 14, 2003
The agent for Denver Nuggets general manager Kiki Vandeweghe said Tuesday the Portland Trail Blazers recently had "exploratory contact" about his client as a candidate for either their GM or president job.
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New York Times | May 11, 2003
Even Billy Cunningham's mother wrote to Maurice Cheeks, expressing her admiration for rescuing 13-year-old Natalie Gilbert from the most profound embarrassment before the Portland Trail Blazers-Dallas Mavericks N.
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Portland Tribune | May 9, 2003
The Trail Blazers say they will hire two people to replace Bob Whitsitt.
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Denver Post | May 8, 2003
The Portland Trail Blazers might contact Denver Nuggets general manager Kiki Vandeweghe to fill an opening created Wednesday by the resignation of president and general manager Bob Whitsitt, according to a source in Portland's front office.
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kgw.com (registration required) | May 7, 2003
KGW has learned that Trail Blazers General Manager and President Bob Whitsitt plans to resign from the team.
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Dallas Morning News | May 6, 2003
Don Nelson was addressing media members before Game 7 of the first-round series with Portland when he was asked about possible lineup changes.
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram | May 5, 2003
Don Nelson likes what 6-foot-11 Raef LaFrentz and 7-foot-6 Shawn Bradley give the Mavericks.
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram | May 5, 2003
Damon Stoudamire has endured the disappointment of less-than-inspired playoff games by the Trail Blazers, but he said Sunday's 107-95 loss in Game 7 to the Mavericks ranks as one of the toughest.
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Dallas Morning News | May 5, 2003
In terms of elegance, magnificence or the final box score, Eduardo Najera's day looked like a disaster.
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Dallas Morning News | May 5, 2003
You go to a seventh game for only the second time in the Mavericks' history Sunday and find yourself neck-deep in history, any way you look.
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Houston Chronicle | May 5, 2003
After losing three straight games to the Portland Trail Blazers in the first round of the Western Conference playoffs, Dallas Mavericks guard Nick Van Exel couldn't sleep Saturday night as he waited for Sunday's Game 7 tipoff.
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Chicago Tribune | May 5, 2003
The Dallas Mavericks avoided making unpleasant history Sunday with a 107-95 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers that sent them on to a Western Conference semifinal matchup with the Sacramento Kings.
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Dallas Morning News | May 4, 2003
After staving off elimination in three straight games, the Trail Blazers finally get to see how the Mavericks respond under pressure Sunday in Game 7.
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Associated Press | May 3, 2003
The Dallas Mavericks started the season with 14 straight victories, one shy of the league record.
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Sacramento Bee | May 3, 2003
The Kings have one playoff series under their belts and the experience that comes with success in a battle.
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Dallas Morning News writer Kevin B. Blackstone | May 3, 2003
It doesn't really matter when this Mavericks' season ends.
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram | May 3, 2003
A week ago, a safe bet would have been the Mavericks playing Sunday at American Airlines Center.
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram | May 3, 2003
Though the Mavericks were the first team to fall victim to the best-of-seven change in the first round, Don Nelson said the new format is fair.
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Dallas Morning News | May 2, 2003
Mavericks owner Mark Cuban hasn't been fined by the NBA all season, nor does he expect to be now, after using the George Karl loophole to make a point about Wednesday's Game 5 officiating.
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Dallas Morning News | May 2, 2003
In the immediate aftermath of Portland's first victory after four games in this best-of-7 series against the Mavericks, I dismissed the breakthrough as much ado about nothing.
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New York Post | May 2, 2003
Today's flip of the fedora goes to the Trail Blazers who've shown more intestinal fortitude than I would've thought allowed by law.
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New York Times | May 1, 2003
Amid controversy and an injury, Scottie Pippen returned to the Portland lineup to help the Trail Blazers stave off elimination tonight in their first-round playoff series with the Dallas Mavericks.
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Dallas Morning News | May 1, 2003
Mavericks point guard Steve Nash had his second consecutive poor performance Wednesday night, conceding that his sore right hip has become a concern, but refusing to use it as an excuse.
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Dallas Morning News | May 1, 2003
During Don Nelson's playing days in Boston, coach Red Auerbach would use cutthroat strategies such as turning off the heat or the hot water in an opponent's locker room.
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