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Tas Melas: NBA front office executives or coaches I’ve seen at #EuroBasket: Bucks: Jon Horst, Doc Rivers, Darvin Ham. Lakers: Rob Pelinka, Jeanie Buss, Kurt Rambis. Trail Blazers: Chauncey Billups. Kings: BJ Armstrong, Doug Christie. Nuggets: Josh Kroenke.

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EuroHoops: Coach Billups was in Poland showing support for Deni Avdija 🤝🔥 #Eurobasket

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The eight-year NBA veteran boasts an Olympic gold medal and an NBA championship. That’s not just a résumé White is proud to have, he believes his success allows others to recognize their capabilities. “I’m from Colorado and they can see a kid from Colorado made it and say, ‘Why not me?’” White said. “I saw Chauncey (Billups) do it and I know it’s possible. Hopefully one of these kids sees me and what I’ve managed to accomplish and they’ll think it’s possible to reach their dreams, whatever that might be.”

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Sean Highkin: Jrue Holiday on playing for Chauncey Billups: "I'm excited. I've always been a big fan of Chauncey. I'm a little older than these young guys, so got to watch Chauncey play in his prime, especially Detroit, growing up a Lakers fan. Being able to be coached by a Hall of Fame player is pretty cool."

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The Blazers roster is more balanced and has more depth than in most of Lillard’s previous tenure. “We won’t need Dame to carry the team by himself anymore,” Billups said. “We don’t need that anymore.” But what is Lillard if he isn’t still Dame? If he can’t be? The Blazers are a long way from finding that out. Lillard, however, has already made up his mind about what he will be when he returns. “His mindset is perfect,” Billups said. “It’s right and I think it’s going to be amazing for us.”

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Sean Highkin: Chauncey Billups (on Damian Lillard): "He'll be back as good as ever, if you know anything about him. This year, he'll be the highest-paid assistant coach in history. I'll be putting him to work every day."

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Zach Lowe: Scoot Henderson was clued in to what was going on, to make sure he was cool with it. And what I've been told is—he was super enthusiastic about it. Like, not threatened at all. There was this undercurrent of, 'Oh man, if I'm Scoot, I’m going to be angry—I’m going to be back on the bench.' And it’s like, dude, Dame is out for a year. Scoot's going to have all the runway in the world. And then we'll see—can they play together? Who starts? Who comes off the bench? Whatever. We'll figure that out later. In the meantime, you get to learn. One person with the Blazers told me, 'Scoot gets to learn from one of the best offensive point guards of all time, one of the best defensive point guards of all time, and has a Hall of Fame point guard as his head coach in Chauncey Billups.' That's a pretty good combo."

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Sean Highkin: Monday at 6pm the Blazers will hold a press conference with Damian Lillard, Joe Cronin and Chauncey Billups.

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Lillard and the Trail Blazers both deeply cared about a reunion in recent weeks -- with multiple meetings among the Portland franchise icon, general manager Joe Cronin and head coach Chauncey Billups to bond together and move forward united on a new deal, sources said.

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Lillard will use the 2025-26 season to rehabilitate his injury, but a return to the franchise and Portland, where his family and children reside were of the ultimate importance, per sources. He also had multiple midlevel exception and minimum offers from NBA contenders, per sources.

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Shams Charania: Damian Lillard and the Trail Blazers both deeply cared about the comeback in recent weeks – with multiple meetings among the Portland franchise icon, general manager Joe Cronin and head coach Chauncey Billups to bond together and move forward united on a new deal.

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I spoke with Scoot Henderson for a minute a couple of days ago. He's been putting in some great work with Chris Johnson, his trainer, out in Los Angeles. What kind of a leap do you expect from him next year? Chauncey Billups: Well, I'll be honest with you—Scoot's having an incredible summer. He had a tough year last year, mainly because he didn't get to play basketball during the summer. He was banged up, licking his wounds from the season. This year, he's been playing ball all summer and working on his game. As you said, he's going to take an incredible leap this year. I really, really believe Scoot's going to take a big-time jump. And I'm along for the ride, man. We're ready for it.

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The Portland Trail Blazers have named James Posey as an assistant coach on Head Coach Chauncey Billups’ staff. Posey brings 25 years of NBA experience as a player and coach to the Trail Blazers as he is a two-time NBA Champion as a player (2006, 2008) and winning one as an assistant coach (2016).

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Sean Highkin: Chauncey Billups: "We'd feel comfortable putting him in a game right now. He's that good. I don't see this as a 'project' type of situation. But it's a crowded room."

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