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Michael Scotto: The Portland Trail Blazers are re-signing assistant coaches Nate Bjorkgren and Ronnie Burrell, as well as analytics coach Jacob Mooallem on head coach Chauncey Billups’ staff, league sources told @hoopshype . Agent Andy Miller of @KlutchSports confirmed the deals.

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Sean Highkin: Blazers announce that Chauncey Billups will miss tonight and Saturday due to the passing of his grandmother. Nate Bjorkgren will coach the team while he’s gone.

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Casey Holdahl: Team officially announces that Nate Bjorkgren and Chris Fleming have joined Chauncey Billups' staff as assistants

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Adrian Wojnarowski: ESPN Sources: Nate Bjorkgren and Chris Fleming are joining Chauncey Billups’ coaching staff with the Trail Blazers, Bjorkgren has been a Raptors assistant and spent season as Pacers’ HC. Fleming had a prominent role under Billy Donovan with Bulls and stops with Nets, Nuggets.

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Sean Highkin: Former Pacers head coach and Raptors assistant Nate Bjorkgren has been in attendance at the Blazers’ last few predraft workouts. Worth noting considering they currently have three open assistant spots to fill on Chauncey Billups’ staff.

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Doug Smith: League sources say Raptors have been quietly interviewing possible assistant coaches this week, expecting a mass exodus from the staff Nate Bjorkgren likely gone, Adrian Griffin up for other jobs, futures of Trevor Gleeson, Earl Watson TBD

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Canada has officially punched its ticket to next year's FIBA World Cup, defeating Venezuela 94-56 in Thursday's Americas qualifiers matchup.

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Toronto Raptors assistant Nate Bjorkgren filled in for national team head coach Nick Nurse. The squad was also without its usual NBA talent. Canada will make back-to-back World Cup appearances for the first time since 1998 and 2002. The country hasn't competed at the Olympics in over two decades.

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Michael Grange: Nate Bjorkgren and Nate Mitchell are back on the Raptors bench after coaching Canada at FIBA World Cup qualifying in Dominican Republic this past week. Had a 6 am flight out of Santa Domingo, connected through Newark and made it to Scotiabank Arena for pre-game warm-ups.

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Josh Lewenberg: Nick Nurse is delegating Canada coaching duties to a couple of his assistants for upcoming qualifier windows. Nate Bjorkgren will coach during the Nov/Feb FIBA World Cup Americas Qualifiers, with Nate Mitchell as his asst. Mitchell will take over for the FIBA AmeriCup next summer

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Eric Koreen: Former Pacers head coach (and Raptors assistant) Nate Bjorkgren is at Raptors training camp as a consultant.

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J. Michael Falgoust: The #Pacers wanted a veteran coach for a veteran team. After Bjorkgren, they weren’t going to take any risk with this hire and get a sure thing. Hence Carlisle. This tells you they’re not gutting the roster and starting over. They’re trying to win now

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Eric Koreen: Nick Nurse says Gordie Herbert, Nate Mitchell, Nate Bjorkgren, Jon Goodwillie on staff. David Blatt is consulting.

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Pacers’ Nate Bjorkgren first rookie NBA head coach fired despite winning postseason game

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