Overview
- Reports Tuesday describe Portland considering nearly 20 names for head coach with no timetable for a decision.
- General manager Joe Cronin said Tiago Splitter remains a candidate and that the team is running a wide, deliberate process.
- Splitter led a 42–40 season and a return to the playoffs as the seventh seed, and players publicly backed him to stay.
- Coverage cites Dundon’s cost-cutting moves and a reluctance to pay a top salary, which league observers say could turn off established coaches.
- Splitter took over one game into the season after Chauncey Billups exited in a gambling probe, raising the stakes for continuity as young guard Scoot Henderson develops.