Portland Trail Blazers

The Portland Trail Blazers is a National Basketball Association team based in Portland, Oregon.

Coaches and others

Current Coaching Staff

• The head coach of the Trail Blazers is Nate McMillan. Previously, Kevin Pritchard was interim coach for the last two months of the 2004-2004 season, after Maurice Cheeks was fired.
• Assistant coaches currently include:
• Dean Demopoulos (lead assistant coach)
• Jim Lynam
• Tim Grgurich (has reportedly refused to report, remains under contract with team)
• Dan Panaggio
• John Loyer
• Maurice Lucas
• Monty Williams

Prior head coaches

• Rolland Todd, 1970-1972
• Stu Inman 1972 (interim)
• Jack McCloskey, 1972-1974
• Lenny Wilkens, 1974-1976
• Dr. Jack Ramsay, 1976-1986
• Mike Schuler, 1986-1989
• Rick Adelman, 1989 (interim), 1989-1994
• PJ Carlesimo, 1994-1997
• Mike Dunleavy, 1997-2001
• Maurice Cheeks, 2001-2005
• Kevin Pritchard 2005 (interim)

Basketball Hall of Famers

• Dr. Jack Ramsay
• Lenny Wilkens
• Bill Walton
• Clyde Drexler

Current Team Management

• Paul Allen, owner
• Steve Patterson, team president/general manager
• John Nash, vice president of basketball operations
• Kevin Pritchard, director of player personnel

Other persons of note

• Bill Schonely, former radio play-by-play announcer