The Trail Blazers will fill one of the openings on their coaching staff by hiring Kings G League coach Quinton Crawford, sources tell NBA insider Chris Haynes (Twitter link). Crawford will be an assistant to head coach Chauncey Billups, who received a multiyear extension in April.
The 34-year-old guided the Stockton Kings to the G League championship in his first season with the team, defeating the Osceola Magic in the three-game finals. He finished third in the G League Coach of the Year balloting.
Before joining the Kings organization last fall, Crawford spent time on the coaching staffs of the Hornets, Magic, Lakers, Mavericks and Suns. He won an NBA title with L.A. in 2020 as an assistant to Frank Vogel.
After being dismissed by Phoenix last spring when Vogel and his staff were fired, Crawford got his next opportunity when Sacramento hired him in September.
Three openings were created last month when Portland decided not to renew the contracts of assistants Roy Rogers, Chris Fleming and Ryan Gomes.
The Blazers are also re-signing assistant coaches Nate Bjorkgren and Ronnie Burrell, along with analytics coach Jacob Mooallem, agent Andy Miller of Klutch Sports confirmed to Michael Scotto of HoopsHype (Twitter link).
Roy Rogers and Ryan Gomes I am sorry. Why didn’t the Vancouver Grizzlies play Roy Rogers more in his second year?
Wow. Luke is worried about a 30 year old problem. The Grizzlies couldn’t play him because they shipped him to Boston. They shipped him to Toronto.