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Portland Trail Blazers head coach Terry Stotts signs contract extension

Portland Trail Blazers head coach Terry Stotts has signed to stay with the organisation until 2022
Image: Portland Trail Blazers head coach Terry Stotts has signed to stay with the organisation until 2022

The Portland Trail Blazers have formally announced that head coach Terry Stotts signed a contract extension through the 2021-22 season.

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The extension was first revealed on Tuesday, the day after the Trail Blazers were eliminated from the postseason by the Golden State Warriors, but terms were not released.

Stotts, Portland's coach since 2012, led the team to their first appearance in the Western Conference Finals in 19 years.

Terry Stotts has formed a strong relationship with the Blazers' All-Star guard Damian Lillard
Image: Terry Stotts has formed a strong relationship with the Blazers' All-Star guard Damian Lillard

The Blazers finished the regular season 53-29 to secure the third seed then got past the Oklahoma City Thunder and Denver Nuggets in the opening rounds of the playoffs.

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The Blazers have made the playoffs in six straight seasons under Stotts.

The Blazers also announced on Friday that president of basketball operations Neil Olshey has signed to a contract extension through the 2023-24 season. Olshey joined the team in 2012 as general manager and was promoted in 2015.

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