Sports short: Kidd removes himself from consideration for vacant Trail Blazers coaching job
Published 8:07 am Monday, June 7, 2021
- Los Angeles’ LeBron James (23) talks with Jason Kidd during Game 4 of the Lakers’ first-round playoff series against Portland Aug. 24, 2020, in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.
PORTLAND — Los Angeles Lakers assistant coach Jason Kidd has removed his name from consideration for the vacant head coaching position with the Portland Trail Blazers, according to a report from ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.
“Portland’s a first-class organization and will have great candidates … but I’ve decided not to be one of them,” Kidd said, according to Wojnarowski.
According to a report from Yahoo Sports on Friday, June 4, Blazers star Damian Lillard identified Kidd as someone he would want to see replace Terry Stotts.
Stotts and the franchise mutually agreed to part ways after nine seasons.
Kidd, a Hall of Fame point guard and former 10-time All-Star, has solid head coaching experience with stints at Brooklyn and Milwaukee with a 183-190 combined record.
Four other candidates have emerged as potential replacements for Stotts: Juwan Howard, Chauncey Billups, Jeff Van Gundy and Mike D’Antoni.
