Portland hires Wolves assistant Micah Nori as head coach
First-time NBA head coach inherits a Blazers rebuild, banking on Wolves-tested player-development acumen to mold a lottery core into a contender with a system built on continuity and growth.
The Portland Trail Blazers have named Minnesota Timberwolves assistant Micah Nori their next head coach, the team announced Monday. Nori, 40, arrives in Portland after five seasons on Chris Finch’s staff in Minnesota, where he earned a reputation as a sharp offensive mind and elite player developer. The Blazers, fresh off a 23-win season and locked into a lottery spot, are betting on Nori’s developmental chops to accelerate the rebuild around a young core featuring Damian Lillard and Anfernee Simons.
