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Only a week after the Trail Blazers , Portland's coaching search is already starting to take shape.Spurs a sistant coach Becky Hammon and South Carolinahead coach Dawn Staley are among the top candidates Azeez Ojulari Jersey for the Trail Blazers job, , who noted that Clippers a sistant Chauncey Billups, Nets a sistant Mike D'Antoniand Spurs vice president of basketball operations Brent Barry are alsoin that group.MORE: Hammon, a six-time WNBA All-Star who has been a memberof San Antonio's coaching staff since 2014, willinterview for the Trail Blazersand Magichead coaching jobs, per Charania. Orlando after the 2020-21 season, reportedly because the two sides were not aligned on the franchise's rebuilding timeline.Staley, a Phil Simms Jersey five-time WNBA All-Star and a Hall of Famer, has a long track record of succe s at the collegiate level with the women's programs at Temple and South Carolina. Staleyhas turned the Gamecocks into a national powerhouse, reaching multiple Final Fours and winning a national championship in 2017.Billups has established a solid reputation around the league and shouldbe apopulartarget for teams looking to fill vacancies. D'Antonihas a major experience advantage over the other candidates, including Barry, who played in the NBA for more than a decadebut has never New York Giants T Shirts been part of a coaching staff.Portland star Damian Lillard, who is reportedly expected to have on the team's next coach, initially said that he wanted Lakers a sistant Jason Kidd to get the job Lillardlater added that he also likesBillups but Kidd quickly took his name out of the running." New York Giants Pet Gear Portland's a first-cla s organization and will have great candidates for its head coaching job, but I've decided not to be one of them," . "Whoever they choose will have big shoes to fill from Terry."Lillard hasn't made any demands of the organization, , but his voice will clearly hold some weight. The key for the Trail Blazers will be finding a candidate who can maximize Dexter Lawrence Jersey Lillard'stalents and push the team closer to title contention.Portlandreached the playoffs in eight ofStotts' nine seasons, but it failed to make it out of the first round in four of its past five postseason trips.