> We wrote last week above about Portland advancing to a finalist stage, but sources say that the process has been slowed to a degree by the Carolina Hurricanes’ trip to the Stanley Cup Final. The Hurricanes, as you’ve surely heard, now share an owner with the Trail Blazers in Tom Dundon and are playing the Las Vegas Golden Knights for NHL supremacy.
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> Sources tell The Stein Line that three of the five finalists we identified last week remain under consideration for the full-time post in Portland: Minnesota’s Nori, Boston’s Tyler Lashbrook and Blazers acting coach Tiago Splitter.
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> The other finalists who, according to sources, did not advance: The Clippers’ Jeff Van Gundy and Utah’s Mike Williams.