Mike D'Antoni. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports
Former New York Knicks head coach and current Brooklyn Nets assistant coach Mike D’Antoni is slated as one of the “top candidates” for the Portland Trail Blazers lead gig, per Shams Charania:
Top head coaching candidates for the Trail Blazers, per @ShamsCharania
-Chauncey Billups
-Becky Hammon
-Mike D’Antoni
-Dawn Staley
-Brent Barry pic.twitter.com/7kJkXOegn9— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) June 12, 2021
Of the five candidates, D’Antoni is by far the most experienced.