Blazers Annouce Addition Of 3 Assistant Coaches To Terry Stotts' Staff

The Portland Trail Blazers announced the hiring of three assistant coaches -- Jay Triano, David Vanterpool and Kim Hughes -- to fill out the staff of head coach Terry Stotts on Friday. Former Blazers interim coach Kaleb Canales will also serve as an assistant coach.

Here are some notable reactions and news bits concerning the moves. The team's press release is below.

Chris Haynes的CSNNW.comtweets...

特里·斯托茨（Terry Stotts）拒绝评论他的首席助手是谁。实际上，他说他不喜欢将某人命名为主人。

Terry Stotts on Kaleb Canales: "He will be our defensive coordinator."

金·休斯（Kim Hughes）的特里·斯托茨（Terry Stotts）：“他将成为我们的大个子专家。他做得很好，发展大人物”

Hersey Hawkins will remain with the Blazers as the Player Development Director. Dan Dickau -- Blazers Player Development Assistant -- status with organization is unknown being he's on part time deal. Stotts not making that descion.

艾德里安Wojnarowski的Yahoo! Sportstweets...

Sam Presti has lost staff in offseason, but David Vanterpool going back into coaching ranks w/ Portland is easily the toughest blow to OKC.

Brother Wendell Maxeytweets...

挖掘大卫·范德浦（David Vanderpool），以助理教练前往波特兰。OKC＆Dude的CSKA莫斯科 /侦察员的冠军体验可以击球。

Mike Tokito的The Oregoniantweets...

Hughes was interim head coach of Clippers for 33 games after Mike Dunleavy was fired in 2010. Obviously worked with GM Neil Olshey.

Here's the team's press release.

PORTLAND, Ore. - Portland Trail Blazers Head Coach Terry Stotts has added Jay Triano, David Vanterpool and Kim Hughes to his coaching staff, the team announced today.

"Jay, David and Kim bring a wealth of experience as coaches, players and front office personnel," said Stotts. "I have always had a lot of respect for their basketball knowledge and they will be very valuable additions to our staff."

Triano, 53, joins the Trail Blazers from the Toronto Raptors, where he most recently held the position of Vice President of Pro Scouting after serving as the team's head coach from 2008-11 (87-142, .380). The first Canadian born head coach in the NBA, Triano was previously an assistant in Toronto from 2002-08.

A native of Niagara Falls, Ontario, Triano served as the head coach for the Canadian men's national team from 1998-2004 (52-42, .553) and later as an assistant for USA Basketball. A former captain of Team Canada who played collegiately at Simon Fraser University, Triano competed in three Olympics for his home country.

Vanterpool, 39, joins the Trail Blazers bench after spending the past two seasons as a pro scout with the Oklahoma City Thunder. He played for European power CSKA Moscow from 2005-07, winning a Euroleague title there before becoming an assistant coach with the club upon retirement. Vanterpool was also a member of the Trail Blazers' 2010 NBA Summer League coaching staff.

Vanterpool在2000 - 01年参加华盛顿奇才队的22场比赛，在St. Bonaventure参加了大学的比赛。

洛杉矶快船队的助理教练七个赛季（2003-10），现年60岁的休斯（Hughes）完成了2009-10赛季的最后33场比赛，担任临时主教练。他在丹佛掘金队（Denver Nuggets）度过了前五个赛季，在那里他担任球探人员，球员人员和助理教练的主任。伊利诺伊州的自由港和威斯康星州的明矾也是密尔沃基雄鹿队的侦察员。

Hughes is a six-year veteran of the ABA and NBA, playing for the New York/New Jersey Nets, Nuggets and Cleveland Cavaliers before finishing his career in Italy.

Triano，Vanterpool和Hughes与Kaleb Canales一起担任Stotts员工的助手。

The expected hiring of Triano wasfirst reported在Thursday night.

The Blazers hired Stottsearlier this month.

-- Ben Golliver | benjamin.golliver@gmail.com |推特