The Portland Trail Blazers have hired Minnesota Timberwolves lead assistant Micah Nori as the franchise's new head coach, the team announced Tuesday.
Nori -- widely regarded as one of the league's top assistants -- has been in the NBA coaching ranks since 2009. Sources confirmed to ESPN that Nori's deal has just one guaranteed year, with options on the second and third year. Additionally, sources told ESPN that Nori's contract features a sliding-scale salary based on incentives and team success.
Portland hired Nori after Trail Blazers general manager Joe Cronin led a comprehensive search of over a dozen coaching interviews. The finalists for the job beyond Nori were Boston Celtics assistant Tyler Lashbrook and former interim coach Tiago Splitter, who was hired by the Chicago Bulls last week.