Trail Blazers tab Rodney Billups as assistant to brother Chauncey

Head coach Chauncey Billups of the Portland Trail Blazers reacts during the second quarter against the Memphis Grizzlies at Moda Center on December 15, 2021 in Portland, Oregon.  Steph Chambers/Getty Images/AFP

The Portland Trail Blazers on Friday named Rodney Billups, the younger brother of head coach Chauncey Billups, as an assistant coach.

The 38-year-old Rodney Billups was serving as a scout for the Milwaukee Bucks.

Rodney Billups also spent the previous five seasons as head coach of the University of Denver. He went 48-94 and was dismissed after last season’s 2-19 campaign.

Billups also played for Denver and averaged 8.5 points and 4.6 assists in 90 games (58 starts) from 2002-05 before playing overseas.

The Trail Blazers are a disappointing 13-21 in 45-year-old Chauncey Billups’ first season as coach. Portland visits the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday night.

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