PORTLAND, OREGON – MAY 29: Head coach Terry Stotts of the Portland Trail Blazers looks on in the third quarter against the Denver Nuggets during Round 1, Game 4 of the 2021 NBA Playoffs at Moda Center on May 29, 2021 in Portland, Oregon. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images)
The Portland Trail Blazers and head coach Terry Stotts have mutually parted ways following yet another early exit from the playoffs.
The Portland Trail Blazers lost in the first round of the NBA playoffs for the fourth time in five years on Thursday at the hands of the third-seeded Denver Nuggets.
Another early exit has prompted a mutual agreement between the team and head coach Terry Stotts to part ways, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.
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Stotts has been the head coach in Portland since 2012, the same year Blazers star Damian Lillard was drafted. He had two more years under his contract.