‘The Guy I Want’: Damian Lillard Lobbying For Lakers’ Jason Kidd as Blazers’ Next Head Coach

The Portland Trail Blazers have become a must in the post season. With players like CJ McCollum and Damian Lillard, the Blazers do have some of the biggest names in the conference.

But that certainly hasn’t translated to post-season success for the Trail Blazers. Crashing out of the first round of the playoffs for the fourth time in last five years, Lillard and Co. have already expressed that their is a dire need of some change in the team.

Damian Lillard prefers Jason Kidd as Blazers’ new head coach

Given how wide open the West was, the Blazers on paper had the chance to make a deep playoff run. But Portland disappointed yet again as the Nuggets side who were missing three key players from their rotation beat the Blazers in six games.

While head coach Terry Stotts did have his moments with the team, the lack of post-season success certainly hurt his case. He has now parted ways with the team.

Thank you, Coach Stotts https://t.co/dLHJdAEajZ pic.twitter.com/fGzPnuyvyL

— Portland Trail Blazers (@trailblazers) June 5, 2021

Given that their talisman, Damian Lillard had made his disappointment clear, the Blazers will be determined to keep their main man happy. According to multiple reports, Lillard has been lobbying for Lakers’ assistant coach Jason Kidd as the new head coach.

In the last two years, Kidd has been an integral part of Frank Vogel’s coaching staff. Given that he already has NBA coaching experience, he is certainly one of the favorites for the job. But the Blazers aren’t the only team in pursuit of the former Nets’ coach with teams like the Celtics also interested. Will the Blazers land Kidd for the head  coaching role?

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