> In November **2013**, Moran began his coaching career as a player development coach for the NBA Development League’s **Maine Red Claws**.[3] He then became the Portland Trail **Blazers**’ associate video coordinator for the **2014**–15 season.[4] The Trail Blazers finished that season with a 51–31 record, a Northwest Division championship, and a berth into the Western Conference playoffs as a fourth-seed.[4] Moran was promoted to be a **full-time assistant coach upon the start of the 2015–16 season**.[4] He then spent the **next six years with Portland, but was fired as part of a wholesale coaching staff change at the conclusion of the 2020–21 season**.[5] Moran was **hired soon thereafter as a top assistant for the Detroit Pistons**.[5]
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TravisDemers
I love Jim Moran. I’m very happy for him and his family.
BehavioralSink
This sounds like a good move. Although I don’t have any hard data on the subject, always seemed like we had good player development during Stotts’ tenure and with the assistant coaching staff.
SheamusMcGillicuddy
Well, Moran, good for Happy Gil-MO MY GOD!
GaviFromThePod
Let’s GOOOOOOOOOOOO
kangasgotcurves
So happy we have a great scout/talent evaluator(Schmitz) in the front office and our own G league team now.
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Good for him
From his Wikipedia page:
> In November **2013**, Moran began his coaching career as a player development coach for the NBA Development League’s **Maine Red Claws**.[3] He then became the Portland Trail **Blazers**’ associate video coordinator for the **2014**–15 season.[4] The Trail Blazers finished that season with a 51–31 record, a Northwest Division championship, and a berth into the Western Conference playoffs as a fourth-seed.[4] Moran was promoted to be a **full-time assistant coach upon the start of the 2015–16 season**.[4] He then spent the **next six years with Portland, but was fired as part of a wholesale coaching staff change at the conclusion of the 2020–21 season**.[5] Moran was **hired soon thereafter as a top assistant for the Detroit Pistons**.[5]
Welcome back!!!
I love Jim Moran. I’m very happy for him and his family.
This sounds like a good move. Although I don’t have any hard data on the subject, always seemed like we had good player development during Stotts’ tenure and with the assistant coaching staff.
Well, Moran, good for Happy Gil-MO MY GOD!
Let’s GOOOOOOOOOOOO
So happy we have a great scout/talent evaluator(Schmitz) in the front office and our own G league team now.
Get a brain Morans! Excited to catch some games
Awesome, the Shaqdale Trouts have a coach!
Congrats Jim! Cool to see him working his way up