The Portland Trail Blazers have reportedly agreed to a multiyear contract extension with head coach Chauncey Billups, per ESPN. Billups was in the final guaranteed year of his contract, but Portland clearly views him as their coach for the future,

The Portland Trail Blazers signed coach Chauncey Billups to a contract extension over the weekend but did not disclose the terms. NBA sources have told The Oregonian/OregonLive that the deal involved picking up the fifth-year option on Billups’ original contract signed in 2021 and extending him for two more seasons through 2027-28.

In a surprising move, the Portland Trail Blazers have agreed to a contract extension with head coach Chauncey Billups, despite a rocky four-year tenure that’s yielded a 116–211 record (.355) and zero playoff appearances.