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Jared Dudley is favored to become the Portland Trail Blazers next head coach with a payout of $200 on every $100 bet
The Trail Blazers have laid off a significant number of business-side employees as part of a reorganization under new owner Tom Dundon.
BetOnline reopened its odds Wednesday on who will become the next head coach of the Portland Trail Blazers.
Jared Dudley comes in as the 2/1 favorite, followed closely by Steve Hetzel at 3/1 odds and Greg St. Jean at 4/1 odds.
The Trail Blazers have laid off a significant number of business-side employees as part of a reorganization under new owner Tom Dundon.
In addition to owning the Trail Blazers, Dundon also owns the Carolina Hurricanes of the National Hockey League (NHL).
"As part of our plans to position the organization for the future, we made the difficult decision to restructure several areas of the business," Blazers president Dewayne Hankins told The Oregonian in a statement. "These changes impacted talented people who have helped shape the Trail Blazers over many years. We are deeply grateful for their contributions, their leadership and the care they showed every day for our team, our fans and the Portland community. Our focus now is supporting those affected through the transition and positioning the organization for long-term success."
Local reports indicated the reduction affected more than 70 employees.
Dundon has been criticized for cost-cutting measures since buying the team, including asking staff members to check out of hotels early to avoid fees and not bringing two-way players on playoff road trips.
Dundon said the Blazers spend $100 million more per year than the Hurricanes, not including player costs.
"The Hurricanes, since I bought the team, have the first- or second-best record in the league," Dundon said on the podcast. "So I'm just not going to waste $100 million just because somebody wants to write an article calling me cheap. I'm just not going to do it."
| Portland Trail Blazers next head coach | ||
| Jared Dudley | 2/1 | |
| Steve Hetzel | 3/1 | |
| Greg St. Jean | 4/1 | |
| Terry Stotts | 6/1 | |
| Micah Nori | 8/1 | |
| Sam Cassell | 8/1 | |
| Brandon Roy | 10/1 | |
| Chris Quinn | 12/1 | |
| Darvin Ham | 14/1 | |
| Mark Bryant | 16/1 | |
| James Borrego | 18/1 | |
| Nate Bjorkgren | 18/1 | |
| Sean Sweeney | 20/1 | |
| Terry Porter | 25/1 | |
| Damon Stoudamire | 33/1 | |
| Jason Kidd | 33/1 | |
| Johnnie Bryant | 33/1 | |
| Michael Ruffin | 33/1 | |
| Rajon Rondo | 33/1 | |
| Jerry Stackhouse | 40/1 | |
| Tony Dobbins | 40/1 | |
| Becky Hammon | 50/1 | |
| Lindsey Harding | 50/1 | |
| Mark Jackson | 50/1 | |
| Frank Vogel | 66/1 | |
- Tyrone Black, Gambling911.com
