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The Portland Trail Blazers have named James Posey as an assistant coach on Head Coach Chauncey Billups’ staff. Posey brings 25 years of NBA experience as a player and coach to the Trail Blazers as he is a two-time NBA Champion as a player (2006, 2008) and winning one as an assistant coach (2016). Posey arrives in Portland after spending the 2024-25 season in Phoenix and the two seasons prior as an assistant coach with the Washington Wizards (2022-24). Posey was an assistant coach with the Cleveland Cavaliers from 2014-19, contributing to four straight NBA Finals appearances from 2015-18 including an NBA title in 2016.
The Portland Trail Blazers have named James Posey as an assistant coach on Head Coach Chauncey Billups’ staff. Posey brings 25 years of NBA experience as a player and coach to the Trail Blazers as he is a two-time NBA Champion as a player (2006, 2008) and winning one as an assistant coach (2016).
Kendrick Perkins: But you have levels of not liking each other—because you're around each other so much. You’re gonna have attitude. Like KG... quiet as kept—he’ll tell the story now—but James Posey was the leader of our team. KG, at times, hated this motherf*cker. Guess why he hated Posey? One—because Po guarded him in practices. Our practices—our white vs. green practices—we looked forward to going harder at each other in practice than in games. Games would end and we’d be like, “Yo, we gonna bust your ass tomorrow.” "Y’all got us f**ed up!"* And the one thing Po used to do? Every ride—on the bus, on the plane—he had on a suit... And guess what else he had? He had his championship ring from Miami. He used to sit there—KG sat in the last seat—Pose would sit across from him and put that ring on his thigh, with it just popping out. And KG would be like, “He’s doing this on purpose.”
Shaquille O'Neal: "When I was with Miami, Pat Riley came to me and said, ‘I can give you the full $120 million you’re asking for, but we won’t be able to sign anybody else, or I can give you $100 million, and we’ll bring in Udonis Haslem, James Posey, and Gary Payton.’ I took the $100 million because I wanted to win. I had enough money. I had the biggest house. I didn’t need more. What I needed was to win another championship. That’s how we won in Miami. It wasn’t just about me. It was about the team. I wanted to win, and that meant bringing in other players who could help us get there."
Phoenix Suns complete new head coach Mike Budenholzer’s coaching staff with the hiring of Schuyler Rimmer. The Suns officially announced Budenholzer’s staff Tuesday — Chad Forcier, David Fizdale, Vince Legarza, Mike Hopkins, Brent Barry, James Posey, Chaisson Allen and Rimmer.
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Gerald Bourguet: The Suns have officially announced their coaching staff under Mike Budenholzer: Chad Forcier, David Fizdale, Vince Legarza, Mike Hopkins, Brent Barry, James Posey, Chaisson Allen and Schuyler Rimmer
James Posey will join Suns coaching staff
Adrian Wojnarowski: ESPN Sources: James Posey is joining the Phoenix Suns as an assistant coach. Posey — who had a 12-year NBA playing career — has had coaching stops with the Wizards and Cavaliers. pic.twitter.com/ofEQpQiMn1
The Phoenix Suns are looking to add James Posey to new head coach Mike Budenholzer’s staff to work as an assistant coach, sources informed The Arizona Republic. Posey was an assistant coach for the Washington Wizards the past two seasons, including Suns guard Bradley Beal’s final season with the Wizards in 2022-23.
James Posey is now back in the NBA, after some time in women's college basketball and also a stint as a podcaster and blogger. He sees all of it as a journey to collect experience on the way to his ultimate goal, one he's not afraid to proclaim. "I want to be a head coach at the end of the day," he said. "I'm just keeping my head down, working hard and hopefully I'll show enough progress to where the opportunity presents itself. Outside of that, I have fun every day. Every day is another day in paradise. I love what I do."
TCU basketball is putting together a strong 2023 class. The Horned Frogs secured a commitment from Jace Posey late Friday. Posey is the son of NBA player James Posey, who won two championships with the Miami Heat and Boston Celtics.
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The Washington Wizards announced today that they have named James Posey as an assistant coach. “We are excited to add James to our staff, as he brings championship experience both as a player and coach,” said Wizards head coach Wes Unseld Jr. “As one of the toughest defenders in the league and a clutch shooter during his NBA tenure, we will be able to lean on his playing and coaching experiences to help the development of our players.”
Though the contract and job title aren't finalized yet, James Posey is on track in essence to fill a spot vacated by Mike Batiste, who joined the Houston Rockets this offseason as an assistant coach following one season with the Wizards as a player development manager.
Scott Agness: James Posey, who played his final season in the NBA with the Pacers (2010-11), has been hired by Tina Thompson as an assistant coach for the University of Virginia women’s basketball team. Fun fact: Pacers used their amnesty clause on him.
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