Former Seattle SuperSonics head coach Nate McMillan has agreed to five-year contract with the Portland Trail Blazers, league sources told ESPN Insider Chad Ford.
McMillan was believed to be the Blazers' No. 1 choice all along, with the team also talking to former Blazers player and Bucks ex-coach Terry Porter and Phoenix assistant Marc Iavaroni.
The Blazers appeared close to offering the job to Iavaroni in late June, with the caveat that they first wanted a shot at luring McMillan away from the SuperSonics. The New York Times reported Sunday that Portland is offering McMillan an annual salary of $6 million.
McMillan had been given a deadline by the Sonics to decide his coaching future by the middle of this week.
McMillan had served as Sonics coach since November of 2000, building a 212-183 record in Seattle.
This past season, he led the Sonics to a 52-30 record and a Northwest Division championship. The Sonics made it to the Western Conference semifinals before losing to the eventual NBA Champion San Antonio Spurs.
