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According to a league source, the Blazers did not renew the contracts of Billups' lead assistant Scott Brooks, or his brother, Rodney Billups, who was also serving as an assistant on his staff. The Oregonian first reported the news.

Rodney Billups is the brother of head coach Chauncey Billups and his contract was not very big either. It seemed like the beginning of the end for this coaching staff, but Chauncey Billups had one year left on his contract and then a team option the next season.

He was named head coach at the University of Denver on March 14, 2016, three days after Joe Scott was fired. Billups is the younger brother of former NBA star Chauncey Billups. Billups had been an assistant at Colorado since 2012. He played at the University of Denver from 2002 to 2005.

Chauncey Billups is under contract to coach the Portland Trail Blazers for one more year. In his exit interview, Blazers general manager Joe Cronin said unequivocally that Billups would be back next season.

Denver native Chauncey Billups and former NBA player Junior Bridgeman, have purchased 30 Wendy's Co. restaurants in the St. Louis market. The transaction is one of the fast-food chain's first in its plan to sell hundreds of company-owned locations.

Billups wears No. 1, like his cousin Chauncey Billups, the former NBA All-Star guard. Jared said they've never met, but he has watched plenty of video of his cousin.

Billups earned the nickname "Mr. Big-Shot" during the regular season for two events. He first made a game winning three on March 9 as time expired to beat the Golden State Warriors 107–105 and Billups scored 31 points. The second event was just over two weeks later on March 26.

2 million USD (2012)

Chauncey Billups / Salary

DETROIT – April 6, 2024 – Chauncey Billups, point guard and Finals MVP for the Detroit Pistons' 2004 NBA Championship team, has been elected to the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame class of 2024.

BOULDER — Chauncey Billups, who in 1997 led the University of Colorado to its first NCAA Tournament berth in 28 years, will be enshrined into the 2024 class of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame this August.

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NBA Career

Billups played seventeen seasons with seven different teams. Those teams included the Boston Celtics, Denver Nuggets, Detroit Pistons, and Los Angeles Clippers.

He is also an NBA champion and won his only ring with the Detroit Pistons in 2003-04. He also won the NBA Finals MVP. Billups also appeared in a rendition of the BIG3 league in 2017; in the year 202, Billups was an assistant coach for the Los Angeles Lakers.

Chauncey is a baby boy name of British origin. It derives from the British name and nickname Chance, meaning “luck” and “fortune.” Whether you see this name in lights or under your love and care, Chauncey—or Chance—can be a proud exclamation of how lucky you and baby are.

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Early NBA years

Billups then played for the Denver Nuggets, who traded him to the Orlando Magic, although he was on the injured list until season's end and never played a game for Orlando (he was included on the season-ending team photo, wearing jersey number 2).

2 million USD (2012)

Chauncey Billups / Salary

Billups is probably the biggest miss on this entire list, and the timing at which he joined the Orlando Magic from the Denver Nuggets in 2000 is what led to the unfortunate circ*mstances that followed. When traded to the Magic, Billups had a shoulder injury and was on his fourth team in four years.

Billups, the current coach of the Portland Trail Blazers, won an NBA title with the Detroit Pistons in 2004. The five-time All-Star played for the Raptors for 29 games in 1997=98.