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Dan Woike: #Clippers hire veteran assistant Bob Ociepka to replace Dean Demopoulos, presumably Twitter

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Chris Mannix: Vinny Del Negro will return to LA but there will be changes on his staff. Assistant coach Dean Demopoulos will not return, sources tell SI Twitter

Los Angeles Clippers, Vinny Del Negro, Coaching, Dean Demopoulos 

This really is not news; in fact if you re-wind to 2010 in Chicago, similar commentary was coming out of the Bulls locker room. The good news for the Clippers is that they have two qualified coaches on their staff already – the first is Marc Iavaroni who coached the Grizzlies for two seasons. The second is Dean Demopoulos a long time assistant that has been mentioned as a head coaching candidate for several years. HoopsWorld

Los Angeles Clippers, Vinny Del Negro, Coaching, Dean Demopoulos, Marc Iavaroni 

Former Trail Blazers assistant coach Dean Demopoulos joined me on the Bald Faced Truth radio show on 750-AM (3-6 p.m. on 750-AM). He called into the show from the Clippers bus as it pulled away from PDX on the way to the team hotel (Blazers-Clippers on Tuesday at the Rose Garden Arena.) Demopoulos talked about his time in Portland, which ended after the Blazers won the division and made a playoff run. Said Demopoulos: "In coaching business, you're hired to be fired. I was out of my element. I was in a free fall. There was nothing to grab onto." Oregonian

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The Rockets also have expressed interest in New Orleans’ Michael Malone, Memphis’ Dave Joeger, Dallas’ Dwane Casey, Boston’s Lawrence Frank, San Antonio’s Mike Budenholzer, Philadelphia’s Quin Snyder and the Clippers’ Dean Demopoulos. Houston Chronicle

Houston Rockets, Coaching, Dwane Casey, Dean Demopoulos, Lawrence Frank 

Morey has received permission to speak with many assistant coaches still involved in the playoffs but will seek to work around the first-round schedule. The Rockets have expressed interest in Memphis’ Dave Joeger, Dallas’ Dwane Casey, Boston’s Lawrence Frank and San Antonio’s Mike Budenholzer. Morey also has shown interest in Los Angeles Clippers assistant Dean Demopoulos. Houston Chronicle

Houston Rockets, Coaching, Dwane Casey, Los Angeles, Dean Demopoulos, Lawrence Frank 

The Rockets are interested in a long list of assistants, including San Antonio's Mike Budenholzer, New Orleans' Michael Malone, the Los Angeles Clippers' Dean Demopoulos, Philadelphia's Quin Snyder and Memphis' Dave Joeger, along with former head coaches Lawrence Frank, an assistant in Boston, and Dwane Casey, an assistant in Dallas. The Rockets will seek a meeting with the Lakers' Brian Shaw if he is not named the successor to Phil Jackson in Los Angeles. Houston Chronicle

Houston Rockets, Coaching, Dwane Casey, Brian Shaw, Dean Demopoulos, Lawrence Frank 

Los Angeles Clippers coach Vinny Del Negro has three new assistants. Dean Demopoulos, Marc Iavaroni and Robert Pack will work under Del Negro when he begins his first season with the team this fall. ESPN.com

Los Angeles Clippers, Vinny Del Negro, Coaching, Dean Demopoulos, Marc Iavaroni, Robert Pack 

Ben Golliver: Dean Demopolous says he's found a spot with Clippers staff. "I'm happy about it." Twitter

Los Angeles Clippers, Coaching, Dean Demopoulos 

Lead assistant Dean Demopoulos will not return to the team, according to his agent, Warren LeGarie. Demopoulos has been with McMillan for the past nine seasons, four in Seattle and five in Portland, but will not be retained after his contract expires on Wednesday. McMillan is in the process of shuffling his staff, and said he won't comment on coaches until his staff is complete. Demopoulos declined comment until Wednesday. Oregonian

Portland Trail Blazers, Coaching, Dean Demopoulos 

Jason Quick: Blazers lead assistant Dean Demopoulos will not be retained by team. Agent Warren LeGarie says he is working to find another team Twitter

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