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Joe Freeman: Just talked to @Wesley Matthews and he says Kaleb Canales will remain with #Blazers as an asst coach and still be "a big part of organization." Twitter

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Mike Tokito: If #Blazers had gone w/Kaleb Canales, 34, he would have been the franchise's youngest permanent head coach. Twitter

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Marc Stein: Word on coaching grapevine is that keeping Paul Allen fave Kaleb Canales on staff was pre-condition for Terry Stotts getting Blazer job Twitter

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Chris Haynes: Kaleb Canales will remain with the #Blazers in some capacity I'm being told. Twitter

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John Canzano: Blazers coaching candidates --- Terry Stotts and Kaleb Canales --- are both working at Tim Grgurich's big-man camp in Las Vegas today. Twitter

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John Canzano: Observer tells me Blazers GM Neil Olshey is present as well. Twitter

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I think the job has been Kaleb's all along. And I think Stotts, while a very worthy candidate, is being thrown into the mix (remember, he's a Warren Legarie client) to bring him back into the discussion for future head coaching jobs. Meanwhile, all the candidates that were interviewed -- the dog-and-pony show that included more than a dozen people -- does nothing, at least to Blazer Nation, but validate Canales as a candidate. At least that would be the hope. CSNNW.com

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Jason Quick: Trail Blazers owner Paul Allen has completed interviews in London with Terry Stotts and Kaleb Canales, The Oregonian has learned. Twitter

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Dallas Mavericks assistant coach Terry Stotts and Portland Trail Blazers interim head coach Kaleb Canales are traveling to London this weekend to meet with owner Paul Allen in what will be the final phase of interviews to determine who will be the Trail Blazers next head coach, CSNNW.com has learned. A decision is expected soon after in order to fill out the rest of the coaching staff in a timely fashion. Tuesday, the Trail Blazers finished up round two of the interview process. General manager Neil Olshey and his brass met with Stotts and former Orlando Magic assistant coach Steve Clifford on Monday and on Tuesday, met with Canales and Phoenix Suns assistant Elston Turner. CSNNW.com

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Jason Quick: Terry Stotts and Kaleb Canales are the two finalists for the Trail Blazers head coaching position, The Oregonian has learned Twitter

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The Blazers on Wednesday eliminated Steve Clifford and Elston Turner and will now focus on Stotts, the Dallas assistant who has been a head coach in Atlanta and Milwaukee, and Canales, the 34-year-old former video coordinator who coached the Blazers on an interim basis last season after Nate McMillan was fired. No timeline has been set by the team to make a hire. Oregonian

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Jason Quick: Owner Paul Allen was not involved in the interviews of Stotts, Clifford, Turner and Canales. Twitter

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The Portland Trail Blazers began round two by interviewing Dallas Mavericks assistant coach Terry Stotts this morning and former Orlando Magic assistant Steve Clifford this afternoon for three and a half hours, CSNNW.com has learned. Phoenix Suns assistant Elston Turner will be interviewed tomorrow morning followed by Trail Blazers interim head coach Kaleb Canales. CSNNW.com

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On Wednesday the Portland Trail Blazers narrowed their head coach search to four candidates – Phoenix Suns assistant Elston Turner, Dallas Mavericks assistant Terry Stotts, former Orlando Magic assistant Steve Clifford, and Trail Blazers interim head coach Kaleb Canales. CSNNW.com

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Kerry Eggers: Look for Blazer coach finalists (Canales, Clifford, Stotts, Turner) to re-interview with Olshey/exec staff before 1 or 2 go b4 paul allen Twitter

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Jason Quick: The Oregonian has learned the Blazers Final Four coaching candidates: Terry Stotts, Elston Turner, Steve Clifford and Kaleb Canales Twitter

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Jason Quick: The four candidates will be brought into Portland for a second-round of interviews next week Twitter

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Portland's Kaleb Canales is the only NBA head coach from the 2011-12 season to take up the same position here in Las Vegas. That probably has something to do with the fact that all signs point to Canales, who took over for Nate McMillan with about two-thirds of the way through the regular season, taking a step back next season. A Comcast Sports Northwest report earlier this week indicated that new general manager Neil Olshey offered the head-coaching job to Phil Jackson and Jerry Sloan, but was turned down by both veteran coaches. When asked Saturday if he recieved an interview, Canales sidestepped the question, saying he was "focused on summer league." "I'm a Portland Trail Blazer and I've always going to be a Portland Trail Blazer," said Canales, who started with the team as a video intern in 2004. "I'm just going to continue to focus on working with our guys and helping them get better." ESPN.com

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Bill Ingram: In talking with Kaleb Canales, he's proceeding as if he's Portland's head coach until someone tells him otherwise. Twitter

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Joe Freeman: Aldridge said he has not been paying attention to the #Blazers ongoing coaching search and, yet again, endorsed Kaleb Canales for the job. Twitter

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