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Trail Blazers Extend Contracts Of Born, Buchanan

06/18/10

  1. Written by: caseyholdahl

    Directors of NBA, College Scouting signed to two-year extensions

    PORTLAND, Ore. – The Portland Trail Blazers have extended the contracts of Michael Born, Director of NBA Scouting, and Chad Buchanan, Director of College Scouting, it was announced today by General Manager Kevin Pritchard.
     
    The two-year extensions will keep Born and Buchanan under contract through June of 2012.
     
    “Both Mike and Chad have done a tremendous job for us in their six years here,” said Pritchard. “They’re tireless workers who sleep, eat and drink basketball and have played a huge role in our success.”
     
    The team’s Director of NBA Scouting for the past three seasons, Born attends games on the NBA, minor league and international levels to evaluate talent for trades and free agency, along with prospective draft picks. Born, 44, joined the Trail Blazers in 2004 as a domestic scout, a position he held until promoted to his current role in 2007.
     
    Buchanan also spent three years as a domestic scout for the Trail Blazers from 2004-07 before becoming the team’s Director of College Scouting in 2007. In his current position, Buchanan, 37, oversees all college, international and high school scouting in addition to managing the continued development of database content, organizing all pre-draft workouts and assisting in NBA player evaluation.
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