Portland Trail Blazers
Headed by their new general manager Olshey, the Trail Blazers front office further made a few changes during July 2012. The Blazers signed their 30th pick from the 2006 draft, Joel Freeland, and their 22nd pick from the 2009 draft, Víctor Claver, as well as re-signing Hickson and Nicolas Batum. They also signed veteran point guard Ronnie Price to back up Lillard, who was selected as co-MVP of the 2012 Las Vegas Summer League. Dallas Mavericks assistant coach Terry Stotts was hired as head coach on August 7, 2012.
Jay Jensen
Jay Jensen is an athletic trainer, most recently for the Portland Trail Blazers. He served in this role from 1994 until 2013. Previous to joining the Trail Blazers, Jensen served as athletic trainer for the Minnesota Timberwolves since 1989, when the Timberwolves first entered the NBA. He has also previously served as an assistant athletic trainer at the University of Southern California and for the Los Angeles Rams of the NFL.