Chauncey Billups has secured a multiyear contract extension with the Portland Trail Blazers, as reported by Shams Charania of ESPN. Despite facing scrutiny earlier in the season, the Blazers have shown improvement, boasting a 22-18 record since January 18, although they currently sit 12th in the Western Conference at 35-46. Billups, in his fourth season with Portland, has a coaching record of 116-211 and is still in pursuit of the franchise's first playoff berth under his leadership.

Billups, a Hall of Famer and a key player in the Detroit Pistons’ 2004 championship victory, has the opportunity to guide a young core of players including Shaedon Sharpe, Anfernee Simons, and Deni Avdija. As they prepare to host the Los Angeles Lakers in their season finale, the team looks to build on the momentum gained in the latter half of the season.