The salary presented to him to continue on as head …

Sources close to the situation told ESPN that Tiago Splitter was given a raise from his assistant coaching salary and discussed a longer-term contract during the season. The salary presented to him to continue on as head coach was far below a standard NBA head coaching salary, and further discussion was tabled until after the season, sources said. "He got thrown in a difficult situation," Deni Avdija said after the Blazers evened the series on Tuesday night.