NBA Coach Tiago Splitter Bound for the Chicago Bulls -- Less Than a Year After Snapping Up $3.3 Million Home in Portland

ESPN reports that Tiago Splitter is close to signing with the Chicago Bulls to become their head coach, ending a Portland tenure. The 41-year-old Brazilian, who played in the NBA from 2010 to 2018, moved to Portland as an assistant in June 2025 and then led as interim head coach after Chauncey Billups' arrest. Portland bought a $3.3 million home in Lake Oswego in August 2025; Splitter was among four finalists for the Bulls' post, along with Micah Nori, Ryan Schmidt and Wes Unseld Jr. If finalized, the deal would end his Portland stint and relocate him to Chicago, where the team seeks to align development and strategy under leadership.