<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">With coaches being fired recently in Minnesota and Portland, perhaps it's inevitable that rumors and speculation involving the future of Milwaukee Bucks coach Terry Porter would surface. Would the Timberwolves or the Trail Blazers target Porter to be their new coach next season? After all, Porter played the first 10 seasons of his 17-year playing career in Portland and still holds the city and organization in high regard. And, after leaving Portland in 1995, Porter played his next three seasons in Minnesota. But since Porter is under contract with the Bucks, any team interested in his services would have to ask the Bucks for permission to talk to him. General manager Larry Harris said Wednesday that had not happened. "There's no truth to any of that speculation about anyone reaching out from any organization," said Harris. In Portland, coach Maurice Cheeks was fired March 2 and was replaced on an interim basis by Kevin Pritchard who had been the team's director of player personnel. In Minnesota, Flip Saunders was fired Feb. 12 and was replaced by Kevin McHale, who had been the team's vice president of basketball operations.</div> [urlhttp://www.jsonline.com/sports/buck/mar05/308247.asp] Source [/url]
