The Blazers have identified an additional two or three general manager candidates.

Jeff Bower and David Morway have already interviewed for the position, while interim GM Chad Buchanan is also still being considered.

“We’ve had a couple of candidates in front of Paul, and the goal is to get a couple of more in front of him in the near future — hopefully in the next couple of weeks,” Larry Miller said. “At that point, there’s a pretty good chance we will be ready to have someone named.”

Portland doesn't have a timeline for reaching a decision.

“It would be great if we could make it happen in the next two weeks,” he says, “but we want to make sure we get the right person. If it takes a little longer, that’s fine.”

One source says the Blazers are having their candidates take a written psychological test to establish leadership qualities.

“I’ll just say it’s pretty extensive,” Miller says. “We try to do as much due diligence as possible.”