Report: Bulls set to hire Tiago Splitter as new head coach

After leading the Portland Trail Blazers to the playoffs, Tiago Splitter has found himself a permanent job. The Chicago Bulls are finalizing a deal to hire Splitter as the team's new head coach, ESPN's Shams Charania reported Monday. Splitter, 41, earned his first NBA head coaching job this past season in an interim capacity, stepping in for Chauncey Billups early in the season after he was placed on leave while being investigated for illegal gambling. The Brazilian first-timer led the Blazers to a 42-39 regular-season record in his 81 games in charge, but bowed out to the San Antonio Spurs...