PORTLAND, Ore., May 23 (UPI) -- Portland Trail Blazers General Manager Rich Cho has been fired after just one season on the job, the team announced Monday.
Trail Blazers President Larry Miller said Chad Buchanan, Portland's director of college scouting, will serve as acting general manager.
"The fit between Rich and our team simply wasn't right," Miller said. "This was a tough move because I respect Rich and he's a good person with many strong skills. But it simply wasn't a good match."
Cho was hired last July, coming to Portland after nine seasons as assistant general manager for the Seattle Supersonics/Oklahoma City Thunder.
The Trail Blazers garnered a sixth-place finish in the Western Conference in the past season, compiling a 48-34 record before losing to Dallas in the first round of the playoffs.
