The Portland Fire hired Alex Sarama as the first head coach in franchise history on Friday.
Sarama, who is an assistant for the Cavs, is known for using CLA (Constraints-Led Approach) principles.
“I’ve had this philosophy for a while,” he said. “And I think the setup of being able to do it with an expansion team is so unique. We’ll have the chance to impact every department and have a completely unified approach where everyone’s working in perfect harmony.”
Fire general manager Vanja Cernivec said she was impressed with Sarama’s approach.
“To me he was a genius,” Černivec said. “He was producing documents and papers that would take me two hours; he would do it in five or 10 minutes. I was just like, ‘How does this kid’s brain work?’ And his obsession was always coaching.”
With the WNBA’s collective bargaining agreement set to expire on October 31, Sarama will remain with the Cavs for now.
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