Overview
- Public listings show Billups accepted an offer on his Lake Oswego property, which was listed at $4.275 million after he purchased it for $3.9 million in 2021.
- The NBA placed Billups on unpaid leave following his October arrest, and assistant Tiago Splitter has been serving as interim head coach.
- Billups pleaded not guilty at a Brooklyn arraignment on November 24 and remains free on bond ahead of the March 4, 2026 procedural hearing.
- He is one of 31 defendants in a mafia-linked case alleging rigged illegal poker games using doctored shuffling machines, marked cards, and x‑ray tables, with potential exposure of up to 20 years per count if convicted.
- CNBC reports Tom Dundon is moving to acquire the Trail Blazers and is selling his Hurricanes stake to finance the deal, and team officials may wait on ownership changes before deciding Billups’ long-term status.