The Cleveland Cavaliers reportedly agreed to rent Kenny Atkinson as its subsequent head coach on Monday.
Atkinson served as an assistant coach for the Golden State Warriors underneath Steve Kerr during the last three years. He was an assistant coach underneath Ty Lue with the Los Angeles Clippers.
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Assistant coach Kenny Atkinson of the Golden State Warriors reacts in the course of the NBA Finals towards the Celtics at TD Backyard on June 16, 2022, in Boston. (Elsa/Getty Pictures)
Atkinson was the pinnacle coach of the Brooklyn Nets from 2016 to the center of the 2019-20 season. He was fired by the Nets earlier than the pandemic shut down the sports activities world. Jacque Vaughn changed him at an interim stage, however Steve Nash was finally the successor.
He was 118-190 because the Nets’ head coach. The Cavaliers and Atkinson are anticipated to finalize their contract quickly, ESPN reported.
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Brooklyn Nets coach Kenny Atkinson watches in the course of the Wizards sport, Feb. 1, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photograph/Nick Wass, File)
He’ll exchange J.B. Bickerstaff, who served because the staff’s head coach from the 2019-20 season via the 2023-24 season. He guided the Cavaliers to the playoffs twice however the staff did not get to the Jap Convention Finals.
Cleveland was 48-34 final season, ending fourth within the convention.
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Golden State Warriors assistant coach Kenny Atkinson throughout a sport on April 2, 2023, in Denver. (AP Photograph/David Zalubowski, File)
The Cavaliers have a couple of key offseason choices to make as properly in regard to a few of its high gamers. A Donovan Mitchell contract extension seems to be on the high of the checklist. He’s owed $35.4 million this season however has a possible choose out earlier than the beginning of 2025-26.
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