The Cavaliers are hiring Warriors assistant Kenny Atkinson as their next head coach, sources told ESPN. He previously served as coach of the Nets for three-plus seasons.
The sides have started work on a contract, and a deal is expected to be reached soon, sources said.president Trajan Langdon in New Orleans, is now expected to become a prominent candidate in the Pistons' coaching search, sources told ESPN.Atkinson, the top assistant with the Warriors, takes over a Cavaliers roster that advanced to the Eastern Conference semifinals and won 99 regular-season games over the past two seasons.
Cavaliers president of basketball operations Koby Altman and general manager Mike Gansey are especially eager for Atkinson's reputable player development program to impact young centerAtkinson was 118-190 in three-plus years with the Nets, inheriting a full rebuild and showing improvement each season until he resigned after an injury-plagued 2019-20 season. He spent the 2020-21 season with theas an assistant before joining Steve Kerr's staff as the top assistant in 2021.
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