The Cleveland Cavaliers reportedly agreed on Monday to hire Kenny Atkinson as their next head coach.
Atkinson spent the past three years as an assistant coach with the Golden State Warriors under Steve Kerr. He served as an assistant coach for the Los Angeles Clippers under Ty Lue.
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Golden State Warriors assistant coach Kenny Atkinson reacts during the NBA Finals against the Celtics at TD Garden on June 16, 2022 in Boston. (Elsa/Getty Images)
Atkinson served as the head coach of the Brooklyn Nets from 2016 to the middle of the 2019-20 season. He was fired by the Nets before the pandemic shut down the sports world. Jacques Vaughn temporarily replaced him, but Steve Nash eventually became his successor.
He had a 118-190 record as head coach of the Nets. According to ESPN, the Cavaliers and Atkinson are expected to finalize a contract soon.
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On February 1, 2020, Brooklyn Nets head coach Kenny Atkinson watched the Wizards game in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Voss, File)
He will succeed JB Bickerstaff, who served as the team’s head coach from the 2019-20 season to the 2023-24 season. He led the Cavaliers to the playoffs twice, but the team failed to reach the Eastern Conference Finals.
Cleveland achieved a record of 48 wins and 34 losses last season, ranking fourth in the league.
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Golden State Warriors assistant coach Kenny Atkinson during a game in Denver on April 2, 2023. (AP Photo/David Zarubowski, File)
The Cavaliers also have some key decisions to make on some of their top players this offseason. Donovan Mitchell’s extension seems to be the most important. He is owed $35.4 million this season but could potentially opt out before the start of the 2025-26 season.
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