The Cleveland Cavaliers reportedly agreed to hire Kenny Atkinson as their next head coach on Monday.
Atkinson served as an assistant coach for the Golden State Warriors under Steve Kerr for the past three years. He was an assistant coach to Ty Lue with the Los Angeles Clippers.
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Assistant coach Kenny Atkinson of the Golden State Warriors reacts during the NBA Finals against the Celtics at TD Garden on June 16, 2022 in Boston. (Elsa/Getty Images)
Atkinson was the head coach of the Brooklyn Nets from 2016 until midway through the 2019-20 season. The Nets fired him before the pandemic shut down the sports world. Jacque Vaughn replaced him on an interim basis, but Steve Nash was eventually the successor.
He was 118-190 as head coach of the Nets. The Cavaliers and Atkinson are expected to finalize their contract soon, ESPN reported.
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Brooklyn Nets coach Kenny Atkinson watches during the Wizards game on Feb. 1, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass, File)
He will replace JB Bickerstaff, who served as the team's head coach from the 2019-20 season through the 2023-24 season. He led the Cavaliers to the playoffs twice, but the team failed to reach the Eastern Conference Finals.
Cleveland went 48-34 last season, finishing fourth in the conference.
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Golden State Warriors assistant coach Kenny Atkinson during a game on April 2, 2023 in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)
The Cavaliers also have some key decisions to make this offseason regarding some of their best players. A Donovan Mitchell contract extension appears to be at the top of the list. He is owed $35.4 million this season, but he has a possible opt-out before the start of 2025-26.
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