The Brooklyn Nets hired Kenny Atkinson to be their head coach after reaching an agreement Sunday.
Adrian Wojnarowski of The Vertical first reported that Atkinson and the Nets have agreed to terms on a multiyear contract and that general manager Sean Marks "long targeted Atkinson for the job."
Bleacher Report's Howard Beck tweeted an official announcement from the Nets:
Atkinson was on the Atlanta Hawks coaching staff as an assistant under Mike Budenholzer. Before his stint with Atlanta, which began in 2012, Atkinson started his NBA coaching career as an assistant for the New York Knicks from 2008 to 2012.
Since then, Brooklyn has experienced extreme turbulence at head coach, going through three different full-time options in Avery Johnson, Jason Kidd and Lionel Hollins, who was fired in January.
"I'm very happy for Kenny and excited that he's earned the opportunity to be a head coach," Budenholzer said in a statement, via Sean Highkin of Bleacher Report. "His competitiveness, knowledge and feel for the game, and passion for player development are all at a high level and will serv ...
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