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Former Brooklyn Nets assistant coach Igor Kokoskov joins Hawks

Former Brooklyn Nets assistant Igor Kokoskov signed a deal on Friday to join the Atlanta Hawks, per ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.

Former Brooklyn Nets assistant coach Igor Kokoskov signed a deal on Friday to join the Atlanta Hawks as part of Quin Snyder’s coaching staff, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Kokoskov joins the Hawks after being an assistant coach for the Nets for the 2022-23 season.

Before coming to Brooklyn to join then-head coach Steve Nash’s staff, Kokoskov has been an assistant coach in the NBA for all of his career aside from the 2018-19 season when he was the head coach of the Phoenix Suns. Other than Brooklyn and Phoenix, Kokoskov has coached for Los Angeles Clippers, Detroit Pistons, Cleveland Cavaliers, Utah Jazz, Sacramento Kings, and the Dallas Mavericks.

As Wojnarowski notes, Kokoskov and Snyder overlapped from 2015 to 2018 when Kokoskov was the assistant coach for the Jazz and Snyder was the head coach. Kokoskov, 51, looks to help Snyder turn around Atlanta after losing in the first round of the 2023 Eastern Conference playoffs to the Boston Celtics in six games.

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Brooklyn Nets officially bring Igor Kokoskov on as assistant coach

Reports indicate that the Nets officially bring on Igor Kokoskov as an assistant coach on Nash’s staff.

The Brooklyn Nets are going through quite a lot this offseason with both stars Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving requesting trades, and there will also be some significant change to the sideline staff, as well. The team has officially brought on Igor Kokoškov as one of Steve Nash’s assistants.

Rumors about Kokoškov joining Nash’s staff started over a month ago, he was a critical piece to the Dallas Mavericks postseason run.

The team announced that alongside Kokoškov, that Adam Caporn and Trevor Hendry will be joining the organization.

Kokoškov comes to the Nets with a long history in coaching all over Europe and as an assistant for nearly ten teams in the NBA.

Caporn is getting a promotion, moved up from the head coach of the Long Island Nets. He led the team to their second franchise playoff berth with the G-League affiliate.

Hendry also receives a major promotion as last season he was a head video coordinator for the franchise.

These changes already show the Nets organization taking the offseason by the horns and attempting to get the team together before the season starts.

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Nets expected to hire Igor Kokoskov to join Steve Nash’s coaching staff

The Brooklyn Nets are expected to hire Igor Kokoskov to Steve Nash’s coaching staff.

As the Brooklyn Nets continue to pick up the pieces following a pretty wild and overall disappointing 2021-22 season, they are going to beef up coach Steve Nash’s staff after losing valuable assistant Amar’e Stoudemire recently in the offseason.

To try and replace Stoudemire, the Nets are expected to hire former Phoenix Suns head coach, Igor Kokoskov to Nash’s staff. Kokoskov has one season of NBA head coaching under his belt, going 19-63 in the 2018-19 season with the Suns, but he has served as an assistant for 20 years with the Los Angeles Clippers, the Detroit Pistons, the Cleveland Cavaliers, the Suns, the Utah Jazz, the Sacramento Kings, and the Dallas Mavericks.

Kokoskov’s vast experience should do wonders to help Nash through specific situations. The Nets now hope that he can help the franchise bounce back following a very dysfunctional season that resulted in the being swept out of Round 1 by the Boston Celtics.

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Sergio Scariolo decided to address the …

Sergio Scariolo decided to address the rumors circling around, since his team secured a spot in Euroleague, that he won’t be able to lead both Segafredo Virtus Bologna and Spain simultaneously, especially during the national team windows. However, the coach clearly stated that his contract with Virtus allows him to coach Spain and he will be continuing on both benches. “I don’t know where certain gossip comes from, and I don’t usually comment on gossip but anyway, and even for once, it’s worth clarifying that: My contract with Virtus explicitly provides in writing that I can participate in the windows of the national team. And my contract with the Spanish Basketball Federation does not foresee any type of exit and that contract extends until the end of the 2024 Olympic Games,” Scariolo said and took Igor Kokoskov as an example of how doable it actually is if all sides commit.

Report: Nets interested in adding former Suns assistant coach

One of the coaches who worked under Alvin Gentry when he was Steve Nash’s head coach in Phoenix could join the Brooklyn Nets’ bench.

Any hopes of reuniting Steven Nash with Alvin Gentry, one of the three head coaches he played under as a member of the Phoenix Suns, were dashed on Wednesday when the ex-New Orleans Pelicans head coach was officially added to the Sacramento Kings’ coaching staff. Gentry will take on the role of associate head coach under Luke Walton.

But, there’s still a chance Nash brings on someone who was featured on Phoenix’s coaching staff during the Hall of Fame point guard’s prime — albeit a small change.

The latest name to be linked to Nash’s search — joining Los Angeles Lakers assistant coach Phil Handy and Oklahoma City Thunder assistant coach — is Igor Kokoskov. But while Alex Schiffer of The Athletic indicates the Nets have interest in the former Suns assistant, he’s also reporting Kokoskov “prefers to stay in Turkey with his current team.”

Kokoskov became the head coach of Fenerbahce — which is a member of Euroleague and the Turkish Basketball Super League — over the summer.

It has been two years since Luka Doncic …

It has been two years since Luka Doncic was selected third in the annual NBA draft. Among those missing out were the Phoenix Suns and then newly-appointed head coach Igor Kokoskov. The Fenerbahce Beko boss talked about the 2018 draft pointing out that he would not be interviewed by Socrates magazine in Turkey if the Suns had chosen the 2019 NBA Rookie of the Year and 2020 NBA All-Star.

“He is a successful basketball player,” …

“He is a successful basketball player,” he said commenting on Doncic’s second season in the NBA, “There is a frightening momentum of development. Last year he was one of the most talented players in the world but today he is among the few selected best basketball players in the world. It should not be forgotten that he is only 21 years old and he will be playing for 17-18 years with the prolongation of professional athletes’ careers.”