{"id":98408,"date":"2020-10-27T04:46:27","date_gmt":"2020-10-27T01:46:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/ex-nets-coach-kenny-atkinson-could-find-himself-with-clippers\/"},"modified":"2020-10-27T04:46:27","modified_gmt":"2020-10-27T01:46:27","slug":"ex-nets-coach-kenny-atkinson-could-find-himself-with-clippers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/ex-nets-coach-kenny-atkinson-could-find-himself-with-clippers\/","title":{"rendered":"#Ex-Nets coach Kenny Atkinson could find himself with Clippers"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#Ex-Nets coach Kenny Atkinson could find himself with Clippers<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

\n Former Nets coach Kenny Atkinson could be back in the NBA \u2014 just not as a head coach, and on the other side of the country.<\/p>\n

The expectation in league circles is that Atkinson will sign on as an assistant on Tyronn Lue\u2019s first Clippers\u2019 staff according to the New York Times.<\/a><\/p>\n

Miami assistant Dan Craig and Larry Drew have also reportedly committed to Lue, while All-Star guard-turned-TV analyst Chauncey Billups is also in the mix.<\/p>\n

Atkinson \u2014 a 53-year-old Huntington native \u2014 did not comment when reached out to by The Post. But he has a strong player development background and head coaching experience, things Lue is said to value.<\/p>\n

\u201cBeing able to do multiple things, not just, you know, one thing or focus in on defense and that\u2019s all they can do or focus in on offense and that\u2019s all they can do,\u201d Lue said during last week\u2019s introduction.<\/p>\n

\u201cI want to make sure that picking the coaching staff, we have guys that can do multiple things, because I want to build the best staff. I want to be the best coach. I want to see our coaches move on to be head coaches in the future.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Nets coach Kenny Atkinson<\/span>Corey Sipkin<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

When the Nets and Atkinson parted ways in March \u2014 just two game<\/a>s before the coronavirus pandemic suspended the season \u2014 it was largely because his voice stopped carrying weight in the locker room. The perception was that he hadn\u2019t won over stars Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving.<\/p>\n

After helping instill a culture of player development and overseeing a rebuild that brought the Nets from the NBA\u2019s most moribund bunch and into the playoffs, Atkinson was expected to land on his feet with a head coaching job. But experienced proven commodities like Lue, Doc Rivers, Billy Donovan, Mike D\u2019Antoni, Nate McMillen and Tom Thibodeau all hit the market.<\/p>\n

Ironically, the Clippers themselves have their own internal locker room issues. They became a trendy NBA championship pick after adding Kawhi Leonard and Paul George before last season, but flamed out in the second round of the playoffs with George not covering himself in glory or being received particularly well in the locker room. Atkinson could be charged with helping Lue unite this group.<\/p>\n\n

Spencer Dinwiddie responded to a report that the NBA fell $1.5 billion short of its revenue projection. The Nets guard \u2014 who parted ways with his agent and is expected to represent himself \u2014 said in essence that the players bore the brunt of that financial shortfall.<\/p>\n

\u201cI could be wrong cuz I\u2019m new to this agent thing. But revenue projections were $8B usd. Players lost 35% of salary this year between initial 10% escrow and the enhanced 25% Covid escrow. 35% x (50% of $8B) = $1.4B,\u201d Dinwiddie tweeted.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo basically in spite of the mandate to bear the Covid weight 50\/50 and the Daryl Morey fiasco (300-500M) the players covered this entire loss and played in Orlando for free \u2026 Welp hopefully there\u2019s no lockout.\u201d\n <\/p><\/div>\n