Warriors close to hiring Kenny Atkinson as lead assistant coach

The [Golden State] Warriors are near an agreement to add former [Brooklyn] Nets head coach Kenny Atkinson to Steve Kerr’s coaching staff as one of the lead assistants, sources told The Athletic.

Source: Shams Charania of The Athletic

ANALYSIS: Atkinson served four seasons as Brooklyn's head coach before he stepped down in March 2020. He most recently served as an assistant on Tyronn Lue's staff with the Los Angeles Clippers.

Atkinson would become the second former head coach on the Warriors' bench, joining Mike Brown as one of Steve Kerr's lead assistants.