LeBron James, Austin Reaves and Walker Kessler on the Cleveland Cavaliers next NBA season? Boy, wouldn’t that be fun? It’s ...

The Cleveland Cavaliers didn’t have many needs to address in the offseason. They did a great job of finding another ...

Well, according to Cavaliers head coach Kenny Atkinson, who spoke to ESPN during Cleveland's Las Vegas Summer League loss to the Indiana Pacers, the conversations surrounding Ball have the head ...

Kenny Atkinson believes Evan Mobley is on a clear path to MVP-level dominance: "I don't see a world where that doesn't happen" originally appeared on Basketball Network.

CLEVELAND — Kenny Atkinson's direct approach and intense competitive fire were at the forefront in recent days as the Cavaliers improved to 11-0 with back-to-back victories over two of their new ...

Overall, Atkinson – who played his college ball at Richmond, leading the Spiders to the Sweet 16 back in 1988 – finished with a 118-190 (.383) mark in his first head coaching stint.

Perhaps Atkinson is not the right coach for a Durant-and-Irving-led team. Perhaps, as great as he was for Phase 1 of the Nets' rebuilding plan, they needed a different voice to take the next step.

Kenny Atkinson speaks as he is introduced as the new head coach of the Cleveland Cavaliers at an NBA basketball news conference, Monday, July 1, 2024, in Independence, Ohio. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki) AP ...

Kenny Atkinson’s first stint as an NBA head coach ended with a sudden, strange separation in Brooklyn. He’s hoping for a longer-lasting relationship in Cleveland.

At the time, he was 43 and in his third season an as NBA assistant. Yes, that’s the same Kenny Atkinson who was named the Cavs head coach Monday, replacing J.B. Bickerstaff.

Atkinson, 57, had a long playing career overseas that spanned 14 years, but he returned stateside when the Knicks gave him a job as an assistant coach under Mike D'Antoni in 2008.

In October 2019, during what would be Kenny Atkinson’s final season in Brooklyn, he faced Taylor Jenkins and the Grizzlies, who boasted an extraordinarily dynamic guard in then-rookie Ja Morant.