Report: Warriors' Kenny Atkinson Agrees to 4-Year Contract as Hornets' New Head Coach

The Golden State Warriors assistant will be the new head coach of the Charlotte Hornets.

Shams said the sides were close to an agreement.

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Atkinson met with Charlotte Hornets officials — including owner Michael Jordan — on Wednesday and the franchise has decided on the former Nets coach as its new head coach, sources said. Atkinson brings development and defensive structure to a young and talented roster. https://t.co/MqlwGJxzz9

The Athletic's Charania and Sam Amick reported on June 3 that Atkinson was a front-runner for the position and had a scheduled meeting with team officials.

James Borrego was fired in April after four seasons as the team's head coach.

As an assistant coach, he worked with Steve Kerr with the Warriors. He took the Brooklyn Nets to the playoffs in his third season as head coach. He has a career record of 118-190 as a head coach, but he was let go by the Nets midway through the following season.

The Hornets finished with a 43-39 record. It was the second straight 10-win improvement for the team after they went 33-39 in 2020-21 and 23-42 in 2019. Charlotte lost in the first round of the play-in tournament for the second year in a row.

LaMelo Ball is a point guard on the team.

An injury replacement, the 20-year-old was named to his first All-Star game. He averaged 20.1 points, 6.7 Rebounds and 7.6 Assists, which was ninth in the NBA. In the regular season, the Hornets scored 115.3 points per game.

With the 13th pick in the NBA draft, Charlotte will have a chance to add another talented player.

The Hornets will continue to chase the success that has been elusive for a long time.