The Sacramento Kings are losing their top assistant. His familiarity with those two players possibly influenced Walton’s decision to add him to the coaching staff. The Kings have hired former Phoenix Suns head coach Igor Kokoskov to serve as an assistant on Luke Walton’s coaching staff in Sacramento. Fenerbahçe is Turkey’s premier basketball team and one of the best teams in the EuroLeague. He spent a season with the Toronto Raptors, five seasons with the Orlando Magic, a season with the Golden State Warriors, a season with the Charlotte Bobcats and four seasons with the Detroit Pistons before spending the 2018-19 season with the Oklahoma City Thunder. Whether that includes a postseason berth remains to be seen. 23 Kentucky's trip to eighth-ranked Auburn highlights the opening weekend for Southeastern Conference football. If there's an existing coach who has experience, who knows how to build a program, but maybe has a little mark or has something he needs to improve on. [2], The son of Indian parents from Punjab and Uttar Pradesh, Rana was born in Wolverhampton, England. He worked under head coaches such as Alvin Gentry, Larry Brown and Quinn Snyder. Only 1 requires a visit to a poll, Source: New Kings general manager Monte McNair keeps member of Vlade Divac’s staff, Here are the first moves Monte McNair will make as general manager of the Kings, Sachin Gupta wishes Sacramento well; says Monte McNair is home run hire for Kings. Serving as assistant coach, Rana was a member of the staff of the Canadian men's national team in 2009. As first reported by Marc Stein of the NY Times, Kokoskov is set to return to Europe to take over as the head coach of Turkish basketball powerhouse, Fenerbahçe. San Antonio Spurs assistant Becky Hammon will be among more than a dozen candidates for the Indiana Pacers' coaching vacancy, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. — Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) July 2, 2020. Roy Rana (born December 8, 1968) is a Canadian professional basketball coach who is an assistant coach for the Sacramento Kings of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Rana has led Canada’s age group teams to numerous medals in FIBA Americas competition over the past decade. His most successful tenure overseas came as head coach of the Slovenian national team where he led them to a gold medal in the EuroBasket back in 2017. All interviews will be conducted virtually, Wojnarowski added. Here's the latest on how all that's going. Kokosov started his assistant coach career back in 2000 when he became the first non-American to be hired as a full-time NBA assistant coach under Los Angeles Clippers head coach Alvin Gentry. https://t.co/0GlwCLvNoy. Other assistants the Pacers are hoping to interview, per Wojnarowski: The Spurs' Will Hardy, Miami Heat's Dan Craig and Chris Quinn, Dallas Mavericks' Jamahl Mosley and Stephen Silas, Milwaukee Bucks' Darvin Ham and Charles Lee, Orlando Magic's Pat Delany, Minnesota Timberwolves' David Vanterpool and Philadelphia 76ers' Ime Udoka. Luke should have been the Igor insurance policy, not the other way around! I don't want to rule that out. In 2000, Rana took over the head coaching job at Eastern Commerce Collegiate Institute and became "one of the most successful high school basketball coaches in Canadian history". © He worked as an assistant coach with the Kings from 2011 to 13 and returned last season in a player development role. Rana ended his tenure at Ryerson with an overall record of 195-87 after being hired as the Rams’ head coach in 2010. He also serves as head coach of the under-18 and under-19 Canadian national teams. 2006-07 Sacramento Kings Roster and Stats. Regardless, this is a major opportunity for Kokosov and a significant blow to the Kings coaching staff. I don’t think this is any slight to the Kings. Kokoskov is also the current head coach of the Serbian national team, which features Kings players Bogdan Bogdanovic and Nemanja Bjelica. Fenerbahce is one of those. LaVar Ball anyone? Rana became the first coach to guide Canada to a gold medal at a basketball World Championship, when Canada's U19 squad won the title at the 2017 FIBA U19 World Cup in Egypt. Rana led Canada to a historic first ever World Championship in FIBA competition, at the 2017 U19 Basketball World Cup in Cairo Egypt. I wonder if this will take place after this current NBA season is finished or if he will join Fenerbahce before then. Kokoskov previously spent time as an assistant with the Los Angeles Clippers, Detroit Pistons, Suns, Cleveland Cavaliers, Orlando Magic and Utah Jazz. It is unclear whether an ongoing investigation into the allegations against Walton hindered the Kings in their search for a coaching staff. Two or three other coaches will likely be added and Kings great Bobby Jackson will be retained as a member of the player development staff, the source said, speaking on condition of anonymity because the moves had not been formally announced. In 2016, he coached Canada's U18 national team to a silver medal at the 2016 FIBA Americas Under-18 Championship. 23 Kentucky in SEC’s opening weekend, Gavin Newsom signs order banning sales of gas-powered cars in California by 2035, California’s median home price just broke a record. Many thought he would be a logical head coach replacement if the Kings were to fire Luke Walton, but it seems unlikely the Kings will be firing Walton anytime soon. [3] Rana grew up in Toronto.[4]. Your favorite teams, topics, and players all on your favorite mobile devices. Prior to that, the longtime NBA assistant spent a year in Phoenix as the Suns’ head coach during the 2018-19 season.
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