The Atlanta Hawks have lost high-profile assistant coaches to head coaching jobs in the recent past. First, it was Quin Snyder leaving to take over the Utah Jazz. Then, Kenny Atkinson landed in Brooklyn as the head coach of the Nets.
Now, a report from David Pick indicates that Neven Spahija is set to leave Atlanta’s bench to assume the head coaching position for Maccabi Tel Aviv.
Source: Mike Budenholzer has granted Neven Spahija his blessing to leave the Hawks and sign as head coach of Maccabi Tel Aviv till 2020.