Eight days after he was introduced as Atlanta Hawks head coach, it appears Lloyd Pierce has made his first assistant hire.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported Tuesday that the Hawks have reached agreement with Dallas Mavericks assistant Melvin Hunt to add Hunt to the coaching staff. Hunt comes to Atlanta after a three-year stint on the Mavericks staff.
Hawks have reached agreement with assistant coach Melvin Hunt to join Lloyd Pierce's staff. Expected to be official later today.
— Michael Cunningham (@MCunninghamAJC) May 22, 2018