Mitch Kupchak has witnessed a bit of everything being in the NBA for parts of six decades.
Perhaps that’s why it took the Charlotte Hornets’ general manager about a nanosecond to recall another incident similar to what he experienced last weekend when Kenny Atkinson spurned them to remain at Golden State eight days after agreeing to terms with the Hornets for their head coaching position.
“The first one that comes to mind is Steve Kerr was supposed to go to New York with Phil Jackson,” Kupchak said Thursday night, “and it looks like he made a good decision, right?