CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — While general manager Mitch Kupchak said Kenny Atkinson’s decision last week to renege on his four-year agreement to coach the Charlotte Hornets was “disappointing,” in some ways he’s thankful it happened the way it did.
“I think he would have been a good pick, but if he’s not comfortable here I would rather find out now than a year from now,” Kupchak said Thursday night during the NBA draft.
Kupchak gave no timetable as to when the Hornets will have a new coach in place, emphasizing the team is in no hurry.