Cleveland Cavaliers center Jarrett Allen has been the subject of trade rumors, but some teams believe the arrival of new Cavs head coach Kenny Atkinson, who coached Allen when the two were together on the Brooklyn Nets, decreases the chance of a move.
"The arrival of Kenny Atkinson as Cleveland's new coach has convinced various teams that Jarrett Allen has just become even harder to pry from the Cavaliers via trade than he was previously," longtime NBA insider Marc Stein reported. "And it was hard before."
Atkinson coached the Nets for four seasons (2016-2020).