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Report: Kings Hire Former Suns Coach Igor Kokoskov as an Assistant

The Sacramento Kings are hiring former Suns coach Igor Kokoskov as an assistant coach, ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski reports.

Kokoskov will join Luke Walton's staff in Sacramento. The Kings hired Walton in April after he parted ways with the Lakers. Kokoskov will rejoin the assistant ranks after spending just one season as a head coach for the Suns.

Kokoskov was hired by Phoenix in May 2018 as the first European-born coach in NBA history but was fired after the Suns went just 19–63 this season. Kokoskov was eventually replaced by former 76ers assistant Monty Wiliams.