SALT LAKE CITY — As the Utah Jazz went through one of the greatest turnarounds in NBA history last season, it wasn’t a secret that assistant coach Igor Kokoskov was being courted by opposing teams.
All along, Jazz head coach Quin Snyder had considered him a head coach in the NBA — even as he served on his staff — so when Kokoskov interviewed for the vacant Phoenix Suns job, he wasn’t offended.
“I think Igor is capable of doing two things at once,” Snyder said during the Jazz’s first-round playoff series against Oklahoma City.