It seems the Charlotte Hornets are taking two steps ahead and one step again, bringing in former head coach Steve Clifford to take the reins as soon as once more.
After Kenny Atkinson rejected Charlotte final week, studies surfaced on Thursday that Clifford was rising as a favourite for the Hornets job. On Friday, ESPN confirmed the veteran head coach’s rent.
Clifford takes over from James Borrego, the one head coach throughout Clifford’s four-year absence. Borrego coached the Hornets to a 138-163 document over 4 years, with losses within the play-in match in back-to-back years the seemingly cause for his firing.
Clifford, who additionally coached the Orlando Magic from 2018 to 2021, doesn’t boast significantly better of a document with the Hornets, going 196-214 in his 5 years in Charlotte, however was capable of attain the playoffs twice throughout his first tenure.
The explanation for his return engagement? Familiarity. Clifford has remained on good phrases with staff proprietor Michael Jordan and common supervisor Mitch Kupchak since his firing in 2018.
After a puzzling draft on Thursday, the Hornets will search for methods to strengthen their staff to make their first playoff look since Clifford introduced them there in 2016.
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