Brooklyn Nets, coach Kenny Atkinson part ways after four seasons

The Brooklyn Nets are on pace to make the NBA playoffs this season, but head coach Kenny Atkinson won't be the helm for any of it anymore.

The Brooklyn Nets are on pace to make the NBA playoffs this season and have stars Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant expected to return at full health in 2020-21.

But head coach Kenny Atkinson won't be the helm for any of it anymore. The Nets and Atkinson"mutually agreed to part ways" amid the fourth season of the partnership, the team announced Saturday. "After discussions with Kenny about the progress of the season, we mutually agreed that a coaching change would be in the best interest of the team," general manager Sean Marks said in a statement."This was an extremely difficult decision, however the organization believes it is one that is necessary at this time."In 2016, Atkinson inherited an organization devoid of talent due to the absence of first-round picks over the years.

The Nets were one of the winners of this past summer's blockbuster free agency, signing both Durant, who will not play this season as he recovers, and Irving, who was limited to 20 games because of a shoulder injury that disrupted him during much of the season.

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