Cavaliers Keep Kenny Atkinson for 3rd Season After 116-48 Run

13 articles · Updated · ESPN · May 26

Cleveland will bring back Kenny Atkinson next season, keeping him in place after the Cavaliers reached their first Eastern Conference finals since 2018.
116-48 is Atkinson's regular-season record over the past two years, and team officials still strongly backed him despite a four-game, double-digit-loss sweep by the Knicks.
Donovan Mitchell publicly defended Atkinson after Monday's elimination, saying the Cavaliers' breakthrough run was achieved with him, not in spite of him.
The decision keeps coaching stable, but Cleveland is still expected to explore roster moves this summer after owner Dan Gilbert said the team is "nowhere near where we need to be."

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