Igor Kokoskov to become new head coach for Phoenix Suns

American basketball club The Phoenix Suns named Igor Kokoskov as the franchise's head coach for the new season, the Arizona-based club stated.

Kokoskov, who is currently Utah Jazz assistant, will be the first head coach born and raised in Europe in NBA history.

The Suns, who finished an NBA-worst 21-61, will have the most chance for the first ( 25%) or one of the top-three picks (64.2) in the 2018 NBA draft.

Kokoskov replaced JAY Triano, who served as Phoenix's interim head coach for most of the 2017-18 campaign after the Suns fired Earl Watson three games into the season. He became the 19th coach in the club's history.

He started his career coaching the Youth Basketball Club Belgrade and Partisan Basketball Club. In 1999 he transferred to University of Missouri also as an assistant coach.

Kokoskov, 46, has been on-and-off in the NBA since 2000. Before joining Jazz he was assistant coach for L.A. Clippers, Detroit Pistons, Cleveland Cavaliers and Orlando Magic.

As the selector he was the head of Georgia and Slovenia's men's national basketball team and with Slovenia he won European championship medal. He has been USA citizen since June 2010

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