NBA Trade Rumors: Jarrett Allen Deal Doubted by Teams After Cavs’ Kenny Atkinson Hire
Cleveland Cavaliers center Jarrett Allen
has been the subject of trade rumors, but some teams believe the arrival of new Cavs head coach Kenny Atkinson, who
coached Allen when the two were together on the Brooklyn Nets, decreases the chance of a move.
“The arrival of Kenny Atkinson as Cleveland’s new coach has convinced
various teams that Jarrett Allen has just become even harder to pry from the
Cavaliers via trade than he was previously,” longtime NBA insider Marc Stein reported. “And it was hard before.”
Atkinson coached the Nets for four seasons (2016-2020). Allen came aboard
prior to Atkinson’s second year (2017-18) after the Nets selected him 22nd overall in the 2017 draft.
