DALLAS (105.3 The Fan) - The Dallas Mavericks have been doing everything they can to try and keep superstar Luka Doncic happy in the DFW.
Now, it appears as though they are looking to take another step in that direction after reports surfaced that the team is targeting Doncic's former head coach, Igor Kokoskov, to join Jason Kidd's new staff.
Kokoskov served as the head coach of the Slovenian national team in 2017, where he helped lead Doncic, as well as Miami Heat guard and upcoming free agent, Goran Dragic, to a EuroBasket 2017 gold medal.
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Doncic and Dragic both made the all-tournament first team in that competition, with Dragic taking home the tournament MVP award.
The young Mavs star -- just 18 at the time -- averaged 14.3 points, 8.1 rebounds and 3.6 assists per game in the competition.
Kokoskov also has plenty of NBA experience as well, however, serving as an assistant for, the Los Angeles Clippers, Detroit Pistons, Phoenix Suns, Cleveland Cavaliers, Orlando Magic, and Utah Jazz from 2000-2018, before finally getting his first NBA head coaching opportunity with the Suns in the 2018-19 season.
Kokoskov would then serve as an assistant for the Sacramento Kings in the 2019-20 season, before moving on to become the head coach of the Euroleague's Fenerbahçe Basketball Club in Turkey.
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