Jordan Ott Rumors
The Cleveland Cavaliers have finalized their coaching staff for the upcoming 2024-25 season and named Johnnie Bryant as Associate Head Coach and Jordan Ott, Mike Gerrity, DeMarre Carroll, Trevor Hendry, Omar Cook, Bryan Tibaldi and Nate Reinking as Assistant Caches on Head Coach Kenny Atkinson’s staff, Cavaliers President of Basketball Operations Koby Altman and Atkinson announced today from Cleveland Clinic Courts.
Anthony Puccio: Kenny Atkinson returns to Brooklyn as a head coach for this first time on February 20. Familiar faces with Jarrett Allen and Caris LeVert alongside him — not to mention assistant coaches DeMarre Carroll & Jordan Ott.
Adrian Wojnarowski: Jordan Ott has agreed to join Kenny Atkinson’s new Cleveland Cavaliers staff as an assistant coach, sources tell ESPN. Ott spent the past two seasons on the Lakers’ staff and emerged as a finalist in the Charlotte Hornets’ head coaching process.
Cleveland enters draft week deciding between coaching finalists Kenny Atkinson, James Borrego, and Micah Nori. Should Atkinson become Cleveland’s head coach, keep an eye on potential assistant coach additions such as Jordan Ott and Trevor Hendry, who both worked with Atkinson in Brooklyn, league sources said.
Dave McMenamin: Kevin Durant scored on Austin Reaves on Thursday and shouted out to Lakers asst coach, Jordan Ott, who was an asst in BKN with KD: “Don’t have him guard me next week” Reaves’ response? “Bro, what am I supposed to do (on defense)?! … It’s a problem” pic.twitter.com/ePeHI7R7Vd
Joe Harris could be included in potential trade involving Kyrie Irving, Russell Westbrook
There’s also been speculation Nets guard Joe Harris could be included in any trade involving Irving and Westbrook. If Harris is included, he’d reunite with Lakers assistant coach Jordan Ott who was instrumental in helping him develop from a fringe NBA player to a sharpshooter in Brooklyn. Harris, a valued core member of Brooklyn’s culture dating back to the Kenny Atkinson era, is owed $19.93 million next season.
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Brad Turner: Sources: Jordan Ott, an assistant coach with Nets, is a candidate to be an assistant coach for Lakers head coach Darvin Ham. The two have a history together when Ott was a video coordinator with Hawks when Ham was an assistant coach on the staff.