Allen played for Atkinson during his four years with the Brooklyn Nets
. Atkinson began his tenure as a first time head coach for the Nets back in 2016, before Allen joined the team a first-round pick in 2017.
Allen spent the next two and a half seasons developing under Atkinson's tutelage before he stepped down from his post in March of 2020, after falling out of favor with the franchise's top starsDespite the fact that their time in Brooklyn may have ended prematurely Allen has always spoken highly of Atkinson. During an appearance on newly named Lakers head coach J.J.
“I genuinely believe that we were all bought into Kenny and his system and just trying to make things work with what we had.”Reunited in Cleveland, Atkinson has a chance to pick up where he left off with Allen on a team with lofty expectations goinginto the 2024-25 campaign. Allen isn't the only Cavaliers player Atkinson has familiarity with either. Forward Caris LeVert was also a member of the Nets from Atkinson's first year on the job until his exit.
How Atkinson incorporates Allen's skillset into his uptempo offense will be something to watch when the Cavs open up training camp and the preseason this fall.Spencer German is a contributor to the Northeast Ohio cluster of sites, including Cavs Insider, Cleveland Baseball Insider and most notably Browns Digest. He also works as a fill-in host on Cleveland Sports Radio, 92.3 The Fan, one of the Browns radio affiliate stations in Cleveland.
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