Coach Kokoskov to be new head coach

Kokoskov, 46, has been considered one of the finest assistant coaches in the NBA for 18 seasons, including with the Suns from 2008 to 2013.

Jazz coach Quin Snyder and general manager Dennis Lindsey have credited Kokoskov with a great deal of the growth of Utah's young roster.

Kokoskov elevated his NBA candidacy as the coach of the Slovenian national team last summer, when he led the tiny nation to an improbable EuroBasket tournament championship, with the Miami Heat's Goran Dragic and Luka Doncic -- the likely top-three overall pick in the 2018 NBA draft -- dominating the tournament.

Kokoskov's knowledge of Doncic, a 6-foot-8 European wunderkind, will be helpful to the Suns in the draft process -- and beyond -- if the Suns select him.