The Dallas Mavericks are making progress in their attempts to hire Igor Kokoskov as an assistant coach on the staff of Jason Kidd.

Kokoskov coached Luka Doncic on the Slovenian national team in 2017 and is the head coach of Fenerbahce.

Kokoskov has previous NBA experience as the head coach of the Phoenix Suns and as an assistant coach for several teams since 2000.