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Atlanta

Mike Woodson

July 8

Terry Stotts

Woodson comes to Atlanta after spending the past season as an assistant on the staff of the Detroit Pistons. Woodson brings 19 years of NBA experience as a player and assistant to Atlanta, which has missed the playoffs each of the past five seasons.

Boston

Doc Rivers

Apr. 28

John Carroll (Jim O'Brien)

Rivers will have another opportunity to show what he can do following his firing in Orlando. Rivers earned Coach of the Year honors in the 1999-00 season, which was his first season as Orlando's head coach. Jim O'Brien stepped down as the team's coach in the middle of the season and was replaced by John Carroll, who finished the season on an interim basis.

Golden State

Mike Montgomery

May 19

Eric Musselman

Musselman's tenure as the Warriors' head coach is brief. He received a phone call from new GM Chris Mullin, who gave him the news Wednesday night. He is replaced by Mike Montgomery, who has built a reputation as a great coach at Stanford, where he has been for the previous 18 seasons. He has no NBA experience.

L.A. Lakers

Rudy Tomjanovich

July 10

Phil Jackson

Tomjanovich has agreed to join the Lakers after retiring in 2003 after a 12-year stint with the Rockets. Rudy T is no stranger to guiding teams to the NBA title, leading the Rockets to the championship in 1994 and 1995. The 55-year-old left coaching, two months after being diagnosed with bladder cancer. He is reportedly in good health now and most recently worked as a scout with the Rockets last season.

New Orleans

Byron Scott

May 28

Tim Floyd

Scott was released by the Nets during the middle of the season, and gets the nod in New Orleans. He led the Nets to two consecutive NBA Finals, but started off slow in New Jersey this past season. He replaces Tim Floyd, who was released by the Hornets after the team was eliminated in the first round of the playoffs by Miami.

Philadelphia

Jim O'Brien

Apr. 20

Chris Ford (Randy Ayers)

O'Brien is a Philadelphia native and a Saint Joseph's alum who stepped down as Boston's coach as a result of Danny Ainge's personnel decisions during the 2003-04 season. The 76ers fired Randy Ayers on Feb. 10 and replaced him with Chris Ford on an interim basis.

Toronto

Sam Mitchell

June 29

Kevin O'Neill

The Raptors hired Sam Mitchell after an exhaustive search to replace Kevin O'Neill, who was released of his duties on April 16. Mitchell served as an assistant coach with the Bucks last season. He spent the last month with the expansion Bobcats as an assistant to Bernie Bickerstaff.

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Team	New Coach	Date Hired	Previous Coach
Atlanta	Mike Woodson	July 8	Terry Stotts
Woodson comes to Atlanta after spending the past season as an assistant on the staff of the Detroit Pistons. Woodson brings 19 years of NBA experience as a player and assistant to Atlanta, which has missed the playoffs each of the past five seasons.
Boston	Doc Rivers	Apr. 28	John Carroll (Jim O'Brien)
Rivers will have another opportunity to show what he can do following his firing in Orlando. Rivers earned Coach of the Year honors in the 1999-00 season, which was his first season as Orlando's head coach. Jim O'Brien stepped down as the team's coach in the middle of the season and was replaced by John Carroll, who finished the season on an interim basis.
Golden State	Mike Montgomery	May 19	Eric Musselman
Musselman's tenure as the Warriors' head coach is brief. He received a phone call from new GM Chris Mullin, who gave him the news Wednesday night. He is replaced by Mike Montgomery, who has built a reputation as a great coach at Stanford, where he has been for the previous 18 seasons. He has no NBA experience.
L.A. Lakers	Rudy Tomjanovich	July 10	Phil Jackson
Tomjanovich has agreed to join the Lakers after retiring in 2003 after a 12-year stint with the Rockets. Rudy T is no stranger to guiding teams to the NBA title, leading the Rockets to the championship in 1994 and 1995. The 55-year-old left coaching, two months after being diagnosed with bladder cancer. He is reportedly in good health now and most recently worked as a scout with the Rockets last season.
New Orleans	Byron Scott	May 28	Tim Floyd
Scott was released by the Nets during the middle of the season, and gets the nod in New Orleans. He led the Nets to two consecutive NBA Finals, but started off slow in New Jersey this past season. He replaces Tim Floyd, who was released by the Hornets after the team was eliminated in the first round of the playoffs by Miami.
Philadelphia	Jim O'Brien	Apr. 20	Chris Ford (Randy Ayers)
O'Brien is a Philadelphia native and a Saint Joseph's alum who stepped down as Boston's coach as a result of Danny Ainge's personnel decisions during the 2003-04 season. The 76ers fired Randy Ayers on Feb. 10 and replaced him with Chris Ford on an interim basis.
Toronto	Sam Mitchell	June 29	Kevin O'Neill
The Raptors hired Sam Mitchell after an exhaustive search to replace Kevin O'Neill, who was released of his duties on April 16. Mitchell served as an assistant coach with the Bucks last season. He spent the last month with the expansion Bobcats as an assistant to Bernie Bickerstaff.