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>WASHINGTON 鈥?Wait Lawrence Taylor Jersey Youth , the Redskins may actually still place their franchise tag on Kirk Cousins, even after the news they announced that they traded for the Chiefs Alex Smith?Yes. Apparently the Washington brass is mulling it over because the team is trying to see if it can tag Cousins so the team can trade him and recoup some of the compensation they are sending to Kansas City for Smith.ESPN’s Adam Schefter said tagging Cousins would prevent him from becoming a true unrestricted free agent once the new league year opens March 14 at 4 p.m., which could impact how other teams view free agency and the draft.Schefter said the Redskins may want to have a say in where Cousins ends up playing in 2018, giving the Skins the ability to try and extract compensation in this year’s draft, instead of getting nothing in return this year.Cousins may still have a say in the matter if he delays signing the tag, with the Redskins having to count the $34.5 million from the tag on the team’s salary cap. It’s also $34.5 million less the team can spend on free agency.Cousins also could say to any of the Redskins trade partners that he is unwilling to sign a long-term deal, which would hurt that team’s excitement for giving up a top pick for his services and holding up any possible trade.Washington also could decide to pull the tag to get Cousins contract off its salary cap, but it would forfeit the right to get back a 2019 compensatory draft pick that it would get if Cousins left as a free agent 鈥?a risky move for Washington.Anyway you want to look at it, it is a business decision and a way to get back at least a third-round pick the team is sending to the Chiefs for Smith. But, it’s also a decision that has a expiration date on it, since teams can start designating franchise players on Feb. 20. Like WTOP on Facebook and follow WTOP on to engage in conversation about this article and others.漏 2018 WTOP. All Rights Reserved. This website is not intended for users located within the European Economic Area. Igor Kokoskov is the first NBA head coach born and raised outside North America Byron Jones Jersey Elite , but he reminded everyone at his introductory news conference with the Phoenix Suns on Monday that he didn’t exactly just get off the plane.

”I don’t consider myself as a European coach,” he said. ”I’m an NBA coach.”

Kokoskov, 46, just finished his 18th season as an NBA assistant coach. He’s been with six different teams. Some played slow. Some played fast. He has been on the staffs of seven squads to reach the conference finals. This game is not new to him.

”As a coach, I’m not spoiled,” he said. ”I think your job is to build and create from what you have in front of you. I’m the kind of guy who loves my team. I love my guys and they can feel it.”

Kokoskov was named head coach of the Suns last week but, as an assistant with the Utah Jazz, he had to finish his work in the playoff series against the Houston Rockets before turning his attention to the desert.

He was an assistant with the Suns from 2008 to 2013 and became a U.S. citizen during a ceremony on the court at Phoenix’s Talking Stick Resort Arena.

”We really, as a family, the Family Kokoskov, consider Phoenix as a home base Derick Brassard Penguins Jersey ,” he said. ”This is always home base.”

Although he certainly has paid the traditional dues as an NBA assistant, he knows he’ll also have the label ”foreign coach.”

Kokoskov praised the ”courage” of Suns owner Robert Sarver and the team’s management to hire a ”rookie coach, international coach, foreign coach.”

”I kind of carry some responsibilities because, if this fails, then American media and the public are going to say, `See, they can’t coach. We’ve got to stick with our guys,”’ Kokoskov said.

But any ultimate judgment, he said, will come from what happens on the court.

”It’s all about winning Adidas Derick Brassard Jersey ,” Kokoskov said. ”It doesn’t really matter if you’re an international or American coach. All that matters is can you get it done and can you coach?”

He inherits a team that went 21-61, worst in the NBA and second-worst in franchise history. The Suns haven’t made the playoffs in eight seasons but do have the most ping pong balls in Tuesday night’s lottery to determine what team gets the No. 1 overall pick,

Still, Kokoskov said the Suns have ”a good solid foundation.”

”With a couple of guys maybe we’re going to add, obviously we are expecting a lot from the upcoming draft and free agency,” he said. ”That is something that we have a long summer to discuss, to talk, but the foundation is there.”

Kokoskov, who coached Slovenia to the EuroBasket 2017 championship, said he’s not wedded to any particular style of play, that it will depend on the talent at hand. When he was with the Suns Zack Martin Jersey Womens , there was Steve Nash and it was a fast pace.

”I was fortunate to be part of a winning team and be part of the team with Steve Nash and Grant Hill and the rest of the guys,” he said, ”being part of the staff with Alvin Gentry.”

Kokoskov was there when the Suns advanced to the Western Conference Finals in 2010.

But the years have not been kind to the once-vibrant franchise since Nash’s departure.

General manager Ryan McDonough has said the time is now to inject some more experienced talent into the current mix of youngsters, who are led by burgeoning star Devin Booker.

Kokoskov gets the task of trying to fulfill that ambition.

The team, he said, needs to be playing on television in June, and he wasn’t talking about its perennial appearance in the draft lottery.

”I think the city of Phoenix deserves that,” Kokoskov said. ”I think the fans that love basketball deserve that and we’ll do our best to bring this organization and team into that path. We want to be in June on TV.”

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