Warriors Quickly Add Mike Malone To Staff Of New Coach Mark Jackson

Just a few days ago, Mike Malone, a New Orleans Hornets assistant, was among the top candidates for the vacant head coach job of the Golden State Warriors. Now he works for the Warriors, but in a lesser role: the team announced Tuesday Malone has agreed to become an assistant under new coach Mark Jackson, who was hired on Monday.

Malone was considered likely to join Mike Brown's high-profile staff with the Lakers -- Malone coached under Brown in Cleveland -- but Warriors management convinced Malone to serve under Jackson, a first-time coach. Malone was Monty Williams' top assistant in New Orleans this past season; Williams had extensive assistant coach experience, but was in his first go in the bench's first (and hottest) seat.