Suns hire Corliss Williamson as assistant coach, interview Mike Woodson

New Suns coach Igor Kokoskov is starting to fill out his coaching staff.

Kokoskov has hired Orlando Magic assistant coach Corliss Williamson and Tuesday interviewed former Atlanta Hawks and New York Knicks head coach Mike Woodson.

Both Williamson and Woodson have Detroit ties to Kokoskov. Williamson was a player on the 2003-2004 NBA champion Pistons, and Kokoskov and Woodson were assistant coaches on that staff.

Williamson, who had a 12-year NBA career, was a head coach at Central Arkansas for three years before returning to the NBA as an assistant with Sacramento and Orlando.

Woodson, who has been a coach in the NBA since 1996, has a career head-coaching record of 315-365. Most recently, he was an assistant under Doc Rivers with the Los Angeles Clippers.

Woodson had an 11-year NBA career, playing for the Knicks, New Jersey Nets, Sacramento, Clippers, Houston Rockets and Cleveland Cavaliers.

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