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CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- The Charlotte Bobcats have hired Los Angeles Lakers assistant Steve Clifford to become their new coach. Two people familiar with the situation said Monday that Clifford had agreed to a three-year contact. They spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the announcement has not been made public. Clifford replaces Mike Dunlap, who was fired after going 21-61 in his only season as coach. Clifford has worked as an assistant in New York, Houston, Orlando and Los Angeles, but has never been a head coach at the NBA level. He has worked under both Jeff and Stan Van Gundy. He becomes the sixth coach of the Bobcats since 2006-07. The Bobcats made the move to hire Clifford on Monday, one day before he was slated for a second interview with the Milwaukee Bucks for their coaching vacancy. Clifford came to Los Angeles with Dwight Howard from the Magic and was retained for the 2013-14 season as an assistant coach. However, the Lakers granted him permission to interview with other teams. Prior to joining the Lakers, Clifford spent five seasons with Orlando, working alongside Stan Van Gundy. During that five-year span, the Magic were 259-135 (.657) and reached the NBA Finals in 2009. Clifford also spent four seasons as an assistant with the Rockets under Jeff Van Gundy and three with the Knicks. Jeff Van Gundy, now an NBA broadcaster, said hes known Clifford since they coached together at the Jim Boeheim camp in 1985 in Syracuse, N.Y., and called him "a person with impeccable integrity." He also thinks hes going to be a pretty good NBA head coach because of the relationships he builds with players and fellow coaches. "Hes a brilliant basketball coach who relates to all kinds of people well and I think he will do an absolutely fantastic job with the talent at hand," Jeff Van Gundy said. "Im so happy for one of the good guys in the league to get this opportunity." Clifford has worked in North Carolina briefly before as an assistant coach for one year at East Carolina. The Bobcats fired Dunlap in April after just one season. Dunlap struggled with the transition from the college game to the NBA and game management. He often butted heads with his veteran players, which is likely one of the reasons the Bobcats decided to go after an experienced NBA assistant like Clifford. Bobcats president of basketball operations Rod Higgins said in mid-April he and general manager Rich Cho met with the players and Dunlap before approaching owner Michael Jordan and asking him to make a coaching change. "The change was allowed," Higgins said in April. Higgins said at the time player input was "a part of the process, but not the only indicator." Higgins was asked in April what he wanted in a new coach. "We want to hire a great leader, (and) the player development aspect is still vitally important to us because of our youth," Higgins said. "Obviously you want a fantastic X-and-O coach. Someone who can make our players better, and help us win games." The Bobcats seemed to place an emphasis on finding a defensive-minded coach after finishing near the bottom of the league in most defensive categories last season. Along with the Clifford, the Bobcats interviewed at least five other known candidates for the position. They spoke early on in the process to former Los Angeles Clippers and Phoenix Suns coach Alvin Gentry, Suns assistant Elston Turner, Cleveland Cavaliers assistant Nate Tibbetts and Houston Rockets assistant Kelvin Sampson. The Bobcats again considered former Lakers assistant Quin Snyder, now a head coach of a professional team in Russia. Snyder and Jerry Sloan were among the three finalists for the job last year that was given to Dunlap.Nike NFL Jerseys 2020 . Rinne played two periods in his first game since left hip surgery in early May. 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Nike NBA Jerseys 2020 . Numbers Game looks into the Canadiens securing the services of Thomas Vanek in a trade with the New York Islanders. The Canadiens Get: LW Thomas Vanek and a conditional fifth-round pick.Sydney FC are at no risk of letting their FFA Cup final loss bleed into their A-League title push, midfielder Brandon ONeill says.The table-toppers are determined to use it as motivation to continue their undefeated streak in the league.The Sky Blues bid to lift their first trophy in six years came undone at the final hurdle on Wednesday night against Melbourne City.The team must turn deflation into drive when they travel to Newcastle on Sunday in a bid to stay top of the table.ONeill said coach Graham Arnold and skipper Alex Brosque had moved quickly to pull the team out of their disappointment.We can definitely overcome that - not only overcome it but win the league. The boys are really confident in that, ONeill said.Its something that can go two ways. It can deflate it and you can sit on your laurels and feel a bit sorry for yourself, or you drive on.With the characters we have in the change room, the latter prevails.ddddddddddddhe key will be producing the type of attacking football Sydney have become known for this season, which went amiss on Wednesday and in last weekends uninspiring goalless draw with Adelaide.In the first five to six weeks, we not only defended really well but also attacked and played some scintillating football, ONeill said.The last couple of weeks have definitely been below par. Personally, on my end as well, I feel Ive been below par.If we can tie in what weve been doing defensively and get back to getting on the ball in the right areas, playing a lot of balls forward, attacking and creating a lot of chances, I feel like theres only one team that can beat Sydney FC and thats ourselves. ' ' '