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Hornets, coach Steve Clifford agree to contract extension

Published Nov. 25, 2015 1:55 p.m. ET

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The Charlotte Hornets and head coach Steve Clifford have agreed in principle on a contract extension, the team announced on Wednesday. Clifford was on the final year of the original contract he signed in 2013.

The deal will run through the 2018-19 season with a team option for a fourth year, according to Rick Bonnell of the Charlotte Observer.

A longtime NBA assistant coach before accepting the Charlotte job, Clifford molded his system to the franchise's available talent. He led the Hornets to the playoffs in Year 1 and after a forgettable 2014-15 season and losing star wing Michael Kidd-Gilchrist during Summer League action, the Hornets are off to a decent start behind a renovated offensive approach.

Clifford was speculated as a potential head coaching candidate for the Houston Rockets and Los Angeles Lakers, two organizations he had previously spent time as an assistant.

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