Suns look to Serbian coach for salvation

LOS ANGELES - The Phoenix Suns have agreed to terms with Utah Jazz assistant Igor Kokoskov that will make the Serbian the first NBA head coach born and raised outside North America, the team said on Wednesday.

Kokoskov will take the helm at Phoenix when the Jazz season concludes.

Utah, which defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder in the first round of the playoffs, is in the midst of a Western Conference semifinal series against the Houston Rockets.