NBA: Kenny Atkinson confident Cavaliers can take next step

INDEPENDENCE, Ohio — From the outside, Kenny Atkinson kept tabs on Cleveland and recognized something special happening with the Cavaliers. They had young talent. They had a positive culture. And, in Donovan Mitchell, they had a superstar. Atkinson wanted to be a part of it. So, when the Cavs fired J.B. Bickerstaff after losing in