Former Wizards coach joins Kerr, others

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Former Wizards coach Doug Collins signed a a five-year contract Thursday with TNT to be an analyst for the network's NBA broadcasts.

Collins, also a former coach of the Chicago Bulls, was replaced as coach of the Wizards in June. He will work one of the network's Thursday night doubleheader games, TNT spokesman Greg Hughes said. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

The move follows TNT's signing last week of former player Steve Kerr to a deal to be an analyst for NBA games. Kerr finished his 14-year career in June by winning a championship with the San Antonio Spurs -- his fifth title.

Collins and Kerr join a long list of former players and coaches who have worked as analysts for TNT in recent years, including Charles Barkley, John Thompson and Mike Fratello.

In other Wizards news Thursday, Milt Newton, who has spent the last three years working in the NBA's developmental league, was hired as director of player personnel.

Newton had been director of player personnel for the National Basketball Development League. He previously was an assistant director for the U.S. men's basketball program.

Newton attended high school in Washington and was a member of the NCAA champion Kansas team in 1988. He later played for the Rockford Lightning and the Grand Rapids Hoops in the Continental Basketball Association.

He replaces Fred Whitfield, who resigned in May.

Milwaukee Bucks: Jim Todd, a former Bucks assistant under Chris Ford, will serve on new coach Terry Porter's staff.

Todd, 51, joins holdover Sam Mitchell and Mike Schuler, who was hired this week. Porter was hired last month to replace George Karl.

Todd worked for Ford from 1996-98 and followed Ford to the Los Angeles Clippers in 1998. He was hired as interim head coach of the Clippers on Feb. 3, 2000. In 2001-02, he was an assistant at DePaul.

Last season, he served as a coaching consultant for the Bucks.

Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.

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I can't remember, am I the only one who just cringes at the thought of listening to Doug Collins that long?

What is TNT thinking?