.CLEVELAND, Ohio-- Cavs trainer Kenny Atkinson rates 14th on The 40 A Lot Of Prominent People in Cleveland Sports, our position of people that currently possess the best impact over Cleveland's sports happiness.In this series, our team are deciding on the best 40 sportsmens, frontal workplace staffs, proprietors, and also those that deal with the fringe of sports, to find that performs the best to mold the joy and happiness of Cleveland sporting activities fans.The 40 The majority of Important: View just how we are calculating the Top 40 and also the full listing so far.Next up, the trainer delegated along with Cleveland's baseball future.No. 14. Cavs instructor Kenny AtkinsonTrade a core gamer? Sign an essential freelance? Nope, the Cavs' largest change this offseason came on the seat, that makes new coach Kenny Atkinson the 14th-most important Cleveland sporting activities number over the next 12 months.It is now Atkinson's project to understand the very best technique to release both Jarrett Allen and Evan Mobley, pair of talented huge men with overlapping capability, all together (or at least, on the exact same crew). Atkinson, who is actually recognized for his player progression history, pledged during the course of his initial interview to make more on-ball options for Mobley, that signed a max rookie expansion this offseason. However Atkinson also helped develop Allen into the productive player he has ended up being throughout their opportunity all together in Brooklyn. Is it feasible to receive one of the most away from each bigs simultaneously?The Cavs are spending Atkinson to locate out.They have actually also set aside some of that money for assisting Darius Garland uncover his All-Star form, which Garland can certainly not find continually during the 2023-24 season, and specifically certainly not in the course of the 2024 playoffs. Whatever Cleveland's "upcoming step" in progression is, it needs to consist of a second scorer that may match-- or even at the very least supplement-- Donovan Mitchell's playoff functionality on a regular basis. Among offseason profession request stories, Cleveland is actually really hoping that Crown can easily still be actually that player after collaborating with Atkinson.Sounds like a lot of rely on the brand-new trainer, aka the only notable offseason addition. The difference between last year's Cavs and also this year's Cavs will certainly be actually colored by Atkinson, great or bad. As well as to an enthusiast base starving for even more, that suggests their brand new instructor is going to also tint their state of mind rings upcoming season.The 40 Most Prominent Individuals in Cleveland Sports (thus far): No. 40: Sherrone Moore, Michigan football coachNo. 39: John Harbaugh, Baltimore Ravens coachNo. 38: T.J. Watt, Pittsburgh Steelers side rusherNo. 37: Jameis Winston, Browns quarterbackNo. 36: Will Definitely Howard, Ohio State quarterbackNo. 35: Justin Fields, Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback.No. 34: Mike Tomlin, Pittsburgh Steelers coach.No. 33: Joe Retreat, Cincinnati Bengals quarterback.No. 32: Travis Kelce, Kansas City Chiefs tight endNo. 31: Tom Hamilton, Guardians radio announcer.No. 30: Jim Donovan, previous Browns broadcast voice.No. 29: Patrick Mahomes, Chiefs quarterback.No. 28: Lamar Jackson, Ravens quarterback.No. 27: LeBron James, Lakers forward.No. 26: Denzel Ward, Browns cornerbackNo. 25: Josh Naylor, Guardians first basemanNo. 24 Steven Kwan, Guardians outfielderNo. 23: Emmanuel Clase, Guardians closerNo. 22: Jarrett Allen, Cavs centerNo. 21: Evan Mobley, Cavs big manNo. 20: Amari Cooper, Browns vast receiverNo. 19: Darius Crown, Cavs guardNo. 18: Jedrick Wills Jr., Browns tackleNo. 17: Dan Gilbert, Cavs ownerNo. 16: Paul Dolan, Guardians ownerNo. 15: Stephen Vogt, Guardians supervisor.