MacKinnon is one of the most experienced head coaches in the D-League, having coached the most NBA call-ups in league history and winning a championship in 2009 with the Colorado 14ers. He’s also coached the Idaho Stampede, Springfield Armor, and most recently the Los Angeles D-Fenders.
After former Legends head coach Nick Van Exel took an assistant coaching job with the Memphis Grizzlies, team sources said the Legends sought out to find a coach with as much experience as possible at the D-League level. MacKinnon certainly qualifies. Before joining Colorado in 2008, MacKinnon was an assistant coach in the NCAA beginning in 1982, most lately at North Carolina from 2000-03 and Marshall from 203-’07.