Warriors assistant coach Ron Adams has never hired an agent. Why would he? Agents are paid to find clients the next job, and Adams has long been too consumed by the present to fret over the future. In a league rife with individual agendas, Adams, 69, is entering his 24th season as an NBA assistant. That he has yet to hold the top seat is not because of a lack of respect from front offices. Two weeks ago, NBA general managers named Adams the league's best assistant for the third straight season.