The Brooklyn Nets have a new head coach, and it’s a name no one could have predicted. Steve Nash has agreed to a four-year contract with the Nets and will take over as head coach for a team led by Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving next season, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.
Steve Nash named Brooklyn Nets head coach
Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving have a new head coach. It’s Steve Nash!
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Nash has no previous coaching experience. Jacque Vaughan, who took over as Brooklyn’s head coach when it fired Kenny Atkinson mid-season, will stay as the lead assistant. Vaughan be the highest-paid assistant coach in the league, according to Woj.
Here’s more context from Woj:
Brooklyn finished this season at 35-37 as Durant was injured for the entire year and Irving only played 20 games due to injuries. The Nets were going to be one of the most fascinating teams in the league next season even before they hired Nash as head coach.
Nash was a consultant with the Golden State Warriors in 2018 and reportedly developed a close bond with Durant. Nash spent five years as a consultant with the Warriors before making the surprising move to become Nets head coach. Durant had this to say about the hiring of Nash:
Nash is a two-time NBA MVP winner and one of great point guards of his generation after an iconic career with the Dallas Mavericks and Phoenix Suns.
We’ll update this story as it develops.
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