The Nets change course on who will be their next head coach.
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Steve Nash and Sean Marks during Nets Media Day,
After a 2-5 start to a season in which they hoped to be title contenders, a major shakeup seemed imminent for the Brooklyn Nets. It was just a matter of what that shakeup would be. Nets fans got their answer on November 1 when the bombshell news came that head coach Steve Nash and the organization mutually agreed to part ways.
Nash boasted a record of 94-67 in his three seasons as head coach of the franchise but failed to duplicate that same success in the playoffs. Brooklyn never made it past the second round of the playoffs in his tenure.
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It didn’t take long for the Nets to have a frontrunner to replace Nash as head coach. Less than two hours after Brooklyn announced his departure, NBA insider Shams Charania of “The Athletic” reported that the Nets were planning to hire suspended Boston Celtics head coach Ime Udoka as the next leader of the franchise.
The Brooklyn Nets plan to hire Ime Udoka as their new head coach, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium. Boston granted the Nets permission to speak to Udoka and will allow him to leave freely, sources said.
