Nets name former Nash's assistant as head coach / News - Basketnews.com

Jacque Vaughn, who previously served as the Nets' interim coach, will take over the team until the end of the 2023-24 season.

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The day before yesterday, Marc Stein reported that "powerful voices" were trying to dissuade Joe Tsai, owner of the Brooklyn Nets, from hiring Ime Udoka as a coach in order to once again avoid a controversy.

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As soon as the announcement of Steve Nash's departure was made, Udoka's name surfaced as his replacement. There was even talk of an announcement within 24-48 hours, but ultimately he will not become the Nets coach.

The decision proved to be wise since Udoka was suspended for a year by the Celtics and the Nets probably did not need additional drama. As a result, they announce that it is Jacque Vaughn, who was the interim coach, and former assistant to Steve Nash, who has been named head coach. According to ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski, the deal is valid until 2024.

The former Orlando Magic player has won two of his first four games. He had already taken over in 2019-20 at the end of the season and in the playoffs he had 7 wins in 10 games, but his team was swept in the bubble.

He has been an assistant for the Nets since 2016, after coaching the Magic for just over 2 seasons (2012-15) with poor results: 58 wins and 158 losses.

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