The Brooklyn Nets have a new coach – their sixth coach, interim included – since the 2019-20.
The Nets are hoping Jordi Fernandez lasts more than a couple of seasons. In his first NBA head coaching job, Fernandez is hoping that, too.
Brooklyn made the decision official in a new release Monday, three days after the season ended for the Sacramento Kings where Fernandez was the associate head coach under head coach Mike Brown.
Fernandez takes over a team that finished 32-50 and missed the playoffs. The Nets are amid a retooling with guard-forward Mikal Bridges their featured player.
Who is new Brooklyn Nets head coach Jordi Fernandez?
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Jordi Fernandez on the sidelines as the Sacramento Kings associate head coach during a game against the Utah Jazz in December 2023 at Golden 1 Center.
What is Jordi Fernandez’s coaching experience?
Fernandez, 41, was born in Spain and showed interest in coaching as a teen, helping out with youth squads. He joined Impact Performance Basketball in Nevada in 2006 as a player development coach and joined the Cleveland Cavaliers as a player development coach. He was also an assistant and head coach of the G League Canton Charge.
