Steve Nash and the Nets have put together a coaching staff that should match the talent on the roster.
The team on Friday announced two significant assistant coaching hires in Mike D’Antoni, who coached Nash in Phoenix, and Ime Udoka, who has been on Brooklyn’s radar for years. The rest of Nash’s staff includes player development coach Amar’e Stoudemire, Nash’s former teammate, as well as assistants Adam Harrington, Jordan Ott and Tiago Splitter and player development coordinator Ryan Forehan-Kelly, all of whom were retained. Nash and the Nets had already retained Jacque Vaughn to be the lead assistant.
Here are five thoughts on Brooklyn’s new coaching staff as the offseason turns toward the draft and free agency.
1. This staff is elite
Nash did himself a favor by adding a coach who has previously been in his position and understands the expectations he’ll be under as the coach of a title contender.
