If the NBA were to move forward with the 2019-20 season soon, Jacque Vaugh would still be the Brooklyn Nets interim head coach. He took on the position when the franchise and Kenny Atkinson mutually parted ways, and the organization stated he would remain in the role through the remainder of the season.
Nets general manager Sean Marks has expressed the team’s search for the franchise’s next permanent head coach is on hold. However, names continue to pop up in connection to Brooklyn’s head coaching position.
Among those names has been Tyronn Lue, who was the head coach of the Cleveland Cavaliers when they won the 2016 NBA Finals — a team the featured Nets point guard Kyrie Irving.
Marc Stein of the New York Times is reporting Lue is on the Nets’ list of coaching candidates, but he’s not alone. Mark Jackson and Jeff Van Gundy are also on the list, as is Vaughn. Another candidate: former Nets star Jason Kidd, who also coached Brooklyn in 2013-14.
Stein is also reporting the search “is not expected to hit top speed until this season is either completed or canceled.”
Earlier this week, @SBondyNYDN reported on the mutual interest between Clippers assistant Ty Lue and Kyrie Irving in a potential Brooklyn reunion after their time together in Cleveland. Golden State assistant coach Mike Brown is another name to monitor …
— Marc Stein (@TheSteinLine) April 23, 2020
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