The Nets promoted assistant Kevin Ollie to interim head coach on Monday, hours after firing Jacque Vaughn.
Here’s a take a look at some candidates that would land the long run gig, together with Ollie:
Mike Budenholzer
Within the Tom Thibodeau mould, an skilled coach with a historical past of success. In 10 seasons because the Hawks’ and Bucks’ coach, he received a title in 2021 and reached the postseason 9 occasions, accumulating a .604 profitable share (801-484).
Mark Jackson
The Brooklyn native needs to get again into teaching, however hasn’t been capable of break by way of. He interviewed with the Bucks final spring. Jackson, the 58-year-old former St. John’s star, coached the Warriors from 2011-14, and has labored in tv ever since.
JJ Redick
A 15-year NBA veteran now working for ESPN, Redick could be an outside-the-box rent as somebody who has by no means coached earlier than. Groups, nonetheless, have approached the one-time sharpshooter a few job as an assistant earlier than, and he interviewed for the Raptors’ job final Could. He may wind up taking the Steve Kerr route, going from the published sales space to being a head coach. That’s labored out fairly properly for the Warriors.
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Nate McMillan
He has intensive head-coaching expertise within the NBA, 19 seasons of it with the SuperSonics, Path Blazers, Pacers and Hawks, however McMillan, 59, didn’t even final three full seasons in Atlanta, fired 59 video games into final yr.
Kevin Ollie
He’s mild on teaching expertise within the NBA, having joined the Nets simply this yr. However he has received massive earlier than, main Connecticut to the nationwide championship in 2014. Ollie can have an opportunity the remainder of the yr to make a powerful impression because the Nets’ interim head coach.