Nets Coach Jordi Fernandez And Staff Receive Extensions

The Nets have signed head coach Jordi Fernandez and the entire coaching staff to multi-year contract extensions, ESPN’s Shams Charania tweets.

Fernandez was hired as Brooklyn’s head coach prior to the 2024/25 season after assistant coaching stints with the Cavaliers, Nuggets and Kings. He posted a 26-56 in his first season with the Nets and 20-62 this season.

Of course, the Nets were focused on player development and protecting their lottery status rather than victories this season. Brooklyn drafted five players in the first round last June. They had the third-worst record in the league, giving them a 14 percent shot at the first pick — the same odds that the Wizards and Pacers, who finished with the two worst records,, possess.

The assistant coaching staff includes Steve Hetzel, Juwan Howard, Jay Hernandez, Dutch Gaitley, Deividas Dulkys, Ryan Forehan-Kelly, Connor Griffin, Corey Vinson and Travis Bader.