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Nets Coaching Job Among Least Valuable in NBA

The Brooklyn Nets have some promise but also a shaky future. Where does that rank the coaching job compared to the rest of the NBA?
Jeremy Brener|
December 16, 2023; Sacramento, California, USA; Sacramento Kings associate head coach Jordi Fernandez during the second quarter against the Utah Jazz at Golden 1 Center. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports
December 16, 2023; Sacramento, California, USA; Sacramento Kings associate head coach Jordi Fernandez during the second quarter against the Utah Jazz at Golden 1 Center. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports | Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports

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The Brooklyn Nets filled their coaching vacancy earlier this offseason with the hiring of Sacramento Kings assistant Jordi Fernandez.

For a first-time head coach, Fernandez had to have been intrigued by the opportunity. However, according to CBS Sports writer Sam Quinn, it ranks as the 22nd-best job in the NBA as of now.

"The Nets have a lottery-caliber roster. They don't control their own picks. They've now cycled through three head coaches in the past five seasons, and two of them lost their jobs for reasons that should scare potential new coaches," Quinn writes. "The Nets have accumulated so many valuable future picks from the Phoenix Suns that missing their own picks doesn't necessarily have to ruin their future. They can use those picks to try to get a star if they want, or they can go the other way, hold them, trade Mikal Bridges for another bounty (possibly including their own picks from Houston) and set themselves up for one of the most promising rebuilds in the NBA. There's hope here, but there's also a lot of negativity."

The only teams to rank behind the Nets were the Toronto Raptors, Phoenix Suns, Charlotte Hornets, Detroit Pistons, Portland Trail Blazers, Atlanta Hawks, Washington Wizards and Chicago Bulls.

Ultimately, the Nets job may not be appealing on the surface, but if Mikal Bridges can emerge into a top player and the team can develop the younger ones into complementary pieces for him, it can turn into a more enticing opportunity as the years go by.

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Jeremy Brener
JEREMY BRENER

Jeremy Brener is an editor, writer and social media manager for several On SI sites. His work has also been featured in 247 Sports and SB Nation as a writer and podcaster. Brener grew up in Houston, going to Astros, Rockets and Texans games as a kid and resides in Central Florida. He graduated from the University of Central Florida with a Bachelor's degree in Broadcast Journalism minoring in Sport Business Management. Brener can be followed on Twitter @JeremyBrener.

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