A long-awaited shift is underway for a key figure in the Brooklyn Nets organization, who will now take on an official coaching role after years of working primarily in a developmental capacity. Despite the team’s deliberate strategy of prioritizing future draft picks over competitive success, his involvement has centered on mentoring rather than game-day leadership. The transition marks a formal recognition of his contributions, though his first real opportunity to guide the team on the sidelines arrives amid a deliberate push for rebuilding. Fans and analysts will watch closely to see how his new responsibilities align with the franchise’s long-term plans.
Jordi Fernández is going into his third training camp in Brooklyn, and for the first time, he finally will get to coach. That’s not to imply he has been sitting around doing nothing through his first two seasons with the Nets. But with them overtly tanking, it’s been far more teaching than coaching. That should...
