On Thursday morning the NBA world was woken up forcefully with multiple reports that NBA Hall of Famer Steve Nash would take over as the head coach of the Brooklyn Nets. Yes, that Steve Nash.
Nash has no NBA head coaching experience. He has no head coaching experience, period. He retired as a player in 2015.
Both Marc Stein and Adrian Wojnarowski reported the news, almost simultaneously, and the NBA world just went and about lost its collective head.
Current Nets assistant coach Jacque Vaughn, who was considered for the position, will stay on as an assistant, with a new contract that will make him one of the best paid assistants in the league.
Vaughn will presumably be there to help Nash get his sea legs, as again, Nash has no head coaching experience.
The Nets have hired Hall of Fame point guard Steve Nash as their new head coach, @NYTSports has learned
— Marc Stein (@TheSteinLine) September 3, 2020
Hall of Fame guard Steve Nash has signed a four-year contract to become the next coach of the Brooklyn Nets, sources tell ESPN.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) September 3, 2020
When the NBA world heard the news, everyone went bananas. This came out of nowhere. A team with Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving will be coached by someone with no head coaching experience. Nash was most recently working as a soccer analyst for Bleacher Report and TNT. This is all so wild.
See the reactions:
Not many things in the NBA would get me to say “holy sh**”
The Steve Nash hiring just did
— Bobby Marks (@BobbyMarks42) September 3, 2020
It’s official. The Nets have announced Steve Nash as their next head coach. Oh. My God.
— Kristian Winfield (@Krisplashed) September 3, 2020
I had to check my notifications three times to make sure this was real. https://t.co/TdfRT1HmLL
— Mike Prada (@MikePradaNBA) September 3, 2020
watttttttttttttt
— 3030 (@jose3030) September 3, 2020
HUH??? https://t.co/NxYtKyrFCD
— Karens In Paris (@NekiasNBA) September 3, 2020
Well, that’s a plot twist
— Hardwood Paroxysm (@HPbasketball) September 3, 2020
If "prior to his role as head coach of a professional basketball team, Nash was analyzing European soccer for Bleacher Report" isn't in the press release we riot.
— Will Brinson (@WillBrinson) September 3, 2020
KD thrived last time he was next to a guy that didn't deserve two MVPs. This could be great.
— 𝙅𝙪𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙣 𝙍𝙤𝙬𝙖𝙣 🇨🇦 (@Cavsanada) September 3, 2020
