File June 12: According to multiple sources the Brooklyn Nets have hired Jason Kidd as their new head coach. Kidd just recently retired after playing for 19 years in the NBA. AUBURN HILLS, MI - DECEMBER 26: Jason Kidd #5 of the New Jersey Nets smiles during the game against the Detroit Pistons on December 26, 2006 at the Palace of Auburn Hills in Auburn Hills, Michigan. The Pistons defeated the Nets 92-91. (Photo by D. Lippitt/Einstein/NBAE via Getty Images)