Woj: Nets, Nash part ways; Suspended Boston Celtics’ head coach Ime Udoka among expected targets
The Brooklyn Nets and their head coach Steve Nash have mutually agreed to part ways per multiple reports. ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski is also reporting that suspended Boston Celtics head coach Ime Udoka is, along with former Utah Jazz head coach Quinn Snyder and other, unnamed targets, on the Nets’ short list of potential replacements for their top coaching job in the wake of the break with Nash.
Udoka, suspended by Boston this offseason after misconduct involving an improper relationship with a female staffer compounded by Udoka making unwanted comments towards her, will reportedly be allowed to leave for another job according to the ESPN writer.
Nash found himself the subject of an ultimatum that reportedly emanated from Kevin Durant over the summer as KD sought to be dealt from the organization if Nash and Nets GM Sean Marks remained with the team.
Could the former Sixers center be a potential option for Boston if their current depth bigs don’t work out? https://t.co/ObOEeLOW2c
— The Celtics Wire (@TheCelticsWire) October 31, 2022
Added to the uncertainty hanging over the organization in the wake of the club’s poor start and the fallout from Brooklyn point guard Kyrie Irving’s retweeting antisemitic media may have diminished the allure of the franchise.
But the Udoka scandal may also have diminished the allure somewhat of an otherwise capable coach as well given Boston’s reported disinterest in preventing Udoka from being hired by a potentially potent division rival.
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