The Nets are hiring veteran NBA coach Steve Clifford as a coaching consultant, reports Malika Andrews of ESPN.
Clifford, who previously spent five seasons as Charlotte’s head coach, coached the Magic for the last three seasons, leading the team to a 96-131 (.423) record and a pair of playoff appearances. With Orlando pivoting toward a rebuild this year, Clifford and the team agreed to part ways in June.
Andrews, who refers to Clifford as the “most sought-after assistant in the marketplace,” points out that he has some history with Brooklyn head coach Steve Nash. Clifford was an assistant for the Lakers in 2012/13 when Nash played for the team.
Although Clifford will only be with the Nets periodically during the 2021/22 season, he’ll lend some much-needed experience to a staff that lost top assistants Ime Udoka and Mike D’Antoni this offseason.
All this guy does is yell at people.
Apparently there are alot of people that want to hear him yelling then..
Clifford had quite a few opportunities open to him before choosing the Nets “part-time” gig.
I really think he just wanted to take a year off, and then rejoin the fray, but this was Apparently an offer too good to refuse. He could take some time off, and then still get paid doing it…Hard to say no to that..