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Yahoo
19-05-2025
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Nets' assistant coach Steve Hetzel among candidates for Suns HC job
The Brooklyn Nets looked like they found the right head coach in Jordi Fernandez and it seems like Fernandez built a solid coaching staff based off what the players have said. As Brooklyn looks to add more talent to the roster for the coaching staff to develop and lead, Fernandez may have to already think about how he would replace one of his more popular assistants. According to NBA insider Marc Stein, Nets assistant coach Steve Hetzel is among the candidates for the Phoenix Suns head-coaching position. Following a disappointing season where the Suns finished with a 36-46 record under head coach Mike Budenholzer, Phoenix decided to fire Budenholzer one year after hiring him for the job following the firing of Frank Vogel. Advertisement "Among the candidates believed to have progressed in consideration for the post include one assistant coach still working in these playoffs (Minnesota's Micah Nori)," Stein wrote. "Several assistants from eliminated teams (Brooklyn's Steve Hetzel, Cleveland's Johnnie Bryant and Jordan Ott, Dallas' Sean Sweeney and New Orleans' James Borrego) and one holdover from Budenholzer's staff (two-time former NBA head coach David Fizdale) who could well be asked to stay on as part of a new coach's bench." Hetzel has been an assistant coach in the NBA for the past 12 seasons, a journey that involved him spending time with the Detroit Pistons, Charlotte Hornets, Orlando Magic, and Portland Trail Blazers before joining Fernandez's staff this past season. Hetzel has been helpful to Fernandez and the players on the staff, given that his area of expertise is in player development and on the defensive side of the ball. As Stein reported, Hetzel is among seven candidates under consideration for the Suns' head-coaching spot, including men like Borrego and Fizdale that have been head coaches in the league before. The competition is steep, but Hetzel has been one of the faster-rising names in the coaching ranks, but it's fair to assume that Fernandez and company are hoping that Hetzel remains in Brooklyn. This article originally appeared on Nets Wire: Nets' assistant coach Steve Hetzel among candidates for Suns HC job
Yahoo
16-05-2025
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Nets' Jordi Fernandez ready to coach whoever's taken in 2025 NBA Draft
The Brooklyn Nets will have some key decisions to make later this summer when they have to make some picks in the 2025 NBA Draft in late June. Brooklyn heads into the Draft with plenty of draft capital as they will have four first-round picks, but head coach Jordi Fernandez is not revealing much about what the plan is in terms of players to target or anything of that nature. "Obviously, this is my first time as a head coach going through this process, so it's going to be nothing like what I've done before," Fernandez said, per Lucas Kaplan of NetsDaily. Fernandez, native of Badalona, Spain, was at P.S. 1 in Brooklyn on Wednesday to celebrate Sant Jordi's Day, Catalonia's (Fernandez's hometown) favorite day for love and literature. Following the celebration, Fernandez was asked what every Nets fans is thinking about at this moment. Advertisement "Yeah, it's a good question, probably a question more for [general manager] Sean [Marks] than it is for me," Fernandez said, per Brian Lewis of the New York Post, when asked whether the Nets would trade one of their picks to lessen the load on the player development staff. "I'll be ready to coach whatever group we put together. And the coaches, as we always try to do, [will] help them get better and show them the way and the habits." While the Nets have been thinking about the draft since last summer when they traded Mikal Bridges to the New York Knicks for a bevy of draft picks and got some of their own picks back from the Houston Rockets, it is still relatively early in the NBA Draft process. However, Saturday is an important day given that it's the deadline for NBA Early Entry. NBA Early Entry is the process where eligible players declare their intention to participate in the NBA Draft before the draft while also retaining the option to withdraw and return to their respective institutions. Players who enter the Draft through Early Entry would have to withdraw by 5 PM ET on June 15 if they wanted to return to college next season. After Early Entry, the next Draft-related activity for the Nets is the NBA G League Combine from May 9 to May 11, the NBA Draft Combine from May 11 to May 18, and the NBA Lottery on May 12. Since Brooklyn won't know where their own first-round pick lies until May 12, the Nets are in a spot where they are hoping to get lucky enough to get the No. 1 pick and the right to draft Duke forward Cooper Flagg as that outcome could change their plans significantly. This article originally appeared on Nets Wire: Nets' Jordi Fernandez ready to coach whoever's taken in 2025 NBA Draft
The Herald Scotland
13-05-2025
- Sport
- The Herald Scotland
2025 NBA Draft Lottery live updates: Odds, start time, TV channel
There are 13 teams in the running for the first overall pick this year. The Utah Jazz, Washington Wizards, Charlotte Hornets, and New Orleans Pelicans have the best odds, while the Dallas Mavericks, Chicago Bulls, and Sacramento Kings each have less than a 2% chance of earning the pick. Each of them would be immediately improved with the addition of Flagg to their roster, making tonight's lottery that much more important. Here's everything to know about tonight's 2025 NBA draft lottery. What time is the NBA Draft lottery? The 2025 NBA draft lottery will be held on Monday, May 12 in Chicago and will be broadcast beginning at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN. How to watch NBA Draft lottery: TV channel and stream Date : Monday, May 12 : Monday, May 12 Time : 7 p.m. ET : 7 p.m. ET TV : ESPN : ESPN Stream: Fubo, which offers a free trial for new users. Watch the NBA Draft lottery with Fubo Percent chance of winning the No. 1 overall pick in the 2025 NBA draft: The three teams with the best odds - the Jazz, Wizards and Hornets - all have a 52.1% chance of landing a top-four pick. Individuals with ties to the respective franchise often represent teams in the lottery. Here is who will be at the draft lottery tonight. Brooklyn Nets: Jordi Fernandez, head coach Charlotte Hornets: Charles Lee, head coach Chicago Bulls: Matas Buzelis, player Dallas Mavericks: Rolando Blackman, team ambassador Houston Rockets: Hakeem Olajuwon, Rockets Hall of Famer New Orleans Pelicans: Zion Williamson, player Philadelphia 76ers: Jared McCain, player Portland Trail Blazers: Toumani Camara, player Sacramento Kings: Keon Ellis, player San Antonio Spurs: Mitch Johnson, head coach Toronto Raptors: Masai Ujiri, vice chairman and team president Utah Jazz: Ashley Smith, co-owner Washington Wizards: Bub Carrington, player Contributing: Jeff Zillgitt, Steve Gardner
Yahoo
10-05-2025
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Nets' Jordi Fernandez to represent team at 2025 NBA Draft Lottery
The Brooklyn Nets are just a few days away from the fate of the franchise being decided by where the ping-pong balls fall during the 2025 NBA Draft Lottery on Monday. During the event, teams normally send someone to represent their organization and in Brooklyn's case, they will be sending the man that will be coaching the player that the team takes with their Lottery pick. The Nets announced on X that head coach Jordi Fernandez will be representing the franchise at the NBA Draft Lottery, implying that the franchise is hoping that he can bring the team luck in the event. Brooklyn heads into the Lottery sixth in the standings, but their pick could be somewhere different depending on the kind of luck that they get on Monday. Advertisement Heading into the Lottery, the Nets have a 9.0% chance of getting the first overall pick, granting them the ability to select Duke forward Cooper Flagg to give the team their first franchise player during this rebuild. More to the point, Brooklyn has a 37.2% chance of their pick landing in the top-4, meaning that they have a good chance of moving up from the sixth spot based on the odds. As of this writing, the Nets are able to land picks 1-4 and 6-10 so the worst pick they can get is 10th, which would be a disappointment for a team that was hoping to be able to draft a blue-chip prospect in this Draft. In terms of percentages, the most likely outcome for Brooklyn is getting a top-4 pick, followed by a 29.7% chance of landing the seventh overall pick and a 20.6% chance of getting the eighth pick. Technically, the most likely event to happen for the Nets is to get a pick somewhere between No. 7 and No. 8, given that the combined percentages of that happening is 50.3%. Either way, with Brooklyn hoping that they can get the highest pick possible, the franchise is looking for Fernandez to give the team the kind of luck that it hasn't had in quite some time since moving from New Jersey. This article originally appeared on Nets Wire: Nets' Jordi Fernandez to represent team at 2025 NBA Draft Lottery
USA Today
09-05-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Nets' Jordi Fernandez to represent team at 2025 NBA Draft Lottery
Nets' Jordi Fernandez to represent team at 2025 NBA Draft Lottery The Brooklyn Nets are just a few days away from the fate of the franchise being decided by where the ping-pong balls fall during the 2025 NBA Draft Lottery on Monday. During the event, teams normally send someone to represent their organization and in Brooklyn's case, they will be sending the man that will be coaching the player that the team takes with their Lottery pick. The Nets announced on X that head coach Jordi Fernandez will be representing the franchise at the NBA Draft Lottery, implying that the franchise is hoping that he can bring the team luck in the event. Brooklyn heads into the Lottery sixth in the standings, but their pick could be somewhere different depending on the kind of luck that they get on Monday. Heading into the Lottery, the Nets have a 9.0% chance of getting the first overall pick, granting them the ability to select Duke forward Cooper Flagg to give the team their first franchise player during this rebuild. More to the point, Brooklyn has a 37.2% chance of their pick landing in the top-4, meaning that they have a good chance of moving up from the sixth spot based on the odds. As of this writing, the Nets are able to land picks 1-4 and 6-10 so the worst pick they can get is 10th, which would be a disappointment for a team that was hoping to be able to draft a blue-chip prospect in this Draft. In terms of percentages, the most likely outcome for Brooklyn is getting a top-4 pick, followed by a 29.7% chance of landing the seventh overall pick and a 20.6% chance of getting the eighth pick. Technically, the most likely event to happen for the Nets is to get a pick somewhere between No. 7 and No. 8, given that the combined percentages of that happening is 50.3%. Either way, with Brooklyn hoping that they can get the highest pick possible, the franchise is looking for Fernandez to give the team the kind of luck that it hasn't had in quite some time since moving from New Jersey.
