Brooklyn, N.Y. — The Brooklyn Nets have reached multi-year contract extensions with head coach Jordi Fernandez and his entire coaching staff, league sources told ESPN on Monday.
Owner Joe Tsai and general manager Sean Marks finalized the new deals earlier this week, signaling long-term confidence in Fernandez after two rebuilding seasons at the helm.
Development amid rebuilding
Fernandez, 43, has gone 46-118 since taking over in 2024, emphasizing player development while guiding veterans Michael Porter Jr., Nic Claxton and Day’Ron Sharpe to career-best campaigns. The Nets fielded the NBA’s youngest roster last season, with half the players under 24 and a record five first-round selections from the 2025 draft.
Previous stops
Before arriving in Brooklyn, Fernandez spent two seasons as associate head coach of the Sacramento Kings under Mike Brown. He previously served on Michael Malone’s Denver Nuggets staff from 2016 to 2022 after seven years in the Cleveland Cavaliers organization.
Season snapshots
In his first year, the Nets hovered around .500 until trading Dennis Schroder and Dorian Finney-Smith in December 2024, then dropped 15 of 17 contests after Dec. 27 and later endured a 16-of-18 skid on the way to a 26-56 finish. Despite ranking 27th in defense last season, Brooklyn produced a 15-game stretch in late November and December in which it placed second defensively while allowing the fewest three-pointers, offensive rebounds and points in the league.
Off-season outlook
Brooklyn enters the May 10 draft lottery with a 40% chance to secure a top-three pick, its best odds since 2010. For the second straight summer, the club projects more than $30 million in salary-cap space for trades or free agency. Over the next seven years, the Nets also control 13 first-round picks—including nine that are tradable—and 19 second-round selections.
ESPN’s Bobby Marks contributed to this report.
Source: ESPN
