There are few things more Brooklyn than “Do The Right Thing.” That’s exactly what the Nets did Wednesday, when they named Jacque Vaughn head coach — and nixed Ime Udoka.
That isn’t a guarantee or even a prediction that Vaughn will guide the Nets into the NBA Finals, the way Udoka did with the Celtics last season. But Udoka would’ve added more drama to a team already more dramatic than reality TV.
Udoka was banned for a year by the Celtics for an affair with a subordinate, sending unwanted and inappropriate texts, and a “volume of violations.” The Nets also know all about Vaughn, who had been an assistant in Brooklyn since 2016. He went 7-3 as interim coach after Kenny Atkinson was fired in 2020, but didn’t get the job, which went to Nash.
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