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Brooklyn Nets Fans React To New Head Coaching Hire For 2024-25 Season

Originally posted on Hardwood Heroics | By Jordan Sigler | Last updated 4/16/24

On Monday night, Brooklyn Nets fans had strong reactions to the news that the team hired a permanent head coach to take over for the 2023-24 season. After a slow start to the season, the Nets made an in-season decision to fire Jacque Vaughn at the All-Star break.

The team failed to make the playoffs with interim coach Kevin Ollie. The Nets finished with a 32-50 record on the season, which put them in 11th place in the Eastern Conference.

The Brooklyn Nets hired Jordi Fernandez

As previously discussed on HH, the Nets hired a Sacramento Kings assistant as their new leader:

ESPN’s NBA guru Adrian Wojnarowski was the first to break the news:

“Jordi Fernandez has emerged as the Brooklyn Nets’ choice to become the franchise’s next coach, separating himself amid a wide, month-long search that now has the Nets prepared to hire the Sacramento Kings’ top assistant,” Woj reported.

Nets fans react to the hire

Here are the best takes on social media of the Nets hiring Fernandez.

People said the same things when Diagnault, Mazzulla, Finch, & Mosley were hired. If it's a guy you haven't heard of, it's probably a good hire.

— Prop Bomb ️ (@PropBomb) April 16, 2024

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— Austin (@AustinPlanet) April 16, 2024

Ben Simmons seeing this rn knowing if Jodi is hired he’ll never play for him! but still get paid MILLIONS! pic.twitter.com/j0nxfkNRww

— iMentOs #D4L (@WiltDaCEO) April 16, 2024

Poor Mike Buds lmao

— Kaz (@thekrazymaN_) April 16, 2024

I like this.

Nets might not be going to try and swing for a win-now team with this hir. But it’s time for them to get a young coach who’ll be with the team for the long haul.

— Janeth Peter (@JannieNikky) April 16, 2024