Brooklyn Nets Coaching Candidates

Lionel Hollins
Lionel Hollins (AP)
Mikhail Prokhorov
Who will be Mikhail Prokhorov’s first Brooklyn coaching hire? (AP)

LATEST UPDATE: Former Utah Jazz coach Jerry Sloan has met with the Milwaukee Bucks about their open coaching position, and a reunion with Deron Williams in Brooklyn looks unlikely. More

Update: An insider tells NetsDaily that Phil Jackson is the only candidate the Nets have contacted so far. More

Update: Boston Celtics President of Basketball Operations Danny Ainge tells WEEI radio that he expects Doc Rivers back on the sidelines for Boston next year. More

Update: Memphis Grizzlies coach Lionel Hollins is a team on Brooklyn’s radar, should the Grizzlies decide not to re-sign Hollins after this season. More

Update: Despite earlier reports that both sides aren’t interested, Jeff Van Gundy could still get a call from Brooklyn. More

Update: Brooklyn isn’t the only team looking at Brian Shaw. More

Update: Jerry Sloan says he’s spoken with a couple of teams. More

The Brooklyn Nets have opened up perhaps the most important coaching search in franchise history — with the team finally in Brooklyn, with a talent-laden roster that wasn’t properly utilized in its first year, the direction the team takes with its next coach could set up the next decade of relevance. Here’s a command central of every coach connected to the search — even if, at this time, they’re not being considered for the position. Things change in an instant, after all.

Start with: Larry Brown

Larry Brown | Mike Dunleavy | Lionel Hollins | Phil Jackson | Nate McMillan | Doc Rivers | Brian Shaw | Scott Skiles | Jerry Sloan | Jeff Van Gundy | Stan Van Gundy