Jason Kidd to make coaching debut in July

New Brooklyn Nets head coach Jason Kidd will coach his first game ever in Orlando — but not against the Magic. According to general manager Billy King, Kidd will be on hand to coach the team during Orlando Summer League.

The league runs from July 7th to July 12th and will consist of 10 teams. The Nets, Oklahoma City Thunder, Orlando Magic, Utah Jazz, Miami Heat, Indiana Pacers, Detroit Pistons, Boston Celtics, Houston Rockets, and Philadelphia 76ers will participate. The rules to the event can be seen below (click for full size):

The Nets’ schedule is as follows:

Sunday, July 7th: Detroit @ Brooklyn, 5:00pm

Monday, July 8th: Brooklyn @ Miami, 5:00pm

Wednesday, July 10th: Utah @ Brooklyn, 11:00am

Thursday, July 11th: Houston @ Brooklyn 3:00pm

Friday, July 12th: *Championship Day*

1^st game 8:00 a.m. 6^th place @ 5^th place

2^nd game 10:00 a.m. 4^th place @ 3^rd place

3^rd game 12:00 p.m. 2^nd place @ 1^st place

4^th game 2:00 p.m. 8^th place @ 7^th place

5^th game 4:00 p.m. 10^th place @ 9^th place

Head coaches rarely coach in the summer league, but the Nets are a special case. They’ll try to get their rookie head coach as many games under his belt as possible before the start of the regular season.

Most summer league games will air on NBATV during their scheduled times. We’ll know more the closer we get.