{"id":203646,"date":"2026-04-20T18:49:37","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T18:49:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/203646\/"},"modified":"2026-04-20T18:49:37","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T18:49:37","slug":"nets-sign-head-coach-jordi-fernandez-staff-to-multi-year-contract-extensions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/203646\/","title":{"rendered":"Nets Sign Head Coach Jordi Fern\u00e1ndez, Staff to Multi-Year Contract Extensions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"inline-text-0\" class=\"mt-[18px] md:mt-0 mb-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-blue my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6f\">The Brooklyn Nets <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/story\/_\/id\/48542372\/sources-nets-sign-coach-jordi-fernandez-staff-extensions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">have signed head coach<\/a> Jordi Fern\u00e1ndez and his entire coaching staff to multi-year contract extensions, according to ESPN&#8217;s Shams Charania.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-1\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-blue my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6i\">Fern\u00e1ndez just wrapped up his second season as Nets head coach, going a combined 46-118 in his first two seasons in the role.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-2\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-blue my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6l\">\u201cJordi is a tremendous leader who, along with his coaching staff, put his stamp on this franchise from the moment he arrived in Brooklyn,&#8221; Nets GM Sean Marks said. &#8220;Over his first two seasons, Jordi has built a strong foundation rooted in player development, a competitive spirit, and honest communication, all of which have been embraced throughout our roster. The energy and passion the entire staff relentlessly pour into our players reverberates throughout the organization, and we are excited to have this group continue to lead our franchise into the future.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-3\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-blue my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6o\">Fern\u00e1ndez has gracefully handled the challenge of working with a roster mired in a rebuild since the Nets decided to part ways with Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving, intentionally working to bring out the best of each and every player on his roster.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-4\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-blue my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6r\">He&#8217;s implemented strong defensive schemes, especially at the point of attack. It&#8217;ll be on him and the rest of the coaching staff to work on the team&#8217;s poor interior defense, but the foundation for some of the league&#8217;s best defenses certainly start at the point of attack and full court pressure.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-5\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-blue my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6u\">Fern\u00e1ndez has also helped Michael Porter Jr. develop his all-around game, drawing up schemes that maximize the 6-foot-10 forward&#8217;s ability to put pressure on the rim and score through off-ball scoring actions.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-6\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-blue my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6x\">Fern\u00e1ndez has also helped Nic Claxton develop his all-around game on both sides of the floor, especially his playmaking skills. Claxton&#8217;s knack for operating at the elbow and level has helped stretch opposing defenses outside the paint, giving Claxton ample room to attack the basket and feed cutters.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-7\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-blue my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"70\">Both Porter and Claxton <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/nba\/nets\/onsi\/nets-nic-claxton-michael-porter-jr-discuss-rapidly-developing-chemistry\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">have developed considerable chemistry<\/a> because Fern\u00e1ndez has maximized their fit in his system.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-8\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-blue my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"73\">Though the Nets have been stationed at the bottom of the standings for the last few seasons, the team is expected to attempt to move towards true championship contention within the next couple of years, perhaps as soon as next season.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-9\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-blue my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"76\">Perhaps the Nets could <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/nba\/nets\/onsi\/a-donovan-mitchell-trade-would-change-everything-for-the-brooklyn-nets\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">swing for the fences<\/a> and look to acquire a high-scoring guard who has proven capable of stepping up in the playoffs this offseason if his team faces an early exit.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.minutemediacdn.com\/platform\/google_discover_icon.svg\" class=\"shrink-0\"\/>Add us as a preferred source on Google<a aria-label=\"Follow si.com on Google News\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=si.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" class=\"flex h-[30px] w-[30px] shrink-0 items-center justify-center rounded-full bg-primary font-group-large text-sm font-medium text-white transition-colors hover:bg-secondary focus:bg-secondary md:w-auto md:gap-2.5 md:px-4 md:py-[5px]\">Follow<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Brooklyn Nets have signed head coach Jordi Fern\u00e1ndez and his entire coaching staff to multi-year contract extensions,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":203647,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[98,100,99,9,24,63],"class_list":["post-203646","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-brooklyn","tag-brooklyn","tag-brooklyn-headlines","tag-brooklyn-news","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-nyc"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/203646","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=203646"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/203646\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/203647"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=203646"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=203646"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=203646"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}