The Brooklyn Nets have named former Net Jason Kidd as the team's new head coach, General Manager Billy King announced tonight. Kidd becomes the 18th head coach in the franchise's NBA history.

The Nets have hired Jason Kidd, the greatest player in franchise history, to be their new head coach. After a month long search, Billy King and Mikhail Prokhorov went with the candidate who is at once most unlikely ... and most obvious.

So it's no surprise that teams are looking for Danny Green clones. The Nets worked out one of the latest models Wednesday, watching Reggie Bullock, similar sized and also from North Carolina. Moreover, Bullock is friendly with Green!

Milton Lee, who began working with Mikhail Prokhorov's team in the early days of the Russian's interest in the Nets, is being pursued by the Memphis Grizzlies. The Grizzlies asked and received the Nets permission to talk with Lee, reports Sam Amick.

Brian Shaw sat down with Billy King for four hours on Wednesday, a meeting that one insider called "very good." For Shaw, it was an attempt to catch up to front-runner Jason Kidd. Mikhail Prokhorov sent a private jet to fetch Shaw Tuesday night.

Chris Broussard says Jason Kidd is "clearly the front-runner" for the Nets job, that while they're giving Brian Shaw "a fair showing," Kidd checks off a lot of the boxes in the Nets search, primarily that owner Mikhail Prokhorov wants a "sexy hire."

Right after Jason Kidd announced his retirement, Dave D'Alessandro wrote it would be a grand idea if the Nets hired their greatest player ever ... but NOT as head coach. Now, Dave D writes Kidd as head coach is a big risk, particularly for Billy King

Joseph Gambardello of the Philadelphia Inquirer is reporting the Nets coaching search is all but over, that contracts talks are underway with Jason Kidd. Gambardello adds the term of his contract will be three years and will be announced soon.

Various reports suggest that despite the questions on Jason Kidd's readiness as an NBA head coach, the Nets have been most impressed by how much their former point guard wants the job and he was willing to leave so much money on the table.