The bottom line for the Nets: In their second year in Brooklyn, they have the opportunity to create a culture in the mold of Jason Kidd: tough, persistent, winning. A little spin and some time and you can add loyalty to the mix as well. Kidd works.
Brian Shaw is scheduled to meet with Billy King Wednesday as the Nets seemingly narrow their choices to him and Jason Kidd. On Monday, Shaw was in L.A., where he won seven rings, for a meeting with Clipper management and dinner with Donardl Sterling
Jason Kidd's former teammate in Dallas Dirk Nowitzki has endorsed him as a NBA head coach, saying he's capable of making the leap from player to coach without taking any time off.
No one is saying no. After meeting with Jason Kidd, Nets management sees the future Hall of Famer as both "strong" and "formidable" candidate for the head coaching job, reports Adrian Wojnarowski. Fred Kerber calls him the "leading" candidate.
Stefan Bondy and Peter Vecsey both report that Jason Kidd and Billy King met today to discuss the Nets coaching vacancy, lending more credence to reports that Kidd is a real candidate for the job vacated by P.J. Carlesimo in April.
The Brooklyn Nets have announced their pre-draft workouts, which will take place over the next two days -- Tuesday (June 11) and Wednesday (June 12). Players include Jeff Withey, Allen Crabbe and Reggie Bullock.
The drumbeat continues. Sunday night, Lawrence Frank, Jason's Kidd's coach for five years, told NBC's Mike'd Up that the future Hall of Famer "could be a great head coach."
NBA TV airs an hour-long documentary on the career of Julius Erving Monday night at 9 p.m. ET. The doc on the Doc includes rare footage of him in the ABA, where he won two league championships and three MVP's in three years as a member of the Nets.
Billy King is going to have a busy week. In addition to meeting with Jason Kidd (on a date yet to be revealed), King will meet Brian Shaw in New York Wednesday, reports Peter Vecsey in a series of tweets early Monday. Shaw meets the Clippers Monday.
With the report that Jason Kidd is interested in coaching the Brooklyn Nets next season, we at NetsDaily have to ask: Do you want Kidd to be the next coach of the Nets?
