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The Brooklyn Nets were reportedly prepared to make a coaching change after the season ended, according to Frank Isola of The Athletic.
Instead, the Nets parted ways with head coach Kenny Atkinson on Saturday with 19 games left in the regular season:
The Nets, from what I’m told, were prepared to make a coaching change after season. That it happens now is odd considering Sean Marks comes from Spurs, the franchise with the longest tenured coach. Find it hard to believe Marks is doing this in-season unless edict came from above
— Frank Isola (@TheFrankIsola) March 7, 2020
So what changed during the season that Nets general manager Sean Marks decided to make the change now? There's 19 games left in the season, the Nets are in seventh place in the Eastern Conference standings and franchise stars Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving are out.
Clearly, something happened behind the scenes where Marks and Atkinson decided it was best for both sides to move in a different direction. It's just strange to see the move happen now when the season is almost over.
Jacque Vaughn will assume take over from Atkinson as head coach for the remainder of the season. The Nets host the Chicago Bulls on Sunday.
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