{"id":714781,"date":"2026-04-20T20:09:48","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T20:09:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/714781\/"},"modified":"2026-04-20T20:09:48","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T20:09:48","slug":"nets-sign-jordi-fernandez-and-coaching-staff-to-contract-extensions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/714781\/","title":{"rendered":"Nets sign Jordi Fern\u00e1ndez and coaching staff to contract extensions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2170053\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2170053\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2270302772-scaled-e1776705399226-1568x883.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1568\" height=\"883\"  \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2170053\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Coach Jordi Fern\u00e1ndez has a record of 46-118 over his first 2 seasons with Brooklyn.<\/p>\n<p>NEW YORK (AP) \u2014 The Brooklyn Nets have signed coach Jordi Fernandez and his staff to multiyear contract extensions.<\/p>\n<p>The Nets went 20-62 this season and are 46-118 in two seasons under Fernandez. But they were a young team playing five rookies selected in the first round of the 2025 draft and believe the native of Spain is the right coach to continue leading the way.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJordi is a tremendous leader who, along with his coaching staff, put his stamp on this franchise from the moment he arrived in Brooklyn,\u201d Nets general manager Sean Marks said in a statement Monday. \u201cOver 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.\u201d<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Jordi Fern\u00e1ndez has always had the game of basketball in his blood.<\/p>\n<p>This is the story that took him across the globe in pursuit of coaching at the highest level. From Badalona to Brooklyn streaming NOW \u2192 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nPezbIS4rb\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/t.co\/nPezbIS4rb<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8PwGrUkLVt\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/8PwGrUkLVt<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Brooklyn Nets (@BrooklynNets) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BrooklynNets\/status\/2033989853981888597?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">March 17, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Terms of the deal were not disclosed.<\/p>\n<p>Fernandez was the associate head coach of the Sacramento Kings for two seasons before coming to Brooklyn and before that was a Denver Nuggets assistant for six seasons. Fernandez also coached Canada\u2019s national team to its first men\u2019s basketball medal, a bronze in the 2023 FIBA World Cup.<\/p>\n<p>Fernandez\u2019s assistants include Steve Hetzel, Juwan Howard, Jay Hernandez, Dutch Gaitley, Deividas Dulkys, Ryan Forehan-Kelly, Connor Griffin, Corey Vinson and Travis Bader.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Coach Jordi Fern\u00e1ndez has a record of 46-118 over his first 2 seasons with Brooklyn. 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