Jordi Fernandez adds to his Nets' coaching staff, source confirms
Jordi Fernández, the Brooklyn Nets' new head coach is introduced during a news conference on April 24, 2024. Credit: Jeff Bachner
Nets coach Jordi Fernandez has made additional moves to fill out his first coaching staff.
Fernandez will hire Nuggets assistant Connor Griffin and Kings assistant Deividas Dulkys, a league source confirmed to Newsday. He’ll also retain current Nets assistants Adam Caporn, Corey Vinson and Ryan Forehan-Kelly.
Griffin was the head video coordinator with the Nuggets and also worked in player development since being hired by Michael Malone in 2021. Dulkys worked with Fernandez for two seasons in Sacramento as the Kings’ player development coach.
Juwan Howard and Steve Hetzel were previously reported as Nets assistants while HoopsHype reported that Jay Hernandez will be retained after being hired last season. Howard and Hetzel sat next to Fernandez on Monday as they were courtside for the Liberty’s home win against the Storm.
Forehan-Kelly has been with the Nets since 2020 while Caporn has served since 2022 as director of player development. Vinson will spend his second season on the Nets’ bench.
As previously reported, Will Weaver, Ronnie Burrell and interim coach Kevin Ollie won’t be retained as assistants. Neither will Trevor Hendry, who spent the last two seasons as an assistant and has been with the Nets since being hired as a player development coach by former coach Kenny Atkinson.
Evan Barnes covers the Nets for Newsday. He previously covered Memphis football and the Memphis Grizzlies and also covered prep sports in Los Angeles.
