Seven games into their season, not to mention in the middle of a back-to-back, the Nets finally decided it was the right time to get rid of Steve Nash.
And in case their list of problems wasn’t long enough — Nash was certainly on there, but not necessarily at the top — they are expected to add to it by hiring Ime Udoka to replace Nash. Udoka was suspended by the Celtics for the 2022-2023 season for having an improper relationship with a female subordinate on his staff, which included him using crude language in his dialogue with the woman, according to ESPN.
Nash’s departure, which the team announced as a mutual agreement, came amidst a 2-5 start that has been further marred by Kyrie Irving’s promotion of an anti-semitic movie.
There are plenty of tentacles to this shakeup, so here’s a look at who comes out as winners and losers of it all:
