The Nets were thinking big when they moved
to Brooklyn and acquired a host of high-priced stars to rival the Knicks for
New York supremacy.
Now, after firing coach Avery Johnson when
the team sank into a slump, the Nets may be shooting for the stars again.
Phil Jackson is the top target of the Nets'
coaching search, according to a report by ESPN's Marc Stein and Chris
Broussard.
Jackson's agent, Todd Musburger, told TNT's
David Aldridge that his client has "no interest in the Nets' job at this
time." But, according to the report, the Nets still hope to sway him, and
an ESPN source says Jackson would listen because his interest in coaching was
rekindled when the Lakers approached him after firing Mike Brown in November.
Jackson, who coached the Lakers to five
titles and the Bulls to six, reacted
with surprise and some disappointment when the Lakers unexpectedly hired
Mike D'Antoni in November.
P.J. Carlesimo was named Brooklyn's interim
coach Thursday and was told by GM Billy King to approach the job "like
he's going to coach the team for the next 10 years."
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