A number of coaches with Nets pedigrees — including current consultant Steve Clifford —are getting interviews for open head coaching gigs around the NBA.
Brian Lewis reports that Steve Clifford who worked this year with Steve Nash had his interview with the Kings in Sacramento Sunday. He was among several assistants and others familiar with Nets fans who’ve been or will be on the interview circuit.
They include:
—Former Nets head coach and now a Warriors assistant Kenny Atkinson is a candidate for both the Kings and Hornets job;
—Former Nash assistant and mentor Mike D’antoni, is also believed to be a candidate for both the Hornets and Kings’
—Former YES Network broadcaster Marc Jackson is reportedly a leading candidate along with Clifford and Atkinson for the Kings job;
—Former Nets assistant Sean Sweeney who followed Jason Kidd from Brooklyn to Milwaukee to Dallas is on the Hornets short list.