In a bit of a surprise last week, the Nets hired both long-time NBA coach Steve Clifford as a coaching consultant and all-time 3-point shooter Kyle Korver as a player development assistant coach. So what to make of the two additions to one of — if not the — biggest coaching staffs in the NBA.
First of all, there’s going to be a big difference between the two in their duties and between them and the rest of the Nets eight-man staff. Clifford will be more of an adviser to both Steve Nash and Sean Marks while Korver is going to be on the court working with players from Joe Harris to Nic Claxton on everything from free throw shooting to 3-pointers.