Article content continuedIn Durant and Irving, Nash will, as a rookie, coach two of the NBA’s biggest talents, players who will make close to a combined US$75 million next season alone. Durant left Golden State on bitter terms despite winning his first two titles there, while Irving left unhappily from both Cleveland and Boston. Occasionally, they’ll be hired by a fully formed team that is hoping a new coach is the final ingredient for success. He’s taking over a team that at once has accomplished next to nothing, but is also in something close to win-now mode. He’ll wear a suit this time, but Nash is back in the NBA.

Source: National Post September 03, 2020 21:07 UTC