{"id":482400,"date":"2024-04-27T08:30:35","date_gmt":"2024-04-27T12:30:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/?post_type=news&#038;p=482400"},"modified":"2024-04-26T21:08:11","modified_gmt":"2024-04-27T01:08:11","slug":"juwan-howard-joins-the-nets-as-an-assistant-coach","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/news\/juwan-howard-joins-the-nets-as-an-assistant-coach\/","title":{"rendered":"Juwan Howard joins the Nets as an assistant coach"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Juwan Howard has agreed to a contract to become an assistant coach with the <a href=\"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/nba\/team\/brooklyn-nets\/\"><a href=\"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/nba\/team\/brooklyn-nets\/\">Brooklyn Nets<\/a><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Juwan, dismissed by Michigan in the past month after 5 campaigns as manager, joins new Brooklyn boss Jordi Fernandez&#8217;s staff.<\/p>\n<p>Howard worked for 6 years as an assistant under Erik Spoelstra with the <a href=\"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/nba\/team\/miami-heat\/\"><a href=\"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/nba\/team\/miami-heat\/\"><a href=\"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/nba\/team\/miami-heat\/\"><a href=\"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/nba\/team\/miami-heat\/\"><a href=\"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/nba\/team\/miami-heat\/\">Miami Heat<\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a> upon his retirement from the National Basketball Association career that featured 19 campaigns, 2 championships, and All-Star and All-NBA picks.<\/p>\n<p>After his phenomenal start as Michigan boss, he was approached for head-coaching positions in the league, including Lakers \u2013 but he decided to continue his job at Wolverines, where he coached his sons Jett and Jace. Juwan led Michigan to a Sweet 16 and an Elite 8 in that period but struggled in the last 2 campaigns, having an 8-24 record that led to him being fired.<\/p>\n<p>He joins assistant Steve Hetzel, who left Blazers after 3 campaigns, as the newest people on Jordi\u2019s team.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Juwan Howard is returning to the NBA.<\/p>\n<p>The former Michigan basketball head coach has agreed to join the Brooklyn Nets as an assistant coach.<\/p>\n<p>Howard was an assistant for the Miami Heat from 2013-19 before spending the last five years at Michigan.<\/p>\n<p>More \u2935\ufe0f<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7ohbsxFCGW\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/t.co\/7ohbsxFCGW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; The Athletic NBA (@TheAthleticNBA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheAthleticNBA\/status\/1783999759877075305?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">April 26, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Juwan Howard has agreed to a contract to become an assistant coach with the Brooklyn Nets. 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