After Steve Nash's surprising departure from the Nets on Nov. 1, the front office has handed the reins to lead a sistant coach Jacque Vaughn.The Nets officially named Vaughn as the team's new head coach on Nov. 9 after indicated that they were expected George Kittle Hoodies Sweatshirts to hire suspended Celtics coach Ime Udoka. Vaughn,who is in his seventh season with the Nets,went 2-2 as the interim head coach before that tag was removed."Jacque's basketball acumen, competitivene s and intimate knowledge of our team and organization make him the clear-cut best person to lead our group moving forward," . "He has a proven ability to get the best out of our players, hold them accountable and play a cohesive, team-first style of basketball."As he attempts to get a struggling Nets team on the right track, it's worth taking a look back at Vaughn's career and how he landed in Brooklyn.MORE: Vaughn had a 12-year career as a role player in the NBA, suiting up for the Jazz, Hawks, Magic, Nets and Spurs. He won a ring as a part of the 2006-07 Spurs championship team. Steve Young Jersey Vaughn had modest averages of 4.5 points and 2.5 a sists per game, serving as a reliable game manager at backup point guard. He retired after the 2008-09 season. Vaughn is in his 12th season as an NBA coach, spending time with the Spurs and Nets as an a sistant. He compiled a 58-158 record as head Raheem Mostert Jersey coach of the Magic for parts of three seasons before being fired midway through the 2014-15 season.Vaughn has been with the Nets since the 2016-17 season. In his previous interim stint to close the 2019-20 season, he guided the Nets to a 7-3 record, the No. 7 seed in the Eastern Conference and a first-round exit against the Raptors.Vaughn was in consideration for the head coaching job after that season, earning praise for the job that he did. But the Nets eventually went with Ray Ray McCloud Jersey Nash and promoted Vaughn to a sistant head coach.Vaughn has been a head coaching candidate as recently as last summer, when the Pelicans asked permi sion to interview him for their head coaching job before going with Willie Green.MORE: Vaughn has been known to establish good bonds with players on his rosters. During the 2020 season, he commented on his relationships with Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving.Jacque Vaughn says his relationship with KD and Kyrie is good and growing. NetsDaily (@NetsDaily) Durant even suggested that Vaughn could take over head coaching duties capably after Nash was originally hired.A month after Nash was hired, Kyrie Irving proclaimed: I dont really see us having a head coach. You San Francisco 49Ers Jersey know what I mean? KD could be a head coach. I could be a head coach.Durant then added: Jacque Vaughn could do it one day. Its a collaborative effort, I think, on our part. Tommy Beer (@TommyBeer)