With the offseason in full swing for many teams around the league, now is the time to start fortifying rosters and coaching staffs in order to prepare for the 2023-24 season.
The Brooklyn Nets are a team that is looking to build forward after trading away both Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving during the 2022-23 season. They recovered to make the playoffs, but they were still swept by the Philadelphia 76ers in Round 1 of the postseason.
On Saturday, the Nets made an addition to coach Jacque Vaughn’s staff in the form of former Sixers guard Kevin Ollie. He was a finalist for a head coaching position with the Detroit Pistons before they hired Monty Williams.
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The 6-foot-4 guard from UConn played 280 games across six seasons for the Sixers and averaged 2.7 points and 1.6 assists. Ollie was also a bench piece on the 2001 Sixers that reached the finals. He played for 11 teams in his NBA career.
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Story originally appeared on Sixers Wire