The Brooklyn Nets are hiring Steve Clifford as a coaching consultant to Steve Nash and his staff. Clifford is the former head coach of the Charlotte Hornets and Orlando Magic.

Clifford helped lead the Magic back to the playoffs in 2019, after a six-year absence. Orlando and Clifford mutually agreed to part ways after the 2020-21 season, as the team is kicking off a rebuild.

In eight years as a head coach, Clifford has led teams to the postseason four times. In his new role, Clifford is expected to join the Nets intermittently throughout the season. It's believed that Clifford would eventually like to return to the head coach role in the future.