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Mystery Team Has Reportedly Been ‘Gathering Intel’ On Ime Udoka

Ime Udoka being vetted by mystery NBA team.

Nico Martinez
Nov 12, 2022
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Former Celtics coach Ime Udoka is still up for grabs after receiving a one-year suspension from the team earlier this year. For a few days, Udoka was heavily linked to the Nets amid the departure of their own coach.

But after hours of deliberation, the Nets eventually decided to move on from Udoka, as their guy, citing his situation with Boston, was too much baggage to carry over into this already disgruntled team.

The Nets changed course from their initial plan to hire Udoka due to several factors, multiple sources with direct knowledge of the decision-making told The Athletic. These factors include an investigation and due diligence process by the Nets into the suspended coach taking longer than initially expected, the outcry after word of their plan became known to people outside and inside the organization and the short and long-term question marks around the team’s ability to contend in the Eastern Conference as a result of the indefinite suspension of Irving.

The Nets began direct communication on the potential to hire Udoka 24 to 48 hours before the franchise fired Nash last Tuesday, including receiving permission from the Celtics and engaging in initial discussions, multiple sources with knowledge of the talks told The Athletic.

After being spurned by the Nets, fans and experts started to doubt if Ime would ever get another coaching gig in the NBA again.


Unnamed Team Reportedly Enters The Ime Udoka Hunt

Now, however, there are rumblings of a new team potentially entering the Udoka sweepstakes, though the identity of the team remains unknown.

(via Ric Bucher)

A team looking to make a coaching change that isn’t already dealing with a toxic environment, however, might not be as fazed by the circumstances that led to Udoka’s suspension in Boston. In fact, one team apparently wasn’t.

An Eastern Conference GM declined to identify the team but said, “I know for a fact a team was gathering background intel on Ime a week after everything happened in Boston,” he said. “Ime was going to be their guy if they fired their current coach.”

Naturally, fans have tried to speculate which team could be considering Udoka. Teams like the 76ers, Knicks, and Hawks have all been suggested, but nothing has been confirmed at this moment in time. 

All we can do is wait and see which team decides to make a move first, which might not be long, given how many teams are struggling across the league.

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Nico Martinez is a veteran staff writer for Fadeaway World from Brooklyn, New York. He joined Fadeaway World in 2016 and is currently residing in Columbia, South Carolina. Nico holds a degree in Sports Management from Columbia International University where he built a strong foundation in the inner workings of sports media and management. Nico's contributions have significantly enhanced the credibility and depth of Fadeaway World's content, earning him recognition across the sports journalism community. His work has been discussed in prestigious publications like Sports Illustrated. A dedicated follower of LeBron James, Nico often leads coverage on news related to the basketball star. With nearly a decade of experience in sports journalism, Nico consistently provides comprehensive and timely basketball news, engaging a wide audience of basketball enthusiasts.Nico's most desired player to interview, past or present, is Kevin Durant. He is particularly keen on asking Durant if he has any regrets about his career, especially concerning his departure from the Oklahoma City Thunder, and why he engages so much with fans on social media. 
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