For Jameer Nelson, the moment arrived before Jacque Vaughn had coached a game.
, who reportedly had focused on suspended Celtics coach Ime Udoka before giving their interim coach the reins.
“A lot of the guys who were on our team at the time were just too young and not talented enough or not as experienced enough to help win,” said Nelson, who is a 76ers scout and assistant GM for their G-League team, the Delaware Blue Coats.“We weren’t a good team at all,” said Afflalo, who retired in 2018 after 11 NBA seasons.
Vaughn’s stint with the Magic produced some ugly results, but endeared players to his coaching style.Seven years after Vaughn was fired, he has received a second chance in a near opposite situation. In succeeding Steve Nash, sure, Vaughn must win — but he also must figure out a way to keep Kevin Durant happy; to figure out how to understand and work with Kyrie Irving,; to figure out how to coax the best out of mercurial Ben Simmons.
“There were times as a player, I would be like, ‘I don’t know if that works.’ And we had open communication,” said Nelson, who played from 2004-18. “And we had these conversations about different things about the game plan. … He’s a point guard. He has a good way of getting his message across and getting people to buy in.”“I think he has the experience to know how to deal with each of those players individually,” said Afflalo, a Knick in 2015-16.
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