NBA legend Jason Kidd will leave the Brooklyn Nets after only one season in charge to become coach at the Milwaukee Bucks.
It's believed that his departure from the Nets came after Kidd asked the team's owners for control of the team's basketball operations department and was denied.
It was a stunningly quick ending to what had been Kidd's celebrated return to the franchise he twice led to the NBA Finals as a player. The Nets hired him last June as coach just weeks after he retired as a player and he even bought a small portion of the team.
There was no indication on Thursday he wouldn't be back when he appeared at a press conference where the Nets announced plans for their new practice facility.
Milwaukee had the NBA's worst record last season at 15-67, but there had been nothing to believe coach Larry Drew wouldn't return. However, the Bucks have new co-owners in Marc Lasry and Wes Edens, and Lasry and Kidd are friends.
The Nets could choose from a number of quality coaches who are available, including Lionel Hollins, George Karl and Mark Jackson.
Kidd led the Nets to the 2002 and '03 NBA Finals and remained a fan favorite even after he became unhappy with the team and was traded to Dallas in 2008.
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