Juwan Howard agrees to join Nets as assistant coach: Source

Juwan Howard is returning to the NBA. The former Michigan basketball head coach has agreed to join the Brooklyn Nets as an assistant coach, a source briefed on the deal confirmed Friday. ESPN first reported the news. Howard was an assistant for the Miami Heat from 2013-19 before spending the last five years at Michigan. He was fired on March 15 after an 8-24 season with the Wolverines, including a 3-17 mark in the Big Ten Conference. Now, he’s expected to join recently hired head coach Jordi Fernandez and his first staff with the Nets. This story will be updated....