Jordi Fernandez still set to coach Canadian men's basketball team at Olympics after taking Nets job

Canadian men's national-team head coach Jordi Fernandez was hired Monday as coach of the Brooklyn Nets, but Canada Basketball says the new job won't affect the Spaniard's place at the Paris Olympics.

Fernandez took the Team Canada job last June after former coach Nick Nurse left the role amid his transition from the Toronto Raptors to Philadelphia 76ers. His new role with the Nets triggered some fears that history may be repeating itself with just two months remaining until the 2024 Games.

But Canada general manager Rowan Barrett said in a statement Monday that would not be the case.

"We can confirm that Jordi will remain as our coach this summer at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, as we look to build on the success we had last summer," he said, adding that Canada Basketball worked closely with both the Nets and Fernandez throughout the hiring process.

Happy for our guy & excited to confirm we're locked-in for the summer