Cam Thomas takes over as Nets rout Bucks for first win

Jordi Fernandez got the first win of his career and his Nets got their first victory of the season, a 115-102 mauling of Milwaukee.

And they did it in front of a sellout crowd of 17,926 at Barclays Center on Sunday that included Fernandez’s family, having flown from Spain to soak in the moment.

“It was fun. And wet,” Fernandez said of the locker room celebration, where he got doused and got the game ball. “Yeah, on one side it’s very special, because I have my wife, my kids, my parents, my good friends, my mother-in-law, her husband. So I have my loved ones here, so it’s very special. [I’ve] come all the way from the bottom in the NBA and working really hard and move up. It’s really cool.

Cam Thomas shoots during the Nets' loss to the Bucks on Oct. 27, 2024.
Cam Thomas shoots during the Nets’ win over the Bucks on Oct. 27, 2024.Corey Sipkin for the NY POST

“You have to enjoy this moment, because there’s only one time that you’re the head coach when you win a [first] game. On the other hand, I also feel like what’s the next step, and we’ve got to move on to the next thing. I want to be in this league, I want to be with this club for a long time.”

Nets owner Joe Tsai and general manager Sean Marks entrusted Fernandez — the first Spanish head coach in the NBA — with this rebuild.

And his first victory broke a three-game skid in home openers (tied for the worst in team history) and snapped a five-game losing streak against the Bucks.

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