Sam Amick

USA TODAY Sports

The Brooklyn Nets and Milwaukee Bucks are not at all close to an agreement regarding Nets coach Jason Kidd, a person with knowledge of the situation told USA TODAY Sports.

The person spoke on the condition of anonymity because of the private nature of the negotiations. Kidd is known to be pursuing a position with Milwaukee after his failed power play in Brooklyn but the inability of the Bucks to come to terms with the Nets in these talks would certainly make the situation more problematic.

Kidd was given a four-year, $10.5 million last summer, and two people with knowledge of the Nets' thinking said it was extremely unlikely that he would not be welcomed back for next season. But Brooklyn would clearly rather avoid having to fire Kidd and pay the remainder of his deal, making the situation sticky on all sides.

The Bucks' interest in Kidd is rooted in his relationship with new Bucks owner Marc Lasry, who was previously a minority owner with the Nets and who has pegged Kidd as a key part of the Bucks' new regime.