The coach of the Brooklyn Nets, former All-NBA guard Jason Kidd may be on the way out as he demanded to have more power in his position.

Jason Kidd apparently wanted to have the General Manager (GM) position so he can have personnel prerogatives similar to what Stan Van Gundy of Detroit, Doc Rivers of the LA Clippers and Flip Saunders of Minnesota has. However, the Brooklyn Nets management refused. The details from the NY Post:

"A league source told The Post Kidd recently approached ownership with a series of demands, including the role of overseeing the Nets' basketball operations department in addition to his head-coaching responsibilities. The source said Kidd didn't want general manager Billy King to be dismissed, but wanted to be given a title and placed above him in the organizational hierarchy."

Kidd's power grab attempt eventually led to his possible ouster, but he seems to have a backup plan in place. The report continues:

"Ownership declined to grant Kidd that kind of power, which is rare for any coach in the league to have. The source said ownership felt Kidd wasn't ready for that kind of responsibility after having only one year of coaching experience - the team finished his first season on the bench with a 44-38 record, good for sixth in the Eastern Conference - and allowed Kidd to seek other opportunities."

The 'other opportunities' did not take long. The Milwaukee Bucks, who has a coach in Larry Drew (also just finished his first year) asked permission to interview Kidd for the head coach (and possibly GM) position and the Nets eventually agreed.

Jason Kidd has a four-year $ 10.5 million contract with the Nets.

In comparison, first time coaches Steve Kerr of the Golden State Warriors and Derek Fisher of the cross-town New York Knicks both received five-year $ 25 million contracts.

It is uncertain whether that fact was a reason for Kidd's brazen move.