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Nets Won’t Include Brook Lopez In Deal | Tue 31 Aug

Hearing from a source that Nets are not including Brook Lopez in any trade discussions with the Nuggets for Carmelo Anthony. If the Nuggets were to make deal with the Nets, they would likely move Chauncy Billups in another deal because of Harris.
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Thorn: Nets Should Have Been Champions | Sat 28 Aug

“We were tied 2-2, and in Game 5 we throw the ball away in the last few minutes of a close game. We then go to San Antonio for Game 6 and have a double-digit lead and blow it”, recalled Thorn. “We should’ve been champions; I’ll always believe that.”
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Billy King Ready To Catch Opportunities | Fri 20 Aug

“We have flexibility,” Nets GM Billy King said. “And having flexibility allows you to do different things, whether it be this year, next year or down the road. There are not a lot of long-term contracts, there’s cap space to allow Troy Murphy to happen.”
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Nets Were Overlooked Says Troy Murphy | Thu 19 Aug

“It’s not just because I’m from Jersey, but I couldn’t understand when all these free agents were looking for places to go that so many of them overlooked the Nets,” Troy Murphy said. “All the pieces are in place for this to be a very good team very quickly.”
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Nets Made A Lucrative Offer To Rod Thorn | Sat 14 Aug

Rod Thorn had a “lucrative offer” to stay, who also has insisted no friction existed. But persistent rumors suggested Thorn was not comfortable with the change or with the length of his offered deal. Still, Thorn was allowed to hire Avery Johnson as coach.
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Rod Thorn Says He “Retired From Nets” | Thu 12 Aug

As reports of Rod Thorn’s imminent departure began to circulate, the initial impression was that he was tired. Now, he has joined 76ers and says quite bluntly, “There’s been a lot of speculation that I was retired. I was never retired. I retired from the Nets.”
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Prokhorov Send Request To Change Name | Tue 10 Aug

Prokhorov’s camp confirmed that they’ve sent a request to the league to change the team’s name. What does this mean? Maybe nothing. Changing a team’s nickname is a long process requiring that the owner gives the NBA notice 25 months in advance.
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Limited Options For Nets At Power Foward | Tue 10 Aug

No update about power forward. Basically, there is no other guy they can induce with a make-good, as they did with Sean May. Louis Amundson wants a $3 million guarantee, which is fair. Joe Smith wants a full guarantee. Even Malik Allen wants a half-guarantee.
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Prokhorov Expresses Support Of LeBron | Fri 30 Jul

Mikhail Prokhorov, owner of the Nets, sent the following letter. “Any club owner dreams of having those players, including me, but all questions of how the announcements were made aside, I respect their choice, and no one has the right to judge them.”
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Favors Reminds Avery Johnson Of Duncan | Wed 28 Jul

Not that Avery Johnson wants to put any extra pressure on rookie Derrick Favors. Then again, when you make a comparison to Tim Duncan, that’s pretty heady stuff. “He reminds me of Duncan in the way he’s coachable,” the New Jersey coach said.
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Is Jay-Z Upset With LeBron Or Prokhorov? | Wed 28 Jul

According to Mediatakeout’s insider, LeBron James’ silent treatment made Jay-Z look bad with Nets’ management. While LeBron was making his decision, “he didn’t even take Jay-Z’s calls. It made Jay-Z look like he couldn’t deliver to the Nets management.”
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Nets Offered More Money To Joel Anthony | Sun 25 Jul

Mike Higgins, who represents Anthony, is pleased with the outcome for the center. “It wasn’t the money,” he said of Anthony remaining with Miami. “Toronto really wanted him. New York and New Jersey were prepared to offer him more money.”
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Rod Thorn Is Keeping His Options Open | Sat 17 Jul

After that, Rod Thorn said, he’s open for anything. “I’ve had some calls here in the last two or three weeks that have been interesting,” said the former Nets president, 69, who retired from the team Friday. “But I want to see what kind of options I have.”
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Billy King Accepts Nets’ Executive Postion | Wed 14 Jul

Billy King has accepted an executive position to run basketball operations for the Nets and will be introduced at a news conference Thursday. King and Danny Ferry both interviewed for the position over the weekend and were the frontrunners for the job.
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Billy King Emerging As Nets’ Frontrunner | Wed 14 Jul

Billy King has emerged as the frontrunner to become the next president of the Nets. King met with ownership on Tuesday in New York and has the strong endorsement of outgoing president and general manager Rod Thorn and coach Avery Johnson.
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Ferry, King Are Finalists For President’s Job | Tue 13 Jul

Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports tweets that “Danny Ferry and Billy King have emerged as finalists for president’s job with Nets and both interviewing with team Tuesday.” It’s very likely that both Ferry and King will be meeting with Mikhail Prokhorov.
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Sign-And-Trade Was Reached For Morrow | Tue 13 Jul

The latest addition to the New-Jersey Nets’ new order will be Morrow, who is expected to be acquired today via a sign-and-trade with the Warriors. Golden State will receive a trade exception worth $4 million. The Nets get another shooter they covet.
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Jordan Farmar Has Signed With The Nets | Mon 12 Jul

Jordan Farmar said he has agreed to a three-year, $12-million deal with the New Jersey Nets, ending his ties with the Lakers. Farmar said he can opt out of his deal after the second season. Farmar spent all four of his NBA seasons with the Los Angeles Lakers.
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Johan Petro Reached Agreement With Nets | Sat 10 Jul

According to Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports, Johan Petro has reached agreement on a three year, $10 million deal with the New Jersey Nets. Petro wanted to stay with Nuggets but the long-term offer from Nets is a good opportunity for him.