Brooklyn reportedly is looking at former Toronto Raptors and Phoenix Suns general manager Bryan Colangelo, whose father Jerry is the Philadelphia 76ers chairman of basketball operations and USA Basketball’s chairman.
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But Kidd forced Prokhorov’s hand with his well-chronicled attempt to take over personnel duties from King, resulting in yet another coaching change and the installation of Hollins as Brooklyn’s leader for the long haul via a four-year pact.
Calipari, for his part, was adamant via multiple tweets Monday that he will not pursue a return to the Nets, while it remains unclear if anyone in the Brooklyn organization beyond Yormark has strong interest in courting him again.
LaMarcus Aldridge had 25 points and 11 rebounds as the Spurs extended their winning streak to eight with a 106-79 victory Monday night over Brooklyn in the Nets’ first game since an organizational shake-up. He won 62 games in his first season, including being honored as the NBA Coach of the Year after the 2010-11 season.
“Hopefully we can build something off of it but yeah, it feels great to get a big win”, Johnson said. The Nets will commit to the traditional route for rebuilding their roster with the club’s long-term future in mind and for as bleak as things look at this point there is reason to believe they can ultimately thrive in time.
“My family and I thoroughly loved our experience in New Jersey and here in Brooklyn, and hope fans experience the success they deserve”, he said. He’s not a marionette who can move Brook Lopez’s feet so he isn’t out of position on defense so often or knock down jump shots for the inconsistent Wayne Ellington and Bojan Bogdanovic.
It’s the equivalent of rearranging the luggage on the Titanic.
The Nets, briefly buoyed by King’s now-infamous deal to acquire Boston icons Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett, rallied from a slow start to finish 44-38. The rumors have already begun about the next general manager and coach of the Nets.
Even with the lowered expectations, Lionel Hollins did not stand much of a chance of getting through the end of the regular season.
A few of his most notable moves while with the Raptors include taking Andrea Bargnani first overall in the 2006 draft, trading Charlie Villanueva for T.J. Ford, signing global stars Jorge Garbajosa and Anthony Parker, and trading for Jermaine O’Neal. The NBA Playoffs are nowhere within reach for the Nets. “This is my only goal”, the former Russian presidential candidate added. King’s college teammate at Duke was let go following his controversial comments regarding then-free agent Luol Deng prior to last season. “I don’t know how to cover it up or put it any other way”.
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Maybe Prokhorov should spend more time in this country, so he can finally get it right.
