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The New Jersey Nets have reached an agreement in principle with former Mavericks head coach and current television analyst Avery Johnson, ESPN reported Wednesday afternoon. Johnson, who is currently covering the 2010 NBA Finals for ESPN, was also a finalist for the Atlanta Hawks coaching vacancy.  He met with Atlanta GM Rick Sund on Saturday, but was not offered the job at that time. After Johnson took over ...

For the first time this year, Nets fans have something to cheer about. According to sources, former Dallas Mavericks head coach, and current ESPN NBA analyst Avery Johnson, has reached a verbal agreement to become the next New Jersey Nets head coach.  The Nets had a horrible season last year, finishing with a 12-70 record despite having talent on their team with Devin Harris and Brook Lopez. Johnson could flip the ...

Sandwiched between reserve forward Lamar Odom’s revival and Derek Fisher’s clutch shooting in the Los Angeles Lakers’ 91-84 win in Tuesday night’s Game Three of the NBA Finals, was Los Angeles Lakers center Andrew Bynum hobbling to the bench in the third quarter. Bynum reinjured his already faulty right knee twice in the quarter, reducing him to just four minutes in the final period. Bynum later told reporters he reaggravated his ...

  After the Celtics took game 2 at Staples, Paul Pierce vowed that his Celtics “ain’t goin back to L.A.” Well, after Pierce posted only 15 points, shot barely over 40% from the field and had more fouls (5) than rebounds and assists combined (two apiece), he may finally be on his way to backing up his words—just not the way he intended. These latest antics leave us to wonder whether Pierce is really this ...

Ray Allen curled to the left corner and found an opening to squeeze off a triple that would have trimmed a late deficit to one. The shot looked good leaving his hands. Like every other attempt on Tuesday night, it came up short. Two nights after setting the NBA Finals record for most made three-pointers in a game (eight), he nearly wrote himself into the history books again. Allen finished 0-13 from the ...

Everybody often overlooks Los Angeles Lakers' point guard Derek Fisher. Some criticize him, saying he is too old to play as a starting point guard with the team. I hate it. I hate the fact that some Lakers fans don't like him sometimes. That's just horrible. Fisher is probably one of my favorite players in the game. Why? Because he was never selfish or cocky. He didn't ...

Many fans and GMs are willing to sacrifice it all for a slim chance to be an NBA Finals team.  But the reality is, unless you are willing to spend will over $10 million in luxury tax dollars, it is not going to happen under this CBA.  And there is a good chance it won’t happen under the next CBA either. Even if your team’s owners are willing ...

It's true. The Harlem GlobeTrotters have offered Cleveland Cavaliers' small forward LeBron James and Miami Heat shooting guard Dwayne Wade to a contract with the team. Here is more on it from The Cleveland Plain Dealer: Wacky as it sounds, the Harlem Globetrotters are interested in signing James and Dwyane Wade, reaching out to representatives for both players on Tuesday. They’re preparing to offer ...

Hedo Turkoglu has already made it known that he is not happy in Toronto and wants to play elsewhere next season.  Yahoo! Sports reported that Turkoglu is interested in rejoining the Sacramento Kings. The Kings drafted Hedo 16th overall in the 2000 NBA Draft.  He played three seasons in Sacramento as a member of a perennial playoff contender.  Turkoglu spent his time there mostly as a member of a very talented ...

The Clock of Doom that has been ticking inside Cavaliers fans’ heads for four years now is finally approaching its end—an end that seems terrifyingly closer now that the Cavs have yet again flopped out of the playoffs, Mike Brown has been fired, Danny Ferry has resigned, and Dan Gilbert has officially embarked on his expected warpath to find the next Cavaliers head coach. All signs point to the Cavs’ front ...