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Coming off their first season in Brooklyn in which the franchise ended a six-year playoff drought, the Nets have signed general manager Billy King to a contract extension. King, hired by the Nets in 2010, put together a that went 49-33 in its first season after moving from New Jersey, matching the second-best record in franchise history. Newark Star-Ledger

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Net Daily: Billy King's extension is for three years, says league source. Twitter @NetsDaily

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Alex Raskin: Confirmed @Adrian Wojnarowski's report with a league source. Billy King is on the verge of signing an extension with the #Nets. Twitter @alexraskinNYC

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The Brooklyn Nets are finalizing a multiyear contract extension with general manager Billy King, league sources told Yahoo! Sports. A formal announcement is expected in the near future, sources said. Yahoo! Sports

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The Brooklyn Nets have recalled forward Tornike Shengelia and guard Tyshawn Taylor from the Springfield Armor of the NBA Development League, it was announced today by General Manager Billy King. The two players were assigned to Springfield on March 18. In 10 games for the Armor this season, Shengelia holds D-League averages of 24.3 points, 8.2 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 2.3 steals per game. Shengelia posted an Armor franchise-high tying 39 points to go along with 18 rebounds on January 24 vs. Maine after recording a triple-double in his D-League debut December 21 against Erie. The 6-8 forward posted a double-double of 23 points and 11 rebounds to go along with five assists and three steals in his most recent contest March 23 against Maine. NBA.com

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Did Carlesimo receive Coach Avery Johnson’s blessing to take over as the head coach of the Brooklyn Nets in December 2012? When Billy King (Nets General Manager) called me, he said, "You know, we made a change this morning," which I didn’t even know about at the time. And he said, "We want you to take over the team on an interim basis," and I said, "Bill," I said, "I gotta talk to Avery." I said, "I’ll talk to Avery, and, I’ll get back to you." I went in, and I talked to Avery, and obviously he was still extremely disappointed, if not upset. And he said, "Hey, you know, that’s the way it is in this league. You gotta do what you gotta do." So the decision was really, you know, stay as assistant coach and let somebody else take the job, or try and make the best of the situation. And, (I) decided to go that route (and take the job). But it really, it still doesn’t sit, you know, as nicely as you would like it to be. Because the circumstances were never the way you wanna get a job. NetsDaily

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Did Carlesimo receive Coach Avery Johnson’s blessing to take over as the head coach of the Brooklyn Nets in December 2012? PJ Carlesimo: When Billy King (Nets General Manager) called me, he said, "You know, we made a change this morning," which I didn’t even know about at the time. And he said, "We want you to take over the team on an interim basis," and I said, "Bill," I said, "I gotta talk to Avery." I said, "I’ll talk to Avery, and, I’ll get back to you." I went in, and I talked to Avery, and obviously he was still extremely disappointed, if not upset. And he said, "Hey, you know, that’s the way it is in this league. You gotta do what you gotta do." So the decision was really, you know, stay as assistant coach and let somebody else take the job, or try and make the best of the situation. And, (I) decided to go that route (and take the job). But it really, it still doesn’t sit, you know, as nicely as you would like it to be. Because the circumstances were never the way you wanna get a job. NetsDaily

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Carlesimo’s thoughts on Brooklyn Nets owner Mikhail Prokhorov: He doesn’t pretend to understand all the (basketball) workings. Billy King’s his general manager, and he values very much what Billy says. And I think he lets a coach coach. He makes it very clear to you he wants to win. To me, he’s a perfect NBA owner because, every owner in the League says they want to win a championship. But A, not a lot of them are willing to put the money out there. He’s already shown that he’s willing to do that. Secondly, he’s very serious about it. His line of questions were, if you ask about a certain player…Brook Lopez, "What’s he like?" "Well, I really like him, he’s a good big man"…, he says, "Can we win a championship with Brook Lopez at center?" "Yes." Next. And, he asked, "Strengths? Weaknesses? You like him? You don’t like him?" But the last question is always, "Is he gonna be a good piece on us winning a championship?" NetsDaily

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Talking about the Nets "Big Three" of Deron Williams, Joe Johnson and Brook Lopez, Carlesimo said they are a "big plus in us attracting whoever it may be, in a trade, a free agent signing, whatever it is, whatever Billy King and Mikhail Prokhorov figure out, the direction we're going to go, I think these guys know they're part of the reason and ... they accept it and they embrace it." He explained, "Players are going to say, they want to play with Deron and Joe and Brook Lopez, that they got something good going in there. We saw what happened in Miami. We see what is kind of a trend in the league right now of the better players wanting to go where the other good players are, even if they get a little bit less attention, sometimes even a little less money. It's about rings and I think that's going to be very, very important for us going forward." NetsDaily

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At least that's how P.J. Carlesimo feels about Mikhail Prokhorov, who's on the hook for a roughly $12.8-million luxury tax bill this season. And the Nets' tax number is expected to jump significantly in 2013-14. "You couldn't overstate it," the Nets' interim coach said Monday. "It's one of the best things an owner can do. "I think giving a coach a long-term contract is more important," he joked, "but other than that . . . I think you've got an owner who's willing to spend money and not pay lip service. All the owners go, 'We want to win a championship.' When you've got somebody that is committed to winning and expends funds to do it, give [GM Billy King and [assistant GM] Bobby Marks and these guys the resources, it's fantastic." Newsday

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In an interview with Pacers broadcaster Mark Boyle, Billy King talks about his time in Indiana with Larry Brown and Donnie Walsh and what he likes and doesn't like about being a GM. The Duke grad also spoke about how he'd still like to get into politics as his next career. Boyle noted that at Duke, King's nickname was "the Senator" and at one point he was offered a chance to run for the U.S. Senate from Pennsylvania. "I love politics. This morning I enjoyed watching 'Meet the Press' and to me that's as good as watching SportsCenter. "I was approached to run for Senate. at the time, Senator [Jon] Corzine who was at the time the head of the Democratic Senate Campaign approached me to run against [Pennsylvania Senator] Arlen Spector. I thought about it. He met with me twice, tried to get me to do it. But I just felt that if I wanted to get into politics, I didn't want to go and 1) try to run the senate and 2) run against Arlen Spector as a first campaign." NetsDaily

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Stephen A Smith followed with "This is not a question about Dwight Howard" which induced laughter from King, before Smith went on to ask a question...about Dwight Howard. Stephen A wanted to know what Billy had to say about balancing the increased productivity of Brook Lopez and his teammate's support of him with having an owner that wants to make a "splash" like landing Dwight Howard. "I feel like this reality show will never end," King said, and went on to reveal the most shocking detail of the interview, that he is a Young and the Restless fan. An apoplectic Smith responded, Young and the Restless?! Not General Hospital?! We gotta talk, but go ahead." King then compared the Dwightmare to a soap opera where the "writer keeps re-writing the script. The character died off;nope, nope he's still breathing." The Brooklyn Game

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Tommy Beer: Nets GM Billy King, on ESPN radio, when asked again about Dwight Howard: "I feel like this soap opera will never end..." Twitter @TommyBeer

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Stefan Bondy: Billy King puts chances of making a deal at 10 percent Twitter @NYDNInterNets

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Billy King: R.I.P. Jerry Buss the NBA has loss a true pioneer Twitter @bkdefend

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Billy King: So sorry to hear the news my teammate from Duke Phil Henderson has passed away. Very fond memories of Phil. My prayers are with his family Twitter @bkdefend

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Net Daily: Told neither Billy King nor Bobby Marks will be in HOU for All-Star Game. Irina Pavlova will rep #Nets at Board of Govs. AND Brook Lopez! Twitter @NetsDaily

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Amid speculation that Williams has also been slowed by weight gain, King said the three-time All-Star is just one pound heavier than when he was dealt from Utah. “You’re digging. You’re digging. And you’re asking valid questions, but (the inflammation to Williams’ ankles) is not a concern,” King said. “Kobe (Bryant) has had the blood-platelet spinning on his knees, and guys have had it. It happens. So let’s not make this a bigger issue than it is. Let’s let him get through this, have a week off and get back to playing basketball. Let’s not put the dirt on him and say his career’s over at 28. New York Daily News

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“I think the same questions were asked last year about Carmelo Anthony when they were struggling and people were writing him off, saying is he’s not the same player. I think he bounced back this year.” New York Daily News

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The NBA trade deadline is just over a week away (3 p.m. on Feb. 21), but Nets general manager Billy King doesn’t feel pressure to make a deal. “I think we’ve had our peaks and valleys, our ebbs and flows, and right now we’re definitely in an ebb,” King said before last night’s 89-84 overtime win over the Pacers. “Can we correct it? Yes. Do I believe this group can regroup and play well? Yes. “Are we going to make a trade? I’m not going to make a trade just to make a trade.” New York Post

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