Nets Make It Official: Avery Johnson Head Coach

June 10th, 2010 by Keith Bennett Leave a reply »
On Thursday afternoon, the Nets made it official: the Little General "Avery Johnson" is their new head coach.

The press release includes statements from Johnson, Rod Thorn and Mikhail Prokhorov. Dave D'Alessandro reports that the contract is for three years and close to $12 million, but because Johnson was still under contract with the Dallas Mavericks, the Mavs will be paying for most of the first year.

A press conference will take place on Tuesday to introduce Johnson as the Nets head coach.

Blazers' assistant Joe Prunty is "probably a lock as Avery's top guy, because they are best friends." Other names tossed around include Popeye Jones, Mike Malone, and Darvin Ham. This would be very good for the Nets, having their coaching staff set before the NBA draft begins.

Furthermore, Johnson is expressing great confidence in his protege', Devin Harris. 

Prokhorov states, "This is the beginning of what I hope will be many more exciting announcements to come before the start of the season." 

Maybe King James and other free agents are coming?

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