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Billy King to the Knicks? PERFECT

Of all the ousted NBA general managers who get their names tossed into vacancy rumors, Billy King would seem to be the most unlikely. King's oeuvre is known well; Kenny Thomas, Willie Green, Samuel Dalembert and Chris Webber are just some of the names to keep in mind.That doesn't stop Frank Isola of the New York Daily News...

Does the Sun Finally Shine on Philadelphia?

I don't want to overblow things here, but... The 76ers have won four straight, including a win over the Rockets and a pair against the rival Knicks. Samuel Dalembert was a block away from triple-double against Minnesota Wednesday night. Andre Miller's averaging more than 10 assists/game over the last five....

Larry Brown's Role in Philly's New Course

The reasons behind Billy King's dismissal in Philadelphia were hardly questioned; the timing has been seen as odd, though. Some (myself included) wonder why it didn't happen when King's final experiment (Allen Iverson + Chris Webber) blew up masterfully; others (such as King himself) wondered why the boss wasn't able to...

Will Cheeks Follow King Out the Door?

Billy King was fired on Tuesday; will Maurice Cheeks make it to the end of the week? We'll have to wait and see, because on his first day on the job, new Sixers president Ed Stefanski gave no indication what other changes might be in store aside from telling reporters he's "evaluating top to bottom. From the Philadelphia...

Report: 76ers Will 86 Billy King

Billy King's reign of terror as 76ers team president will end in Philadelphia later today, according to the Inquirer's David Aldridge. He'll be replaced by current Nets GM Ed Stefanski, who is expected to sign a mulityear deal today.I can't remember the last time a team poached a front office executive from a division...

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05/23/12 Nets have plenty of offseason uncertainty besides... Source: NJ.com Besides the top priority of trying to re-sign free-agent-to-be Deron Williams, Nets general manager Billy King will have a lot of work assembling the team's roster for next season.
05/23/12 Billy King talks Otis Smith, Dwight Howard rumors and... Source: The InterNets - New York Daily News Billy King worked closely with Otis Smith over the last five months, forging an on-again-off-again-on-again-off-again trade for Dwight Howard that fizzled in the 11 th hour.
05/21/12 N.C. Senate 21 recount under way Source: Fayetteville Observer - Fayetteville NC The recount in the N.C. Senate 21 race is under way this morning in Cumberland County.
05/20/12 Nets' Lopez returns to practice court Source: New York Post - New York NY At his end-of-season press conference, Nets general manager Billy King said Brook Lopez was scheduled to meet with doctors this week, and would resume workouts if everything went well.
05/19/12 Nets center Brook Lopez, 'making progress' according... Source: NJ.com While the focus of the attention Saturday afternoon at the Nets' workout facility was the two dozen or so college prospects, there was one bit of news that impacted the team.