Nets' Owner Starts Over
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Bruce Ratner was not an especially knowledgeable fan when he bought the Nets last year. It may be a while before he erases that image.
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Michael Jordan is back in the NBA, resuming his basketball career in the state where it started.
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When the Nets re-signed Vince Carter, their best offensive player, to a four-year, $61.8 million deal, they celebrated as if Michael Jordan had just landed in East Rutherford.
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EAST RUTHERFORD - The Nets&#39; season opener lacked the pomp and circumstance of their previous two home debuts. There was no mention of an Atlantic Division championship, although the 2003-04 banner hangs above the Continental Arena floor.
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Bernie Bickerstaff accepted a new role with the Charlotte Bobcats on Friday, a move that could lead part-owner Michael Jordan to hire a general manager.
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DALLAS -- Jason Kidd appears headed back to where his career began, rejoining the Dallas Mavericks in the latest Western Conference megatrade.
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Nets owner Bruce Ratner announced a five-year contract extension for Thorn, the team&#39;s president, yesterday, with both pledging a commitment to rebuilding a championship contender in New Jersey before moving to Brooklyn.
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The Nets veteran players, whose poise was supposed to be a franchise trademark this season, have turned out to be the leading culprits in the teamÂs identity crisis.
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When the Nets step onto the court at The Palace of Auburn Hills to take on the Pistons tonight, they will have a new look and a new outlook.
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As the 17th pick, Sean Williams will earn $1,180,500 his rookie year and $1,269,100 his second year. The Nets have options for the third and fourth years.
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Former NBA great Michael Jordan has   become part-owner of the Charlotte Bobcats, the National   Basketball Association team confirmed on Thursday.
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The deal was announced by the team Thursday, about 12 hours after the worst opening-night loss in Nets&#39; history, 100-77 to Shaquille O&#39;Neal and the Miami Heat.
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A day after losing center Mikki Moore to free agency, the Nets reached an agreement in principle with the former All-Star Jamaal Magloire on Saturday.
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Since joining the Nets from Toronto on Dec. 17 in a trade that is looking more lopsided than ever, Vince Carter has played as if he were liberated from basketball exile.
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Vince Carter turned to New Jersey Nets owner Bruce Ratner and team president Rod Thorn to deliver a vow. &quot;I thank both you guys for bringing me here.
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Former Toronto Raptors GM Glen Grunwald is returning to the NBA to take a job in the New York Knicks' front office. Restricted free agent Nikolai Zherdev ended months of contentious negotiations with the Columbus Blue Jackets, signing a three-year deal estimated to be worth more than $7 million....
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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Jay Williams, who is trying to revive his career after a motorcycle accident three years ago, signed with the New Jersey Nets on Thursday.