The Other Guys: King sprinkling Nets roster with key additions
Except for the at-times excruciating pain in his knee, Nets general manager Billy King is in the midst of a dream summer, one that saw him put together one of the best starting fives in team history with one big splash move after another, either in free agency or via trade, the past several weeks.
King, who underwent surgery last week to repair a torn meniscus, is certainly an offseason candidate for NBA Executive of the Year.
But if the Nets are to fulfill their goal of becoming a playoff team and Eastern Conference title contender during their historic first season in Brooklyn, it will more than likely be due to King’s ability to surround his star-studded Opening Night lineup of Deron Williams, Joe Johnson, Brook Lopez, Kris Humphries and Gerald Wallace with some important and valuable complementary pieces.