Power play: Nets swap for Johnson, sign Wallace in attempt to keep Williams
Nets billionaire owner Mikhail Prokhorov appears to be on the verge of a technical knockout in his “kickboxing throwdown” with Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban for the services of Deron Williams.
Prokhorov, who boldly declared in April that he’d go toe-to-toe with Cuban in the free-agent battle to keep Williams in Brooklyn, has certainly made the Barclays Center a more attractive home for the All-Star point guard, who is expected to choose between the Nets and Mavericks by July 4, if not sooner.
Nets general manager Billy King reportedly completed a blockbuster trade for Atlanta Hawks All-Star guard Joe Johnson Monday, as well as re-signing forward Gerald Wallace to a four-year $40 million pact over the weekend.