Billy King’s annual post-season press conference took place this morning in Brooklyn. After a tough season, King reflected on the struggles, their impending free agents and the future. TBG has compiled the most important tweets from the writers on the scene in New York.
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King says to take Atlanta to six games was "good," but that it wasn't a successful season because you always want to go further.
— Tim Bontemps (@TimBontemps) May 6, 2015
The greatest thing is that some of these young guys got a taste of the playoffs. @bkdefend #Nets
— Lenn Robbins (@LennRobbins) May 6, 2015
King: next big step is to keep Brook and Thaddeus
— devin kharpertian (@uuords) May 6, 2015
King said early indications are Thad and Brook want to return and #Nets "want them here." Added #Nets can pay them "more than anybody else."
— Rod Boone (@rodboone) May 6, 2015
King: team will "explore all options" with Deron, Joe, Brook, wouldn't rule out trades
— devin kharpertian (@uuords) May 6, 2015
King says he and Lionel Hollins met for five hours on Monday to discuss the roster.
— Tim Bontemps (@TimBontemps) May 6, 2015
King said Joe said it best: might be best to split up the Big 3, or add pieces around them
— devin kharpertian (@uuords) May 6, 2015
King says he could've traded multiple large contracts at the trade deadline if he chose to do so, but didn't.
— Tim Bontemps (@TimBontemps) May 6, 2015
.@bkdefend says he would like to keep @ASqared06 #Nets
— Lenn Robbins (@LennRobbins) May 6, 2015
King admits: "We explored trading everybody (at some point during the season)."
— Rod Boone (@rodboone) May 6, 2015
King on 2016: "Everybody is going to have cap space that year so you can't say, 'Let's, wait for that year.'"
— Rod Boone (@rodboone) May 6, 2015
Billy King: "I don't expect us to be trading any of (our future draft picks). We've done that."
— devin kharpertian (@uuords) May 6, 2015
Billy King said the long term plan is to build around Thaddeus Young and Brook Lopez.
— Andy Vasquez (@andy_vasquez) May 6, 2015
King says Nets will offer Mirza Teletovic a qualifying offer to make him a restricted free agent.
— Tim Bontemps (@TimBontemps) May 6, 2015
King says Mason Plumlee has committed to play some summer league games
— devin kharpertian (@uuords) May 6, 2015
Billy King on criticism of the job he's done: "Just keep working. … There's no reason to run and hide."
— Rod Boone (@rodboone) May 6, 2015
From the sounds of this Billy King presser (https://t.co/jlxteaDeMw), the Brooklyn Nets will retain their coach for the first time ever.
— John Schuhmann (@johnschuhmann) May 6, 2015
King said #Nets may try to move up in the draft.
— Rod Boone (@rodboone) May 6, 2015
"There's ways to build a roster. There's ways to find guys." King on being able to continue to build the #Nets without a lot of high picks
— Lenn Robbins (@LennRobbins) May 6, 2015
King says he thinks Bojan Bogdanovic, Markel Brown and Cory Jefferson all can be rotation players for the Nets moving forward.
— Tim Bontemps (@TimBontemps) May 6, 2015
