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September 30, 2009
With distractions afoot, Nets want to stay focused on court
NY Daily News
By Julian Garcia
The Nets can't afford to get distracted.
But if they are willing to let their minds wander, there are plenty of options. There is the Russian billionaire who could be the new owner of the team, the possibility of being one of the major spenders in next summer's free agent market or the chance that Lawrence Frank and team executives Rod Thorn and Kiki Vandeweghe are all in their final seasons.
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Point guard Devin Harris knows that one of his biggest challenges could be keeping his teammates focused while outsiders continue to bring up current owner Bruce Ratner's deal with $9 billion man Mikhail Prokhorov, the franchise's pending move to Brooklyn or 2010 free agency, all of which will be hot topics.Harris didn't dismiss those issues.
"The funny thing is we help ourselves more by doing better," said Harris. "We attract free agents if we do better as a team right now. So if we keep ourselves more in the present it will help us in the future."
Posted by lumi at September 30, 2009 5:46 AM