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July 10, 2012
Key to the brewing Dwight Howard trade is Brook Lopez, the first Brooklyn Nets spokesmodel
Atlantic Yards Report
So the Brooklyn Nets, in a frenzy of deal making and wallet-opening (thanks to the fabulously wealthy Mikhail Prokhorov), have already pulled off a hat trick: re-signing Gerald Wallace, trading for star Joe Johnson, and re-signing point guard Deron Williams.
Now, thanks to the adroit manipulation of the salary cap, the juggling of contracts, the willingness to spend, and the magic of multi-team trades, the Nets remain in the lead, seemingly miraculously, for Orlando star Dwight Howard. And that would would further transform the Nets from having a great backcourt and a solid core to a contender.
To do so, however, they have to move center Brook Lopez.
And as Brooklynites are coaxed, by the relentless media drumbeat and promotional advertising, to welcome their "new hometown team," let's flash back to little more than two months ago, at the 4/30/12 "brand identity launch" of the Brooklyn Nets.
That's when none other than Lopez was presented as the face of the franchise. (Remember, Williams hadn't been signed yet.)
Photo: AP
Posted by eric at July 10, 2012 11:03 AM