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Cartwright Added to Nets Coaching StaffFormer Chicago Bull head coach Bill Cartwright was hired Friday to become an assistant for the New Jersey Nets. "Bill brings a wealth of NBA experience to our coaching staff," said Nets CEO Rod Thorn. Cartwright, a University of San Francisco product, had a very solid NBA career, playing for the New York Knicks and the Chicago Bulls, where he wone three championships. New Jersey Nets, Chicago Bulls Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Frank Presses OnLawrence Frank became the youngest coach in the NBA last season and promptly won 13 straight games. Now Frank faces a bigger challenge this season because the Nets' roster has been dramatically re-shaped, and, most people think, substantially weakened. Gone are Kenyon Martin, Kerry Kittles and Rodney Rogers, and the team's first-round draft pick. Jason Kidd has voiced concern and the possibility that he may want to continue his career in a different situation. "Hey, look, we all recognize the accomplishments and significance of Kenyon, Kerry and Rodney," Frank said. "But change is part of life. The worst thing we can do as coaches and players is saying what could have been, what would have been. Look, we're not playing the victim." Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Jefferson Signing is OfficialNets' CEO Rod Thorn traveled to Athens to lock up Richard Jefferson's new multi-year contract. On the eve of his first game as a member of the U.S. Olympic team, Jefferson officially signed a six-year, $76 million extension. "Richard's work ethic over the past three years has produced a significant development in his basketball performance," Thorn said in a statement. "The Nets management feels very strongly that Richard will continue this upward progression and be a cornerstone of this franchise, and we are very pleased that he will continue his basketball career past his current contract with the New Jersey Nets." Jefferson averaged 18.5 points per game along with 5.7 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 1.1 steals last season, his finest in the league. He also finished among the league leaders in field goal percentage (49.8 percent) and minutes per game (38.2). Jefferson's contract does not take effect until 2005-2006. The Nets were more reluctant to add a big contract for Kenyon Martin, since it would have impacted team finances immediately. Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Nets Aug 2004 Archive
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