
The ESPN NBA analyst and former Dallas Mavericks coach will become the first Nets head coach under new Russian owner Mikhail Prokhorov.
“We have come to a verbal agreement and hopefully the Nets will have an announcement [Thursday],” Johnson said on ESPN. “But yes, I am headed to New Jersey.”
As the coach of the Mavericks, Johnson was named NBA Coach of the Year in 2005 and led Dallas to the NBA Finals a year later.
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