EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. – Avery Johnson can now lay claim to having worked for two billionaire NBA owners.
Mark Cuban was an outspoken, heavily involved owner who eventually fired Johnson after three-plus seasons in Dallas.
By virtue of his personality and home across the Atlantic Ocean in Moscow, Mikhail Prokhorov figures to be more distant and removed as Johnson’s new boss with the Nets.
“Fortunately, I have dealt with a billionaire before and that was a wonderful experience,” Johnson, who signed a three-year deal worth reportedly worth more than $11 million, joked during his opening press conference Tuesday.
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