The AP reports:
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Avery Johnson says he has agreed to become the coach of the New Jersey Nets, the NBA’s worst team.
In a text message to the Associated Press on Wednesday, Johnson said he thinks the Nets will announce the deal today.
Nets president and general manager Rod Thorn did not immediately respond when asked to comment on Johnson’s text. In an earlier e-mail to the AP, he said he “will have something to say” today.
The current ESPN analyst coached Dallas for three-plus seasons, going 194-70 in the regular season and 23-24 in the playoffs. He guided the Mavs to the NBA Finals in 2006 but was fired after a first-round playoff series loss to New Orleans in 2008.
He was the starting point guard for the Spurs during the 1999 championship run. He played for the Spurs in 1991, 1992-93 and 1994-2001.
