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2204393, Brooklyn's Getting Kyle Korver Too? (swipe)
Posted by RexLongfellow, Mon Jul-01-13 11:59 AM
These fuckers ain't playin

http://www.cbssports.com/nba/blog/eye-on-basketball/22590383/report-free-agent-kyle-korver-is-in-the-bag-for-the-brooklyn-nets

EyeOnBasketballReport: Free agent Kyle Korver is 'in the bag' for the Brooklyn Nets
By Matt Moore | NBA writerJuly 1, 2013 1:33 am ET

Will Kyle Korver become a Net? (USATSI)

Hawks free agent guard Kyle Korver is expected to be among the most coveted this offseason as a veteran shooter in his prime. Korver could look for one last big payday and then start ring chasing after this one expires, but instead, a report indicates that the hunt for Korver may already be over.

ESPN reports that Korver is regarded by one league executive as "in the bag" for the Brooklyn Nets.

The Nets can only offer the mini-mid-level exception granted to teams which are billions and billions over the cap, but if Korver wants his best shot at a title, this may be the best option for him. Korver had talked about how much he wanted to stay with Atlanta. But Korver has a long-term relationship with Deron Williams going back to their time together in Utah.

So the Nets offer a player Korver trusts, veterans who want to win now, a stacked roster, a big market, and not great money but business opportunities in Brooklyn. Not a bad pitch. Enough to get him "in the bag?" That seems like a stretch. But it's definitely enough to warrant keeping an eye on in case the Nets land the best pure shooter of this free agency class.