EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (CBSNewYork/AP) — Brooklyn Nets general manager Billy King reached his goal of reducing the payroll and getting younger players in the offseason.
He didn’t talk of a championship Tuesday for the first time in several years during his annual media day before training camp.
“We have a chance to make the playoffs,” King said. “We’re going to build and develop our young guys. The goal in the offseason was to get under the (luxury) tax line (of $84.7 million) and we did that. We wanted to reduce payroll, get under the luxury tax and get more athletic and younger.