Chris Mannix in reporting on the lack of progress between the Nets and Cavs on Joe Johnson, writes that the two teams talked recently on Sasha Kaun, the 7'0" Russian center who wants to join an NBA team after playing for CSKA Moscow the last six years.
Brooklyn did speak to Cleveland last week but its most recent conversation wasn't about Johnson--it was about acquiring Sasha Kaun, the 30-year old Russian center who is interested in playing in the NBA next season. Cleveland owns Kaun's rights; Brooklyn is interested in acquiring them.