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Nets’ GM to Lopez: Be a Vocal Leader; Push This Group
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When Brook Lopez re-signed with the Nets, general manager Billy King had a message for him.
It was this: It’s time for you to be a leader.
“At the end of the season when I met with Brook, I said, ‘We definitely want you back, but part of that is we want you to be more of a leader,’” King said. “‘We want you to be more vocal. You don’t have to be rah-rah and jumping around waving towels, but I need you to push this group and help guide it where you want it to go.’”
