Billy King, the general manager of the Brooklyn Nets, said the draft is necessary for franchises on hard times.

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General manager Billy King presented a commemorative plaque to descendants of the teams, who played from 1904-50, during a halftime ceremony.

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Nets general manager Billy King was reluctant to rule out any names in his coaching search following the decision to part ways with interim coach P.

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Nets general manager Billy King was able to convince star point guard Deron Williams to resist going back home to Texas and taking less money from Mark Cuban and the Dallas Mavericks.

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Though the Nets gave general manager Billy King a contract extension last week, it is unknown if Carlesimo will be back after leading the Nets to a 35-19 mark after replacing the fired Avery Johnson in late December.

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Largely Scottish, they include Billy Connolly as blustering King Fergus, Kelly Macdonald as Merida and Emma Thomson as the Queen.

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Mitchel-King, who has been named as captain in the absence of regular skipper Billy Jones, believes that the root of Crewe's problems lies in defence.

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