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Pierre Jackson is one of the smallest players in the 2013, but after Nate Robinson destroyed the Nets in the playoffs, they and others may not be so opposed to taking a 5'10" athlete with good range.

The future of Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce with the Boston Celtics might be up in the air, but the team has reportedly made it clear in no uncertain terms that head coach Doc Rivers will return for the 2013-14 season.

P.J. Carlesimo thinks the Brooklyn Nets' goal of winning a championship within the next two years is "maybe not totally realistic," though he believes they are a contender in the Eastern Conference.

P.J. Carlesimo thinks the Brooklyn Nets' goal of winning a championship within the next two years is ''maybe not totally realistic,'' though he believes they are a contender in the Eastern Conference.

Every year, players who seemingly deserve to be recognized fall short of making the cut for any of the three All-NBA teams or aren't given enough credit.

Close but no cigar. Brook Lopez finished just out of the running for the All-NBA team in results issued Thursday.

The Brooklyn Nets will be playing in the Orlando Pro Summer League in, yes, Orlando, Florida.

Mikhail Prokhorov has said he wants the Nets to win a championship by 2015. He's also said he wants his original $223 million investment in the team and Barclays Center to be worth a billion dollars that same year.

The Nets will have competition for Lionel Hollins once the Western Conference Finals conclude ... and with the Grizzlies down 2-0, that may be next week Gery Woelfel of the Racine Time Journal and Mark Heisler, who writes for Lakers Nation after a Hall of Fame career with the L.A. Times, report that Hollins is a hot commodity.

The PNY Center was the scene for the latest NBA workout. Many prospects attending are fighting to be picked late in the second round.

With Josh Smith's contract coming off of the books, the Atlanta Hawks will have plenty of cap space to pursue free agents this offseason and take the next step in becoming an elite franchise in the NBA .

Celtics player arrested , Boston Celtics guard/forward Terrence Williams was arrested by police in Kent, Wash., for allegedly making threats with a gun during an incident stemming from a Sunday afternoon child visitation.

With the Nets picking No. 22 in the 2013 NBA Draft, and with everyone -- and I mean everyone -- being a NBA Draft expert and great talent evaluator, we figured it might be helpful to put together some posts as we close in on the Draft with all the pertinent information about players who are believed to be sitting there when the Nets draft at No.

With the draft order set following Tuesday's lottery , the draftniks were out in force Wednesday morning with the first really significant mock draft, if indeed mock drafts can be seen as significant this early ... or at all.

The Deron Williams- Joe Johnson backcourt failed to live up to expectations in 2012-13, but there's reason to believe it can reach elite status next season.

This comes after he won the Clip Show's first division title and followed that up with a first-round playoff exit amidst much criticism.

Bojan Bogdanovic may have played his last game in Europe. The 6'8" shooting guard from Croatia scored 11 points on 5-of-9 shooting in Fenerbahce's loss in the Turkish League playoffs.

"I got fired from that job, I'm not very good at representing at the draft lottery.

Catch up on the latest news, rumors and predictions with HOOPSWORLD's Bill Ingram every Monday at 11:00 AM Eastern.

Terrence Williams, accused of brandishing a firearm Sunday afternoon during an argument with the mother of his 10-year-old son, had bail set by a judge at $25,000 during a court appearance yesterday in Kent, Wash.