Ryan Wallach takes a look at how Bojan Bogdanovic fits into the Nets history of draft-and-stash, one that's longer than any other NBA team, but one with mixed results, particularly when compared with other teams...like the Spurs.

In an interview on CNBC Wednesday about his plans for Nassau Coliseum, Bruce Ratner spoke about how he was surprised at the success the Nets and Barclays Center had in Brooklyn this year.

WXYZ in Detroit is reporting that the Pistons and "New Jersey Nets" have reached out to Brian Shaw. The report didn't define the contact with Shaw. whose Pacers are still in the playoffs and up 3-1 over the Knicks.

In his end-of-season interviews, Ben Couch spoke with Deron Williams who admitted the pain of losing to Chicago but also showed an extraordinary degree of optimism about next season ... particularly about his own performance.

The Nets are in the midst of finding a new head coach, and one of the guys on their short list is Lionel Hollins of the Memphis Grizzlies. The question becomes, is he a good fit for the Brooklyn Nets and should they pursue him?

He has not said so directly, but Derrel Johnson of SNY Nets, picking through his recent comments, thinks Patrick Ewing would like a courtesy call from Billy King about the Nets coaching vacancy.

For the second time in less than a week, a major sports site lists the Nets coaching vacancy as the best out there. Last week it was Chris Broussard of ESPN, basing his ranking on an anonymous assistant coache's analysis. This time, it's Ben Golliver

Now that the Nets have been in Brooklyn a full season and have made the playoffs, Billy King thinks it will be easier for him to sign players. In the second part of his interview with Ben Couch, he talks development, Euros and Bogdanovic.

In an interview with the Nets in-house beat writer Ben Couch, Billy King says the season exceeded expectations but he wants the next coach to be as tough-minded a the borough they play in.