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Saturday / April 20.
  • Nets Work out Johnson; Favors & Cousins Next

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    EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. – There is just a week to go before the NBA Draft and things are getting serious for the Nets.

    With new coach Avery Johnson watching workouts, the team with the No. 3 pick in the draft is looking at some heavy hitters over these last few days.

    Syracuse small forward Wesley Johnson worked out Thursday and on Monday Georgia Tech power forward Derrick Favors and Kentucky center DeMarcus Cousins are due in. The Nets are likely to pick from among that group, with several team sources already having said that Favors is the favorite.

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    Adam Zagoria is a Basketball Insider who covers basketball at all levels. A contributor to The New York Times and SportsNet New York (SNY), he is also the author of two books and is an award-winning journalist and filmmaker. His articles have appeared in ESPN The Magazine, SLAM, Sheridan Hoops, Basketball Times and in newspapers nationwide. He also won an Emmy award for his work on the SNY mini-documentary on Syracuse guard Tyus Battle. A veteran Ultimate Frisbee player, he has competed in numerous National and World Championships and, perhaps more importantly, his teams won the Westchester Summer League (WSL) championships in 2011 and 2013. He lives in Manhattan with his wife and children.

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