Kiki nets new post with Jersey - NY Post

When the Nets brought Kiki Vandeweghe aboard as Rod Thorn's special assistant in December, they noted he was hired through the draft. Well, they didn't wait to promote Vandeweghe to the team's general manager.

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MOST VALUABLE PLAYER
For much of the first half of the season, Vince Carter seemed destined to be most "disappointing," not most "valuable" Net

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Nets report: Notes, quotes
--Kiki Vandeweghe is the new general manager of the Nets after being promoted from his position as special assistant to team president Rod Thorn.

Assault rap for Nets' RJ - NY Post

Forward Richard Jefferson was charged with misdemeanor assault yesterday in Minneapolis municipal court for allegedly choking a man in an incident following the Nets' game in Minnesota Jan. 27.

Nets' Jefferson says he did nothing wrong in alleged assault
A man who accused Richard Jefferson of grabbing him by the throat in an incident in a Minneapolis club this year had too much to drink, the Nets forward said in a radio interview.

Nets promote Vandeweghe to general manager
Kiki Vandeweghe became the Nets general manager Thursday, less than six months after being hired as a special assistant to team president Rod Thorn.

According to TMZ.com, Richard Jefferson is being charged with one count of misdemeanor assault stemming from a January incident at the Graves 601 Hotel in Minneapolis. A witness said that Jefferson and another man got into a "minor verbal disagreement" that escalated to the point where Jefferson allegedly got on top of the man and choked him. (updated: 05/06/2008)