Top 10 reasons why the Nets hired Billy King as their next GM

10) When he signed Kenny Thomas to a plainly insane 6-year, $63 million deal, he was but a callow youth

9) Has extensive experience dealing with a coach who says "I want I want I want I want!" in his ear for four hours a day

8) Giving $60 million to Samuel Dalembert was done while huffing

7) New owner Mikhail Prohkorov doesn't know that Duke guys always fail in the pros, or the exchange rate of dollars to rubles

6) Needed to pay Dikembe Mutubmo $68 million so that someone would sex him

5) Only survivor of the dreaded "Five Minutes In An Elevator Listening To Avery Johnson" torture test

4) Greg Buckner's $18 million deal was done at knifepoint

3) Of all of the guys doing analysis on NBA TV, he seemed the best

2) $25 million for Brian Skinner seems like a lot, but only if you fail to understand the economics of performance art

1) Since the job was being done by Kiki Vandeweghe and Rod Thorn, it's not like they needed someone smart