Newly acquired guard Johnson says Nets are superior to Knicks
- Posted: 4:05 PM, July 13, 2012
Joe Johnson may not be a man of many words, but he didn't need much to launch the latest salvo in the burgeoning rivalry between the Nets and Knicks.
"The Nets," Johnson said Friday when asked which team is New York's best. "Definitely the Nets."
Johnson was unveiled alongside Deron Williams -- with the Nets calling them "Brooklyn's Backcourt" -- Friday afternoon at Brooklyn's Borough Hall.
The 6-foot-7 shooting guard has been one of the game's premier scorers for the past several seasons with Atlanta, who dealt him to the Nets on July 2 for a package of players with expiring contracts -- Anthony Morrow, Jordan Farmar and Johan Petro -- plus a signed-and-traded DeShawn Stevenson and Houston's lottery-protected 2013 first-round pick. The six-time All-Star has averaged 17.8 points over the course of his 11-year career with the Celtics, Suns and Hawks.
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