Bower, Nets Meet To Discuss GM Job

Yahoo! reports: “After receiving permission to talk to New Orleans general manager Jeff Bower, New Jersey Nets officials met with him on Saturday to discuss the team’s vacant GM job, league sources told Yahoo! Sports. No offer was extended, sources said, but Bower has been targeted as a prime candidate to replace outgoing GM Rod Thorn, who has decided to leave the team on July 15…Nets assistant GM Bobby Marks has also gained strong traction and internal support to succeed Thorn, sources said.”