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Farmar and other new Nets see opportunity in NJ

The Columbian
Published: July 14, 2010, 12:00am

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Leaving home and the two-time defending champion Los Angeles Lakers for the NBA’s worst team was a rather easy decision for Jordan Farmar.

If the former UCLA point guard stayed with Kobe Bryant and company, he would always be the trusted backup with a couple of rings — ‘Little Jordie.’

Coming to the New Jersey Nets, Farmar sees the chance to play more, to get away from the triangle offense and to develop into a starter under Avery Johnson.

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