In a move that probably took too long to come, Billy King‘s tumultuous tenure as general manager of the Brooklyn Nets was ended in January after more than five seasons at the helm. Although the team went all-in on its quest to compete for a championship, it finished with a losing record in four of six years he was in charge and went 10-15 in the playoffs, while winning only one series.

Yet, King still believes he could've turned things around, he said on the Point Game Podcast. After failing to bring winning basketball to Brooklyn and making a litany of questionable decisions, it's hard to agree with the 50-year-old.

King traded away first-round pick after first-round pick and made a number of high profile transactions that didn't work out. Those moves included bringing in several stars who were nearing the end of or had already passed the prime of their careers, acquiring the likes of Gerald Wallace, Deron Williams, Joe Johnson, Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett via trades. None of the moves worked out all that well, and each player has moved on to another team.

In addition to the poor roster moves, King couldn't find the right fit at head coach, seemingly going through a new coach every year as the Nets cycled through Avery Johnson, P.J. Carlesimo, Jason Kidd and Lionel Hollins.

Ultimately, the decisions King made led to little success and resulted in the Nets' quick decline to a 21-61 record in the 2015-16 season. Now with a non-competitive roster and no first-round draft picks this season, it's hard to see this ship turning around anytime soon. Unfortunately for Nets fans, another long rebuild may be what's needed and King was not the right guy to lead them in that endeavor.

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