Johnson adds Mitchell, Krystkowiak to Nets' staff

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07/19/2010 -

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) -Avery Johnson has named his new coaching staff with the New Jersey Nets.

The staff announced by the Nets on Monday includes two former NBA head coaches - Toronto's Sam Mitchell and Milwaukee Larry Krystkowiak.

Also named to the staff were Popeye Jones, who worked with Johnson in Dallas, and Nets' holdovers John Loyer and Tom Barrise.

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