Knicks legend Willis Reed, who died Tuesday at 80, also helped to build the Nets team that reached back-to-back Finals in 2002 and 2003.
, will always been remembered as the imposing captain who led the Knicks to their only two titles — including his iconic moment playing injured in the 1970 NBA Finals — but he also helped to build the New Jersey Nets team that reached back-to-back Finals a generation later in 2002 and 2003.
But after his retirement, Reed crossed the Hudson River and had almost as big an impact on the moribund Nets franchise. After being promoted to senior vice president of basketball operations in 1996, he helped build the team that reached two consecutive NBA Finals.
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