However, it’s obvious he does not want to retire and he is hoping someone will call with an offer for a new NBA journey.
For now, his only plans are to take a walk with his wife, Peggy, on Saturday and maybe a swim after that.
“It’s been a heck of a tour here, over these last 10 years,” Thorn said Friday. “I don’t have much to say about the last two years. The first part of it, even the first year was a lot of fun. It’s always hard to leave someplace, particularly someplace where you put some much into. They team is in very capable hands and the Nets have some good times ahead of them.”
Thorn spent most of the past month making sure the pieces were in place for his departure. He hired Avery Johnson as the coach and named Billy King this week as the general manager, a position that will incorporate both of Thorn’s roles.
For the first time in decades, he is uncertain about his future.
“I have had some calls that have been interesting,” Thorn said. “I want to see what kind of options I have, whether it’s to stay in this or do something in something else. Right now, I have some and we’ll see if other come along.”
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If Thorn does work, it will be in basketball as an executive, consultant or in broadcast.
Because Thorn's Nets also made the finals in 02.
