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Nets coach: 2019 free-agent push includes winning tone now

In coach Kenny Atkinson’s first public comments since the 2018 draft, he vowed Thursday the Nets will be dreaming big in 2019 free agency.

General manager Sean Marks has maneuvered to clear a trove of 2019 cap space. With Brooklyn coming off a 28-54 campaign — but one of just two teams in the league sitting on $65 million in practical cap space, and the flexibility to sign two max free agents — Atkinson vowed his team will be big-game hunting.

“I think you have to dream big,” Atkinson said on ESPN-NY Radio’s “The Michael Kay Show.