Nets GM behind worst trade in NBA history wants back in

Billy King, with (left to right) Mikhail Prokhorov, Jason Kidd, Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce and Jason Terry, in 2013 after the Nets' trade with the CelticsBilly King knows he’ll always have to answer for The Trade, but the ex-Nets general manager would to answer for it if another NBA franchise will give him the chance.

King, now president of a startup television network, occasionally appears as a guest on NBATV but remains infamous for mortgaging the Nets’ future in what is considered the worst trade in NBA history. By some measures, it is the worst trade in sports history.

“I sensed that it was going to linger,” King told Sports Illustrated for a story published Friday. “It was going to be…