Oct 30, 2004 11:17 PM EST
Jason Collins, a 7-foot center out of Stanford, came to terms on a contract extension with the New Jersey Nets on Saturday, narrowly beating the October 31st deadline.
Collins turns just 26 on Dec. 2, and is entering his fourth NBA season. He averaged 5.9 points and 5.1 rebounds last season. In three seasons with the Nets, Collins has averaged 5.4 points and 4.5 rebounds.
"Something came up that I couldn't pass up," Collins said yesterday about the deal.
The Nets did not release contract details, but earlier in the week, Collins said he was pursuing a four-year extension worth $24 million.
Collins's signing was the Nets' latest move to regain a measure of stability after an off-season spate of cost-cutting moves. Since the team traded Kenyon Martin and Kerry Kittles over the summer, the Nets have signed small forward Richard Jefferson to a 6-year, $72 million extension; signed their team president, Rod Thorn, to a five-year contract extension; and locked up Collins for four more seasons.
Had Collins and the Nets been unable to come to an agreement by Sunday, they could not have negotiated again until after this season, and Collins could have become a restricted free agent.
Via New York Times
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Oct 29, 2004 10:16 AM EST
While Alonzo Mourning enjoyed a successful comeback to the court Thursday, Jason Kidd could only ponder what might have been on the sidelines. As he battles to be healthy enough to return to the hardwood, Kidd isn't even sure whether the Nets will remain his team or not.
"I'm just so happy for Zo. Everyone knows what he's been through," said Kidd. "I'm just trying to get healthy and help my team win. No matter if I'm here or not. If not, then it's to help that team win. Right now, my whole objective is to get healthy."
Obviously the offseason moves which saw teammates Kenyon Martin and Kerry Kittles depart cuts deep. But as Fred Kerber of the New York Post writes does the extension to GM Rod Thorn and the signing of free agents Ron Mercer and Eric Williams indicate future stability?
"Most professional teams aren't stable. They change like the wind," Kidd said. "Doing those things have nothing to do with what happened this summer. That's just them hopefully to make the team better. My main goal is to get healthy, get back better than where I was because I played on one leg last year," Kidd said.
"With Zo or without Zo this team plays hard, works their butts off. It's a typical Net team."
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The NBA GM's have voted and Atlanta Hawk Al Harrington is the one player they expect most to have a breakout season.
Now that he isn't on the Pacers' loaded roster, he will have the chance to really demonstrate his talents.
Brian Scalabrine of the New Jersey Nets is another player who received votes by the GM's and is a player who RealGM.com expects to have a truly breakout season.
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Nets Oct 2004 Archive
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Newark Star-Ledger | Oct 27, 2004
Nets fans received some good news with Alonzo Mourning making better progress than expected. Mourning may be in uniform against the Sixers tomorrow
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New York Post | Oct 25, 2004
Jacques Vaughn came into training camp this year knowing the point guard position was up for grabs, with Jason Kidd recovering from surgery.
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New York Daily News | Oct 24, 2004
Jason Kidd has reportedly told some of his longtime friends that he'll never wear a Nets uniform again, but new Nets owner Bruce Ratner believes Jason Kidd is bluffing and he is prepared to call.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer | Oct 23, 2004
Former NBA forward Jayson Williams, who was acquitted of aggravated manslaughter in the shooting death of a limousine driver, worked out for the Cavaliers on Thursday at Gund Arena.
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New York Post | Oct 22, 2004
Kenyon Martin will be spending the next seven years in Denver instead of New Jersey and Brooklyn
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Fox Sports | Oct 21, 2004
Alonzo Mourning on Thursday went through his first full-contact practice with the New Jersey Nets since undergoing a kidney transplant surgery 10 months ago.
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New York Times | Oct 21, 2004
The Nets scheduled a news conference for Thursday to announce a five-year contract extension for Rod Thorn, the team's chief executive.
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Bergen Record | Oct 19, 2004
The Nets are discussing a four-year extension for center Jason Collins, a source said.
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New York Post | Oct 15, 2004
The walls may be falling down around the Nets it doesn't mean that ownership have lost faith in their GM Rod Thorn.
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The Star-Ledger | Oct 14, 2004
Despite having all summer to cool down and having the "culprit' bolt to Denver, Knicks forward Tim Thomas is still fuming about his treatment during last season's Knicks-Nets first round playoff series.
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New York Post | Oct 12, 2004
According to Peter Vecsey of the New York Post Mark Cuban was seriously considering making a run for disgruntled Net Jason Kidd once his knee was healthy.
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New York Times | Oct 12, 2004
Ron Mercer was the sixth overall selection by the Boston Celtics in the 1996 draft, and he became part of Rick Pitino's failed experiment of recreating his Kentucky team.
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Foxsports.com | Oct 9, 2004
Claiming that the day practices were interfering with the rehabilitation off his surgically repaired left knee, Kidd must now make up the day practices by attending evening practice sessions in order to avoid fines.
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New York Daily News | Oct 8, 2004
October 27 is set to be a big date for Nets fans, as this is the new key date in determining when Jason Kidd gets back on the court according to the New York Daily News.
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CNNSI.com | Oct 8, 2004
In response to a question about whether Jamal Maglorie was happy to be playing for the New Orleans Hornets, he simply said, "no comment.
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New York Times | Oct 7, 2004
Kidd to Nets: "I don't come at night - with permission or without permission."
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New York Times | Oct 6, 2004
"There are no guarantees in professional sports," Nets GM Rod Thorn said Tuesday when asked about his reaction to criticism from Jason Kidd and the veteran center Alonzo Mourning, who signed lucrative multiyear deals with the Nets before last season.
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The Journal News | Oct 5, 2004
After making what he calls a “full” comeback, center Alonzo Mourning is now taking shots at the Nets.
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AP Wire | Oct 4, 2004
"Do I desire to be traded? No, I don't think so," Kidd said Monday, breaking a summerlong public silence and making his first statement since he saw Kerry Kittles and Kenyon Martin depart to the West in trades.
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Yahoo! | Oct 4, 2004
The Nets signed a veteran point guard in Travis Best today.
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TSN.ca | Oct 1, 2004
With the Nets leaving New Jersey in the near future to Brooklyn, there is a big sports void to fill and the New York Mets might be it.
