Steven Hunter, who showed much promise in his one year in Phoenix, is a free agent who is expected to make a decision this weekend about where he will play next year. He has narrowed his choices down to four teams - Dallas, New Jersey, Atlanta and Phoenix.
Hunter hopes to stay in Phoenix but could not get more than a one-year commitment for the minimum exception ($1.7 million) plus an option year from the team.
The 7-foot center is looking for a four or five-year deal and could end up with the Mavericks.
Via Arizona Republic
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The New Jersey Nets named Pat Sullivan and Bob Thate to their coaching staff today, President and Chief Executive Officer Rod Thorn announced.
Sullivan, a graduate of UNC, will serve as the third bench assistant coach to Nets head coach Lawrence Frank. Thate will specialize in teaching shooting mechanics.
Sullivan, highly regarded among NBA executives as a potential future head coach, was fired by the Detroit Pistons last week when the team purged itself of all former coach Larry Brown's assistants. Sullivan most recently helped Dave Hanners and Phil Ford coach the Pistons' entry in summer league play.
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Former Cavalier Jeff McInnis agreed to a two-year, $7 million deal with the New Jersey Nets on Thursday, an NBA insider confirmed.
The Cavaliers never considered re-signing the mercurial McInnis, but were in preliminary talks about sign-and-trade deals involving him. One target was Damon Jones, who opted out of his contract with the Miami Heat.
The Heat were interested in McInnis, which made the teams potential trading partners, but they weren't able to get anything done before the Nets swooped in and landed McInnis.
The team can still sign 3-point specialist Jones with their remaining salary-cap space, which is estimated to be around $3.5 million, but using a sign-and-trade would've removed that restraint.
The Miami Herald reported the Heat plan to work out Dajuan Wagner, another Cavaliers free agent not expected to re-sign. It is possible the two teams could attempt to get a sign-and-trade deal done involving Wagner and Jones.
Via Akron Beacon Journal
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Nets Jul 2005 Archive
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NY Post | Jul 27, 2005
Milt Palacio's agent, Andy Miller, said yesterday that his client is still pondering offers from several other clubs but believes the point guard favors the Nets.
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Chicago Tribune | Jul 27, 2005
The Orlando Magic reportedly wanted to extend an offer to Chris Duhon, but instead turned to Miami reserve guard Keyon Dooling, an unrestricted free agent.
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North Jersey | Jul 26, 2005
The Nets have made offers to various free agents since losing out on Keyon Dooling on Friday.
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Christopher Reina/RealGM | Jul 22, 2005
The three-year deal the Magic offered Keyon Dooling on Wednesday was increased by another year when New Jersey held on to its MLE.
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Christopher Reina/RealGM | Jul 22, 2005
Now that the Nets have reached an agreement to complete a sign-and-trade deal for Shareef Abdur-Rahim, they are free to use the mid level exception on another player(s).
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ESPN | Jul 21, 2005
A team source said the Nets and Blazers agreed in principle to a sign-and-trade that will get them Shareef Abdur-Rahim on a six-year contract worth roughly $38 million.
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RealGM | Jul 21, 2005
The Orlando Magic have reportedly offered Miami Heat free agent Keyon Dooling a three-year $9 million contract.
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NY Post | Jul 20, 2005
The Nets took another step toward solidifying their frontcourt picture yesterday by reaching agreement on a one-year deal with 6-10 veteran forward Cliff Robinson, according to an agent claiming knowledge of the talks.
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NY Daily News | Jul 20, 2005
The Nets are trying complete a sign-and-trade with Portland for Shareef Abdur-Rahim so they can spend their mid-level exception on Miami point guard Keyon Dooling - who will visit the Nets this week - and perhaps a shooter such as Jon Barry or a forward like Malik Allen.
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ESPN | Jul 18, 2005
If the Nets are unable to get the Blazers to agree to a sign-and-trade, Abdur-Rahim has agreed to sign with the Nets for their mid-level exception at five years for about $28 million, according to the team source.
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New York Daily News | Jul 18, 2005
With less than two weeks left to use his nearly $5 million trade exception before it expires on July 29, Nets president Rod Thorn would like to strike a sign-and-trade with Portland for Shareef Abdur-Rahim this week or else move on to Stromile Swift.
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Newark Star-Ledger | Jul 13, 2005
The Nets want Shareef Abdur-Rahim, but the one thing they are not prepared to pay is the price of a first-round draft pick, Rod Thorn reiterated on Tuesday. They did speak to Stromile Swift, who will come cheaper.
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L.A. Times | Jul 13, 2005
Amid speculation that they are close to reaching an agreement with Cuttino Mobley on terms of a five-year contract, the Clippers also are believed to have made an offer to free-agent forward Shareef Abdur-Rahim.
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New York Daily News | Jul 12, 2005
The New Jersey Nets are not waiting on Shareef Abdur-Rahim to make a decision on where he will play next season and plan to meet with Memphis Grizzlies forward Stromile Swift.
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North Jersey | Jul 12, 2005
The Nets may need to do better than the midlevel exception to get Shareef Abdur-Rahim.
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New York Daily News | Jul 11, 2005
The Nets got good news when Shareef Abdur-Rahim turned down a $47 million pact to join the Milwaukee Bucks, according to his agent.
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New York Post | Jul 9, 2005
The Nets wanted to impress Shareef Abdur-Rahim on his two-day tour of New Jersey.
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Miami Herald | Jul 8, 2005
With Robert Horry having agreed to terms with the Spurs earlier this week, the agent for Nets free agent Cliff Robinson said Thursday his client personally asked that his representative reach out to Miami as a possible destination for the 6-10 forward.
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North Jersey | Jul 7, 2005
Brian Scalabrine is set to take his game to Boston with multiple sources revealing that the parties have agreed to a five-year, $15 million deal
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ESPN | Jul 7, 2005
A Manhattan company made a surprise bid Wednesday for the Brooklyn railyards where a developer wants to put a Nets basketball arena amid a cluster of towering apartment buildings.
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New York Post | Jul 6, 2005
Shareef Abdur-Rahim can see himself joining the New Jersey Nets, but he is also being pursued by the Spurs, Wizards, Heat and Kings and he he would like to hear their offers as well.
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Mark Kelly/RealGM | Jul 2, 2005
It takes me two hands to count the years that New Jersey critics have stated that the team is in desperate need of a sweet shooting player, whether in the starting lineup or coming off of the bench.
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NorthJersey.com | Jul 1, 2005
While the Nets flew to Las Vegas for summer league, coach Lawrence Frank reportedly flew to Atlanta for the start of the free agent negotiation period to visit with former All-Star power forward Shareef Abdur-Rahim, multiple sources said.
