The Charlotte Bobcats, in need of a fill-in point guard, have been in discussions with the New Jersey Nets, possibly about acquiring Jeff McInnis, the Charlotte Observer is reporting.
Coach-general manager Bernie Bickerstaff confirmed on Friday morning that the two teams have talked. Bickerstaff drafted McInnis, a former North Carolina point guard, when Bickerstaff was with the Denver Nuggets. Bickerstaff later brought McInnis to Washington when he was coaching the Wizards.
McInnis hasn't played since January. The Nets told him he wasn't welcome to attend training camp, and the team has made efforts to buy out his contract.
The Nets' logical target in this deal would be power forward Melvin Ely. New Jersey needs a low-post scorer, after center Nenad Krstic was lost for the season with a severe knee injury.
McInnis makes $3.6 million this season and Ely about $3.3 million. The Bobcats can absorb the difference because they're below the salary cap. But logically the Bobcats would ask for other compensation from New Jersey: Either a draft pick or cash (the league allows a maximum of $3 million per transaction).
The Bobcats need help at the point, after Brevin Knight was diagnosed with a torn abdominal muscle. Knight had surgery Friday and is expected to miss four to six weeks. In Knight's absence, the Bobcats use Derek Anderson.
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Dec 29, 2006 12:52 PM EST
Jason Kidd received a $20,000 fine on Wednesday for his criticism of NBA officials following the Nets loss on Tuesday to the Nets.
“I think obviously it was an excessive fine, you know?” said head coach Lawrence Frank about the fine. “And I think maybe I’ll pay his fine because the bottom line is we’re all in it together. So whoever gets fined, whether it’s the coach or the player, we all share it because we all felt the same way.”
NBA spokesman Tim Frank confirmed to RealGM on Friday that the Nets’ head coach would not be able to pay the fine on behalf of his point guard.
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Jason Kidd's harsh words drew a quick rebuke from the league.
Kidd was fined $20,000 on Wednesday for publicly criticizing the officials following the Nets' loss to the Pistons the previous night.
The punishment was handed down by NBA executive vice president of basketball operations Stu Jackson.
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Nets Dec 2006 Archive
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Charlotte Observer | Dec 27, 2006
Rod Thorn is scanning every professional and amateur league in the world for someone to fill in for Nets center Nenad Krstic.
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New York Daily News | Dec 27, 2006
Put Marcus Williams on the growing list of Nets who are suffering from injuries.
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New York Daily News | Dec 27, 2006
Following a 92-91 defeat to the Pistons at the Palace last night, two of the Nets' leaders blasted officials for not calling a foul against the Pistons on Vince Carter's potential game-winning shot with 1.
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AP | Dec 23, 2006
The Nets' Nedad Krstic will miss the rest of the season because of a torn knee ligament.
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Yahoo! | Dec 23, 2006
Starting Nets center Nenad Krstic injured his left knee midway through the third quarter and he had to be helped off the court.
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Daily Southtown | Dec 22, 2006
Bulls GM John Paxson denied the Bulls were close to a trade that involved forward-center P.
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Star-Ledger | Dec 21, 2006
The Nets have been in contact with the Bulls on P.J. Brown, who wants out of Chicago.
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USA Today | Dec 20, 2006
A $4 billion redevelopment project that could reshape Brooklyn with an NBA basketball arena, office towers and thousands of apartments was approved Wednesday after months of maneuvering among New York state's top political leaders.
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New York Post | Dec 19, 2006
Richard Jefferson's problematic ankle appears like it has an inevitable date with surgery at some point in the future.
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New York Daily News | Dec 17, 2006
Mikki Moore, a reserve forward on the Nets, was arrested shortly after the team's flight from Toronto touched down at Newark Airport early yesterday, apparently the victim of an erroneous warrant stemming from child-support issues.
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New York Daily News | Dec 16, 2006
Nets president Rod Thorn said yesterday that Richard Jefferson "probably" won't play in tonight's game against the Pistons because of a sore right ankle that has forced him to miss the last game and a half.
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New York Daily News | Dec 15, 2006
Richard Jefferson will not play on Friday versus Toronto because of a recurring ankle injury.
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New York Post | Dec 12, 2006
Jason Kidd left Wilt Chamberlain in the rearview mirror on his climb up the career triple-double ladder.
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AP | Dec 7, 2006
The Nets and Suns combined to score 318 points in a double-overtime thriller on Thursday night.
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Star-Ledger | Dec 7, 2006
Rod Thorn and the Nets have made inquiries about Chris Wilcox and Anderson Varejao
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New York Daily News | Dec 6, 2006
The NBA isn't just cracking down on players who lose their cool.
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New York Post | Dec 3, 2006
A New Jersey source has told Peter Vecsey that the Nets have offered Jason Collins and a No.
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New York Daily News | Dec 1, 2006
The Nets disciplined rookie Hassan Adams and second-year man Antoine Wright for missing the team's charter flight to Boston on Wednesday morning, team president Rod Thorn said yesterday.
