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» Thursday, May 24 2012

Jon de la Presa, a Spanish hoops writer tweets Thursday that Europe's top scorer, Mirza Teletovic, may be interested in joining "Brooklyn." Teletovic, a 6'9" stretch forward plays for Caja Laboral in Spain. In Euroleague games this season, Teletovic averaged 21.7 ppg. He's 26 and Bosnian, born in Mostar, the same town that produced Zoran Planinic and Bojan Bogdanovic. The feeling, says a league source, is mutual. NetsDaily

Brooklyn Nets, Free Agency, Caja Laboral, Mirza Teletovic 
 

» Wednesday, May 23 2012

Despite the fact that the Lakers were on Howard's list of teams to which his agent, Dan Fegan, was given permission to explore a trade leading up to the March deadline (the others being New Jersey/Brooklyn and Dallas), sources close to Howard made it clear that the Lakers' inclusion was more of a leverage play than it was an actual statement that he would sign a long-term extension there. SI.com

Dallas Mavericks, Los Angeles Lakers, Brooklyn Nets, Orlando Magic, Trade, Dwight Howard 
 

» Tuesday, May 22 2012

Brooklyn Nets point guard Deron Williams, who has stated his intentions to opt out of his contract and become an unrestricted free agent on July 1, told reporters Tuesday that he's still undecided on his future. "I want to reiterate, I don't know what I'm doing next year," Williams said. "Still. Nobody does but me. Not even my mom, my brother, my uncle, my cousin. I haven't talked to anybody about where I'm going next year." ESPN.com

Brooklyn Nets, Free Agency, Deron Williams 

“I’ve heard comments that people make, like, ‘he’s going to Dallas.’ And people say I’m staying here for sure because I went to Russia. Yeah, I went to Russia. I’ve never been to Russia. AK’s (Andrei Kirilenko, former Jazz teammate) been telling me to come to Russia for the last six years, so, I went to Russia. It was close to Turkey. I went to Turkey because I love Turkey, I played there for three months. I wanted to see my teammates, I wanted to check out some games, so I went to Istanbul,” Williams said. New York Post

Brooklyn Nets, Free Agency, Deron Williams 

Williams said he intends to go to Dallas on Thursday, because his mother and brother and uncles and other family live there, and he will hold a birthday party for his son this weekend there. And, perhaps most importantly, Williams said he intends to make his decision -- and make it public -- as soon as possible. "July 1 hopefully,'' he said. "Hopefully I’ll know something.'' Since he can't have contact with any teams until July 1, Williams was asked how he'll be able to make a decision that quickly. "I think I’ll have a good idea,'' he said. "My agent (Jeff Schwartz), he’s done this before. So we’re going to talk, actually today about some scenarios.'' He said "probably'' he'll be taking phone calls from teams at 12:01 a.m. July 1, the soonest teams can contact him. "I’m, sure when it comes down to the time, it’ll only be between a couple teams,'' he said. Newark Star-Ledger

Brooklyn Nets, Free Agency, Deron Williams 

Adam Morrison knows how hard it is going to be to shake the label: bust. But he longs for the chance. “I understand I’m never going to shake being a bust or being a failure in some people’s eyes,” said Morrison, the No. 3 draft pick by Charlotte out of Gonzaga in 2006. “I’ve experienced a lot of highs in basketball, so I guess you could call it a hardship, but it’s really not. I get to play basketball for money. That’s pretty good.” New York Post

Brooklyn Nets, Free Agency, Adam Morrison 

Not quite what was envisioned for the College Player of the Year who averaged 28.1 points for Gonzaga before turning pro. He’s back from overseas trying to land with the Nets, who expressed interest two years ago but saw the plan snuffed when Morrison sprained an ankle. “It just didn’t work out. I ended up taking the year off and then played overseas last year. So one more shot and see what happens,” said Morrison, who played in Turkey for Besiktas, the team that retired Deron Williams’ number. Morrison, at 6-foot-8 and looking much thinner than he did in his pro days, gave it another try yesterday. “He knows how to play. Unfortunately he didn’t have a point guard who could find him because he came off screens open,” Nets general manager Billy King said. “But he knows how to set himself up, come off screens. He didn’t make some shots early, but he got them to go. One thing, we know he can do that. New York Post

Brooklyn Nets, Free Agency, Adam Morrison 

"I guess the toughest thing is, I guess, the athletic ability,’’ Morrison said when asked why he’s had so much trouble sticking with a team in the NBA. "And I understand I’m never going to shake being a ‘bust’ or being a failure in some people’s eyes. I’ve experienced a lot of highs in basketball so I guess you could call it a hardship but it’s really not. I get to play basketball for money. That’s pretty good.’’ Newark Star-Ledger

Brooklyn Nets, Free Agency, Adam Morrison 
 

» Monday, May 21 2012

Now Morrison is back trying to get one more shot to live up to his potential. He was the star attraction among 22 players at the first day of the Nets’ free agent mini-camp Monday. “When they asked me, ‘Do you want to talk to the media?’ [I thought] Christ, you guys haven’t seen me in three, four years,” the 6-foot-8 Morrison, sporting hair well below his shoulders, said with a chuckle. “I understand that I’m never going to shake being a bust or being a failure in some people’s eyes, but I’ve experienced a lot of highs in basketball,” Morrison added. “So I guess you can call it a hardship but it’s really not. I get to play basketball for money and it’s pretty good.” ZagsBlog.com

Brooklyn Nets, Free Agency, Adam Morrison 

Deron Williams created something of a stir when he was present at the Nets' rookie minicamp over the weekend, working out at the Nets' practice facility in Brooklyn Nets gear. The free agent-to-be was there again today when the Nets opened a three-day mini-camp for veteran free agents who didn't play in the NBA last season, and once again, Williams was wearing a gray "Brooklyn Basketball'' T-shirt and black Brooklyn Nets shorts. But he was still wearing his red-and-blue sneakers -- the old Nets colors. So a reporter (me) teased him that he needed to get new sneakers in different colors. "They don't know what colors to make,'' Williams said with a smile. Newark Star-Ledger

Brooklyn Nets, Utah Jazz, Free Agency, Deron Williams 
 
 
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