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Nets coach Avery Johnson said he planned to talk to Brooks about focusing on what’s happening on the court, as opposed to things around him he can’t control. “You know, it’s normal,” Johnson said. “I think if MarShon is concerned, I think it’s because he wants to be a part of what we’re doing, and he’s a young guy. That is something that we’re gonna have a discussion about.” New York Post

Cleveland Cavaliers, Brooklyn Nets, Trade, Marshon Brooks 

Sam Amico: Hearing some buzz Cavs out of potential trade involving Nets & Magic, replaced by Bobcats. Cats would take MarShon Brooks, eliminating Clips Twitter

Charlotte Bobcats, Cleveland Cavaliers, Los Angeles Clippers, Orlando Magic, Trade, Dwight Howard, Marshon Brooks 

The tentacles of the proposed deal stretched across more than 10 players and three teams on Monday, with the Nets recruiting a fourth team to take on guard MarShon Brooks in exchange for an additional draft pick to send to Orlando. Nevertheless, multiple complexities need to be resolved to complete the deal, including the negotiation of contracts for four of the players in the proposed trade: Brook Lopez, Kris Humphries, Damion James and Shelden Williams. In the proposed deal, Howard, Jason Richardson and Earl Clark would be sent to Brooklyn, and the Magic would receive the Nets' Lopez, James, Williams and Armon Johnson, Cleveland's Luke Walton and three future first-round picks, sources said. Cleveland would receive Orlando's Quentin Richardson, Brooklyn's Sundiata Gaines, Humphries (on a one-year guaranteed deal), a first-round pick and $3 million from the Nets. Brooklyn also is in talks with the Los Angeles Clippers to exchange Brooks for an additional first-round pick to send to the Magic. If the Clippers decline to participate, other teams are in position to take on Brooks, sources said. Yahoo! Sports

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Chad Ford: Proposed deal (cont'd): The Clippers would receive MarShon Brooks. Twitter

Cleveland Cavaliers, Los Angeles Clippers, Brooklyn Nets, Orlando Magic, Trade, Dwight Howard, Brook Lopez, Luke Walton, Armon Johnson, Marshon Brooks 

Ken Berger: Clippers one of several teams in mix to facilitate trade by providing another first-round pick to Orlando for Brooks, sources say. Twitter

Cleveland Cavaliers, Los Angeles Clippers, Brooklyn Nets, Orlando Magic, Trade, Dwight Howard, Brook Lopez, Luke Walton, Armon Johnson, Marshon Brooks 

Fred Kerber: Source and agent confirm that #Nets talking to Clippers about MarShon Brooks for first rounder as part of Howard summer spectacular Twitter

Cleveland Cavaliers, Los Angeles Clippers, Brooklyn Nets, Orlando Magic, Trade, Dwight Howard, Brook Lopez, Luke Walton, Armon Johnson, Marshon Brooks 

Chad Ford: Just going up on ESPN. Clippers will be 4th team in D Howard deal. They would take back MarShon Brooks in return for a lottery protected 1st Twitter

Cleveland Cavaliers, Los Angeles Clippers, Brooklyn Nets, Orlando Magic, Trade, Dwight Howard, Marshon Brooks 

Alex Kennedy: It sounds like the Magic, Nets and Cavaliers have found a fourth team to facilitate their potential blockbuster deal. Twitter

Cleveland Cavaliers, Brooklyn Nets, Orlando Magic, Trade, Dwight Howard, Marshon Brooks 

Ken Berger: In addition to framework described by @Adrian Wojnarowski, the Nets' Armon Johnson would go to Orlando in the current framework being discussed. Twitter

Cleveland Cavaliers, Brooklyn Nets, Orlando Magic, Trade, Dwight Howard, Armon Johnson, Marshon Brooks 

Ken Berger: Turkoglu on the books for $11.8M next season, a difficult number to find a home for in an arrangement that already is supremely complicated. Twitter

Cleveland Cavaliers, Brooklyn Nets, Orlando Magic, Trade, Hidayet Turkoglu, Dwight Howard, Marshon Brooks 

Ken Berger: Other pieces could move in or out as the deal evolves, sources said. Twitter

Cleveland Cavaliers, Brooklyn Nets, Orlando Magic, Trade, Hidayet Turkoglu, Dwight Howard, Marshon Brooks 

Ken Berger: And source confirms that the deal would be contingent on Magic docs signing off on Brook Lopez's foot and Nets' docs on Howard's back. Twitter

Cleveland Cavaliers, Brooklyn Nets, Orlando Magic, Trade, Hidayet Turkoglu, Dwight Howard, Brook Lopez, Marshon Brooks 

Jeff Zillgitt: Deron Williams on possibility Dwight Howard joins Nets: "We'll have a good team without him. We'll have an even better team with him." Twitter

Cleveland Cavaliers, Brooklyn Nets, Orlando Magic, Trade, Hidayet Turkoglu, Dwight Howard, Deron Williams, Marshon Brooks 

Adrian Wojnarowski: Tentacles of Nets-Magic talks covering 14 players, 3 teams w/ possible 4th locking in to take MarShon Brooks to provide pick, sources tell Y Twitter

Brooklyn Nets, Orlando Magic, Trade, Dwight Howard, Marshon Brooks 

Marshon Brooks: Headed to Orlando #summerleague Twitter

Orlando Magic, Summer League, Marshon Brooks 

There is still a chance that Orlando Magic star Dwight Howard could become a member of the Brooklyn Nets, according to league sources. The Nets and the Orlando Magic are discussing a trade that would send Howard to the Nets for Brook Lopez, Kris Humphries, MarShon Brooks and the Nets' first-round picks in 2013, 2015 and 2017, sources said. ESPN.com

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Orlando would have to accept a package of Brook Lopez, Kris Humphries, Gerald Wallace, MarShon Brooks and multiple future first-round draft picks, and the Howard deal would take the form of a massive sign-and-trade. SheridanHoops

Brooklyn Nets, Orlando Magic, Draft, Trade, Gerald Wallace, Kris Humphries, Brook Lopez, Marshon Brooks 

Alex Kennedy: "How did the Nets manage to keep MarShon Brooks? Are you kidding me?! That's a steal," said one league source. Twitter

Atlanta Hawks, Brooklyn Nets, Trade, Joe Johnson, Deron Williams, Marshon Brooks 

David Aldridge: Current construction of deal would also keep MarShon Brooks, Gerald Green in Brooklyn. Nets want to keep both. Twitter

Atlanta Hawks, Brooklyn Nets, Trade, Jordan Farmar, Joe Johnson, Anthony Morrow, Johan Petro, Gerald Green, DeShawn Stevenson, Jordan Williams, Marshon Brooks 

But sources told ESPN.com that the Nets fear that they'll be surrendering too much financial flexibility in the trade as currently structured, which has placed the deal in jeopardy. Another big stumbling block, sources said, is Atlanta's insistence that Brooklyn include promising Nets guard MarShon Brooks in the trade. ESPN.com

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