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Net Daily: Also, in interview King talks about how Teletovic and Shengelia became acclimated to NBA "culture" this season. Still has high hopes. Twitter @NetsDaily

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The Brooklyn Nets have recalled forward Tornike Shengelia and guard Tyshawn Taylor from the Springfield Armor of the NBA Development League, it was announced today by General Manager Billy King. The two players were assigned to Springfield on March 18. In 10 games for the Armor this season, Shengelia holds D-League averages of 24.3 points, 8.2 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 2.3 steals per game. Shengelia posted an Armor franchise-high tying 39 points to go along with 18 rebounds on January 24 vs. Maine after recording a triple-double in his D-League debut December 21 against Erie. The 6-8 forward posted a double-double of 23 points and 11 rebounds to go along with five assists and three steals in his most recent contest March 23 against Maine. NBA.com

Brooklyn Nets, D-League, Billy King, Tyshawn Taylor, Tornike Shengelia 

The Brooklyn Nets have reassigned Tornike Shengelia and Tyshawn Taylor to the Springfield Armor, the Nets’ NBA Development League affiliate. In his previous four assignments to Springfield, Shengelia played in seven games, averaging 25.1 points, 8.6 rebounds, 4.6 assists and 37.3 minutes. He was named NBA D-League Performer of the Week on Jan. 28. RealGM

Brooklyn Nets, D-League, Tyshawn Taylor, Tornike Shengelia 

Stefan Bondy: The Nets have recalled Tornike Shengelia and Tyshawn Taylor after they played a game in the DLeague Twitter @NYDNInterNets

Brooklyn Nets, D-League, Tyshawn Taylor, Tornike Shengelia 

Stefan Bondy: Nets have assigned Tornike Shengelia and Tyshawn Taylor to the DLeague again. Twitter @NYDNInterNets

Brooklyn Nets, D-League, Tyshawn Taylor, Tornike Shengelia 

Nets rookie forward Toko Shengelia is out indefinitely with concussion symptoms. #injuryupdate Twitter

Brooklyn Nets, Injuries, Tornike Shengelia 

The Nets announced Saturday that Tyshawn Taylor and Tornike Shengelia, who played one game in the D-League, have been brought back from Springfield and will be available for Sunday's game vs. the 76ers. NetsDaily

Brooklyn Nets, D-League, Tyshawn Taylor, Tornike Shengelia 

Stefan Bondy: Nets wearing special Veterans Day socks with American flag. Blatche jokes that Shengalia can't wear them cause he's from another country Twitter @NYDNInterNets

Brooklyn Nets, Andray Blatche, Tornike Shengelia 

Williams is renting in SoHo while shopping for a permanent home, preferably one with easy tunnel access. He will have company. Joe Johnson, the Nets’ newly acquired All-Star guard, forward Kris Humphries and guard Jerry Stackhouse will all be living in Manhattan as well. Seven Nets will reside in New Jersey, including the rookie Tyshawn Thomas, who got an apartment in Hoboken, his hometown. (Two others, Mirza Teletovic and Tornike Shengelia, are playing overseas and have not yet shopped for homes, but they are likely to end up in New Jersey, too.) New York Times

Brooklyn Nets, Joe Johnson, Kris Humphries, Jerry Stackhouse, Mirza Teletovic, New Jersey, Tornike Shengelia 

Stefan Bondy: Nets have officially signed second round pick Tornike Shengalia. Twitter

Brooklyn Nets, Transactions, Tornike Shengelia 

Tornike Shengelia just wanted a chance to prove his worth. In the process, he earned a roster spot. A source told The Post Wednesday that Shengelia will sign a two-year deal with the Nets this week, completing an improbable journey over the past few weeks from draft night afterthought to earning a roster spot following an impressive showing with the Nets entry in the Orlando Summer League. The Nets acquired the 6-foot-8 forward’s draft rights from Philadelphia last month after the 76ers took him with the 54th overall selection. New York Post

Brooklyn Nets, Free Agency, Tornike Shengelia 

Tornike Shengelia just wanted a chance to prove his worth. In the process, he earned a roster spot. A source told The Post Wednesday that Shengelia will sign a two-year deal with the Nets, completing an improbable journey over the past few weeks from draft night afterthought to earning a roster spot with an impressive showing for the Nets entry in the Orlando Summer League last week. New York Post

Brooklyn Nets, Summer League, Transactions, Tornike Shengelia 

Including Shengelia and Keith Bogans, who a league source said was likely to sign with the team in the near future, the Nets have filled 13 of their 15 available roster spots for next season. New York Post

Brooklyn Nets, Free Agency, Keith Bogans, Transactions, Tornike Shengelia 

Tim Bontemps: Shengelia has at least made the Nets have a discussion about keeping him, two weeks after they expected him to stay overseas. Great story. Twitter

Brooklyn Nets, Transactions, Tornike Shengelia 

General Manager Billy King had no intention of bringing the 6-foot-9 native of the Republic of Georgia across the Atlantic Ocean right away, but Shengelia’s agent, Guy Zucker, convinced him otherwise. As the Nets’ Orlando Summer League team continued their four-day training camp on Saturday morning, Zucker continued to look good for asking and King continued to look good for listening. ZagsBlog.com

Brooklyn Nets, Summer League, Billy King, Tornike Shengelia 

When the Nets begin play in Orlando on Monday morning, Shengelia will be the guy on the roster with the most intrigue. “He’s been one of the stars of our camp, arguably one of the top three guys of this camp,” Johnson said after the Nets finished up on Saturday. “It’ll be great to see him play against some other players. We’ve used him at some ‘three,’ we’ve used him at some small ‘four,’ he played exclusively ‘three’ today. If he can be a 6-8 3-guard with his athleticism, with the way he can shoot the ball, with the way he can come off screens and the way he can pass, that increases his stock.” ZagsBlog.com

Brooklyn Nets, Avery Johnson, Summer League, Tornike Shengelia 

If the Nets do decide to sign and bring over Shengelia for next season, his buyout from Charleroi is only $300,000. NBA teams are allowed to contribute up to $550,000 towards the buyout of an international player. “I think the initial thought was to draft and keep him overseas, but things could change,” Johnson said on Friday. “Depending on our roster, we’ll have five games to look at him in Orlando, but he’s playing like a man that doesn’t want to go back over there. That’s what this evaluation process is about. We know what he would like to do, but it just depends upon where we are with our roster and how fast he develops.” ZagsBlog.com

Brooklyn Nets, Avery Johnson, Transactions, Tornike Shengelia 

Shengelia, who has a year left on his contract with Belgacom Spirou (with a reported $300,000 buyout) has other ideas. He came over to Newark for the draft, talked his way onto the Nets’ summer league team, and has been consistent in saying he wants to try to make the team this year. It might not be a bad plan. The Nets have plenty of roster spots that are open right now, and Shengelia has already made a positive impression on Johnson that could possibly earn him one in training camp. “I think the initial thought was to draft and keep him overseas, but things could change, depending on our roster,” Johnson said. ”We’ll have five games to look at him in Orlando, but he’s playing like a man that doesn’t want to go back over there.” Newark Star-Ledger

Brooklyn Nets, Draft, Summer League, Tornike Shengelia 

Georgian forward Tornike (“Toko’’) Shengelia, whom the Nets took with the 54th pick in the draft, was supposed to stay in Europe for another year, according to GM Billy King. But Shengalia is in New Jersey and is on the summer league team. “I want to play here and make the team,’’ Shengelia said. ”I want to try to do everything, what it takes, to make the team.’’ Newark Star-Ledger

Brooklyn Nets, Summer League, Transactions, Tornike Shengelia 

Shengelia and his agent, Guy Zucker, are hoping that the 20-year-old forward – and a member of the Georgian National Team – will get a chance to impress the Nets brass as a member of the Nets Summer League team in Orlando next week. New York Post

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