Denver, I'm told, has been pushing an offer of J.J. Hickson/JaVale McGee for B-Lopez. Nets have so far been firm in their refusal to take it
— Marc Stein (@ESPNSteinLine) January 31, 2015
What happened:
Maybe we should throw Cory Jefferson in the dunk contest, too.
Here’s some of the latest news & notes from around the ‘Net: In what he’s calling “The Jay-Z rule,” Zach Lowe of Grantland reports that the NBA will no longer allow NBA owners that purchase less than 1 percent of the team. Jay-Z’s ownership stake was roughly 0.16 percent of the Nets, and was transferred […]
Nets say Deron Williams returned to contact practice, officially ruled him out tomorrow vs. Raptors.
— devin kharpertian (@uuords) January 29, 2015
That’s Nets rookie Markel Brown up there, both in this post and in the air.
Nice slam, C.J.
Don’t you wish you’d laid a prop bet on Alan Anderson becoming the first Nets player to put down a dunk in Nets-Hawks? Pretty two-hand flush by the Nets guard, who was tossed into the starting lineup by Lionel Hollins for the first time since December and just the fourth time all season.
Alan Anderson moved to starting lineup, per team. Jack, Anderson, Johnson, Garnett, Plumlee.
— devin kharpertian (@uuords) January 29, 2015
The Rising Stars Challenge, which used to pit rookies against sophomores, now pits a mixture of the two in a U.S.A. vs. World format. Plumlee, who also played on the U.S. Men’s National Basketball Team this summer, will represent America, while the Croatian-born Bogdanovic will play for the world squad.
Brooklyn Nets forward Mirza Teletovic is expected to make a full recovery from his diagnosis of pulmonary embolus, according to a statement from Nets team physician Dr. Michael Farber.
