Marc Berman reports that the Nets have reached out to Jared Jeffries, the 6'11' defensive specialist who's had two turns with the Knicks, the first as one of Isiah Thomas' worst moves. Berman writes at the bottom of a column on the Knick's big man issues, "They plan on re-signing Jared Jeffries, feeling his brief late-season tenure was not a fair measure. However, a league source said the Nets have also made a Jeffries inquiry."

Jeffries, 30, has career averages of 5.1 points and 4.2 rebounds.

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