It was the biggest one-day haul in Nets history. Seven players with contracts totaling $305 signed or acquired; 12 players moved in one direction or the other, along with two draft picks. The big Nets gave up on the big one, Dwight Howard (for the third and maybe not the last time), and lost a fan favorite as much to the CBA as the Pacers.

In the heart-pounding aftermath of the Dwightmare, the Nets now have nine players under contract and seem to be moving on first with a power forward, looking seriously at Antawn Jamison and maybe Kenyon Martin.

There will be other decisions as well, but maybe it's best to take a look first at what's been accomplished. Brook Lopez gets a chance to show where he stands amid the game's centers and Joe Johnson gets one to prove he shouldn't be defined by his contract but by his game once again.

Jerry Stackhouse's addition is hardly strategic, but it's emblematic. The 17-year vet sees an opportunity for the Nets now he didn't in the past. ""I think it’s a team that went from the bottom and has a chance to go to the top really fast," Stackhouse said.

• No Dwight Howard, but the Nets' Party Will Go On - Alex Raskin - Wall Street Journal
• B’klyn walks away from Howard, re-signs Lopez - Tim Bontemps & Fred Kerber - New York Post
  
• Howard's end new beginning for Nets' Lopez - Tim Bontemps - New York Post
• It wasn’t for lack of trying - Mike Vaccaro - New York Post
• Nets sign veteran Stackhouse - Tim Bontemps - New York Post
• First-Rate Second Option For Nets' Offense - Benjamin Hoffman - New York Times
• Unable to Make It Work, Nets Halt Bid for Howard - Howard Beck - New York Times
  
• Superman grounded, Knicks saved - Mitch Lawrence - New York Daily News
• A timeline: Dwight Howard's indecision - Stefan Bondy - New York Daily News
• Brooklyn Nets re-sign Brook Lopez; Dwight Howard talks over for now - Rod Boone - New York Newsday
  
• Nets' moves not done yet - Colin Stephenson - Star-Ledger
  
• Orlando Magic GM Rob Hennigan is no fool for refusing to trade Dwight Howard to Nets - Dave D'Alessandro - Star-Ledger