Travis Outlaw will arrive in New Jersey on Monday night and, as Adrian Wojnarowski tweets, he'll be arriving as damaged goods. Outlaw has an injured hand, possibly a fracture. The Nets will likely use the amnesty clause to waive Outlaw, but it's unclear what the league rules are regarding players who were injured during the lockout.
After taking questions from Evan Roberts and Joe Benigno at WFAN Studios, Deron Williams moved on a restaurant near his new house in SoHo and took more questions from the Nets beat writers...and said the same thing to them.
In an interview that could barely have been scripted any better by the Nets organization, Deron Williams told WFAN that he intends to stay with the Nets and that chances of his staying are 90%.
Bottom line: there has been little if any change in his comments since Day 1. He likes what the Nets have to offer but wants them to add talent to their roster. As Billy King said way back in May that people should pay attention only to what he and D-Will say.
Remember that little tiff over the summer when MarShon Brooks posted a picture of himself in a Nets T-shirt as his Twitter avatar? Deron Williams objected, tweeting "@Marshon2 needs to take off that nets shirt... They take us off everything during the lockout don't give them any pub," D-Will tweeted, adding, "LOL... What up tho?" It's over
Otis Smith, the Magic GM, has said he wants to hear from Dwight Howard himself, not his agent. Monday, Smith will sit down with the All-NBA center to discuss his future, then if the news is bad, start to think about alternatives.
Judging by his Twitter feed, Damion James is as excited as anyone about getting back to the NBA. His enthusiasm approaches that of a rookie, and considering that injuries kept him out for all but 25 games, that's understandable. He did play in a few benefit games, the most recent in his native Texas.
Caron Butler, one of the Nets' top targets at the 3, will visit the PNY Center on Wednesday, part of a weeklong tour of potential landing spots. David Aldridge reports in a tweet, "Caron Butler itinerary: CHI Mon, LAC Mon night/Tue, SAS Tue, NJ Wed, DET Thursday if he hasn't made up his mind yet..."
A Springfield Armor fan site reports that two of the team's players, JamesOn Curry and Jeff Foote, are likely to be called up to train with the Nets. Neil Donah of The Steal Bottom suggests that the Nets have already have been in touch with the Armor about the call-ups.
