The Nets and Rafer Alston reached an agreement on a buyout Tuesday. Alston accepted $2.1 million on the $3.05 million still owed him and will sign with the Heat. In a separate deal, the Nets acquired Chris Quinn, the Heat point guard and cash and and agreed to swap second round picks in 2010 and 2012, all for a trade exception. The Heat acquire the Nets 2010 second round pick, but it's protected from 31-50.
- Rafer Alston set free by Nets - Dave D'Alessandro - Nets Blast
- Alston eying a potential return to the Heat - Ira Winderman - South Florida Sun Sentinel
- Nets reach buyout with Alston - Adrian Wojnarowski - Yahoo!
- Alston Out; Quinn In - Al Iannazzone - The Nets Insider
- Nets Buyout Rafer Alston - Fred Kerber - New York Post Nets Blog
- Alston getting a buyout - Julian Garcia - The Internets
- Sources: Heat to make room for Alston - Marc Stein - ESPN
- Rafer Alston Won't Be Out for Long - Tim Povtak - FanHouse
- Kiki Vandeweghe on the Roster (Video) - YES Network
- Nets acquire point guard Chris Quinn, pick from Miami for second-round pick - Dave D'Alessandro - Star-Ledger
- Nets and G Rafer Alston agree to buyout - Tom Canavan - AP
- Heat trade Quinn to Nets - Tim Reynolds - AP
- Veteran point guard Rafer Alston set to return to Heat after Chris Quinn trade - Ira Winderman - South Florida Sun-Sentinel
- Miami Heat to bring back point guard Rafer Alston - Barry Jackson - Miami Herald
- Nets Wheel, Deal and Lose - Al Iannazzone - The Nets Insider
- Clearing Up The Nets Deal - Fred Kerber - New York Post Nets Blog
- Alston Becomes Available as Nets Request Waivers - Ben Couch - New Jersey Nets
- Alston wins freedom while Nets lose again - Julian Garcia - New York Daily News
- Alston gets bought out - Fred Kerber - New York Post
- Rafer Alston out, Chris Quinn in - Al Iannazzone - The Record
- Quinn Trade 101 - Net Income - NetsDaily Blog