Marc Spears tweeted early Friday that veteran Joe Smith "is expected to take a physical with New Jersey Nets on Friday & sign a contract." Smith, the No. 1 draft pick in 1995, was signed late Friday to a fully guaranteed one-year vets minimum deal. He averaged 3.0 points in 9.3 minutes per game with the Hawks last season.
With the addition, the Nets have 15 players under contract, 13 fully guaranteed and two others with partial guarantees. The Nets are expected to announce training camp invites next week as well, but will only bring in "a couple of guys", according to a team insider.
Nets signing big man Joe Smith - Mark J. Miller - Yahoo! Sports
Joe Smith Replaces Sean May on Nets - Tom Ziller - FanHouse
Journeyman Smith inks deal with Nets - Fred Kerber - New York Post
Nets sign veteran forward Joe Smith - Michael J. Fensom - Star-Ledger
Nets sign Joe Beast aka Joe Smith - Stefan Bondy - The InterNets
Nets sign veteran forward Joe Smith - AP
NETS: Nets Sign Free-Agent Forward Joe Smith - New Jersey Nets
NBA At 2: NJ's X-Factor Addition - Bill Ingram - HoopsWorld
Nets sign No. 1 NBA Draft pick - Austin Burton - DIME
Nets to sign Joe Smith to a contract - John Krolik - NBC Sports
