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Now, finally, it gets interesting. Over the next two weeks, the Nets will have their first free agent mini-camp, start individual workouts, learn whether they will have a top three pick , and participate in another mass workout in Minneapolis.

Iman Shumpert needs 6-8 months to recover from a torn ACL, so general manager Glen Grunwald will need to find a stop-gap solution that can handle Shumpert's defensive assignments.

One of a couple of excuses peddled to explain the Sacramento Kings ' relative lack of progress this season has been injury troubles.

With the euphoria over the team's new identity subsiding, the Nets upcoming calendar will be filed, alternately, with marketing and basketball.

The names have been mentioned. Superstars like New Jersey Nets point guard Deron Williams and Orlando Magic center Dwight Howard -- the players that will likely headline the 2012 crop of NBA free agents.

With the Nets in the midst of the off-season, there has been a lot of talk about cap space and who we can or can't sign.

With his rookie season over, he doesn't have to carry this around anymore. Photo by sussez at MyPict.me Marshon Brooks can relate to Jamal Crawford, the stylistically similar A shooting guard who perfectly described the 2011-2012 NBA season as "the shortest longest season ever" yesterday.

The Nets are in a waiting mode. They're waiting for the Draft Lottery, the Draft itself, free agency, a free agency mini-camp, the Pre-Draft Combine, the Adidas EuroCamp.