Gerald Green News

You can call this our Draft Lottery Preview, in which we offer positive reinforcement for those optimistic fans.

The entire Nets offseason will revolve around whether or not they can convince Deron to sign a long-term deal with the team.

Depending on what the Washington Wizards do with Andray Blatche and Rashard Lewis , they could have around $12 million of salary-cap space to spend this summer.

Avery Johnson put aside Deron Williams uncertainty Monday when asked about how he sees the Brooklyn Nets , circa October 2012.

Perimeter defense is an essential part of winning basketball. The key elements to a great defense are simple, seal off the perimeter and challenge jump shots.

Head coach Stan Van Gundy and general manager Otis Smith were relieved of their duties with the Magic.

We will be a month into the off-season this week, with one milestone out of the way and the next big defining event, the Draft Lottery 10 days down the road.

Williams and wife Amy posted pictures of themselves at Red Square as the offseason's most intriguing vacation continued in Russia, home of billionaire Nets owner Mikhail Prokhorov.

His comments provide enough fuel, however, to suggest the Nets should stay away from one of the guard's Orlando teammates.

Apr 28, 2012; Oklahoma City, OK, USA; Dallas Mavericks point guard Jason Kidd before game one against the Oklahoma City Thunder of the Western Conference quarterfinals of the 2012 NBA Playoffs at the Chesapeake Energy Arena.

At the close of every season, certain players are told what they need to work on in the off season to improve.

Rumors have it that Andrei Kirelenko has a verbal agreement to join the Nets in Brooklyn to kick off the inaugural season.

The Deron Williams question is basically binary. He will sign a maximum contract with the Nets for five years...or he won't. Brook Lopez is only a little more complicated as a restricted free agent.

The New Jersey Nets are putting the finishing touches on their 2011-12 campaign, before officially becoming an organization based in Brooklyn.

Low-Light: December 27th, 2011, Nets vs. Hawks . This was the Nets Home-Opener in which I attended.

One thing is certain, the artist formerly known as the New Jersey Nets is headed to its new home in Brooklyn, the brand new Barclays Center, sporting a new attitude along with a fresh new look.