Nets sign Gerald Green
February, 27, 2012
2/27/12
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By Mike Mazzeo | ESPNNewYork.com
The Nets officially signed 2012 D-League All-Star Game MVP and 2007 NBA Slam Dunk Contest champion Gerald Green to a 10-day contract, the team announced Monday.
The 26-year-old Green, who has been trying to revive his NBA career with the D-League's Los Angeles D-Fenders, holds career averages of 7.5 points and two rebounds in 181 NBA games over four seasons. He last played 38 games with Dallas in 2008-09.
The 6-8 small forward, who was a first-round draft pick of the Celtics back in 2005, averaged 19.1 points and 4.6 rebounds per game for the D-Fenders. The Nets are thin at small forward given the season-ending injuries to Shawne Williams and Damion James.
The Nets have an open roster spot because small forward Andre Emmett's 10-day contract expired on Wednesday.
ESPNNewYork.com reported the Green signing was imminent Sunday night.
The 26-year-old Green, who has been trying to revive his NBA career with the D-League's Los Angeles D-Fenders, holds career averages of 7.5 points and two rebounds in 181 NBA games over four seasons. He last played 38 games with Dallas in 2008-09.
The 6-8 small forward, who was a first-round draft pick of the Celtics back in 2005, averaged 19.1 points and 4.6 rebounds per game for the D-Fenders. The Nets are thin at small forward given the season-ending injuries to Shawne Williams and Damion James.
The Nets have an open roster spot because small forward Andre Emmett's 10-day contract expired on Wednesday.
ESPNNewYork.com reported the Green signing was imminent Sunday night.
TEAM LEADERS
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Brook Lopez
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| Rebounds | R. Evans | 11.1 | ||||||||||
| Assists | D. Williams | 7.7 | ||||||||||
| Steals | G. Wallace | 1.4 | ||||||||||
| Blocks | B. Lopez | 2.1 | ||||||||||
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