Glen “Big Baby” Davis? Yup, the Nets have inquired.
Same with Lamar Odom and Marvin Williams and Drew Gooden and just about every other frontcourt free agent.
But, of course, asking about and acquiring are in two vastly different arenas.
Several Nets sources confirmed the team’s interest in Davis, but all agreed the chances of landing the Celtics restricted free agent are unlikely. Boston wants to keep him, and the Celts have said they’ll match any reasonable offer.
And around the Nets these days, don’t plan on any unreasonable financial proposals. Plus, before the Nets did anything, they would want to clear a roster spot. They have 15 contracts.
“We’re trying to stay abreast of all situations,” GM Kiki Vandeweghe said.
“We’ve contacted most of the teams and the agents to make sure we know where everybody is. We’re waiting to see what comes out of the initial waves [of signings and movement].
“We like our young players, we like our core group and don’t want to change it.”
One name being floated, and by all accounts unrealistically, is Carlos Boozer from Utah. The Nets simply don’t have what Utah would require — unless they’d be willing to part with Brook Lopez, which is not going to happen.
“There’s really nothing to comment about,” Nets president Rod Thorn said regarding Boozer.
So again, the Nets’ stance is wait and see and hopefully scoop up a bargain when the dust settles.
Boozer, Odom, Davis all seem beyond reach. And no signing will happen until a roster spot is cleared.
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Nets assistant coach Brian Hill is expected to meet today with Detroit officials about joining John Kuester’s staff. Hill, who took a hefty pay cut along with the other remaining Nets assistants to prevent one of them being out of work, is expected to accept if the Pistons present a multi-year deal.
Another member of coach Lawrence Frank’s staff, Roy Rogers, also is nearing a decision to join Rutgers as an assistant for more money and more security.