It has been made apparent that the NBA has been interested in expanding professional basketball to all over the world before the 2012 Olympics in London. Earlier today the NBA announced plans to hold their first competitive matches in England. The league announced that on March 4 and 5 the New Jersey Nets will be playing the Toronto Raptors at the O2 Arena in London.

The NBA commissioner, David Stern, made the announcement this morning and said, “To me this is the next step in the progression leading up to the London Olympics, which for us presents an extraordinary opportunity for the continued growth of basketball in Europe and in the UK.”

Stern also mentioned that the Nets and the Raptors were both perfect teams to play some of their regular season games in London because they both have strong international interest. Not only does the team have international interest, but the new owner of the Nets, Mikhail Prokhorov, has been interested in raising the global image of his team.

The New Jersey Nets will play the Toronto Raptors in London, England on March 4 and 5, 2010.

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The New Jersey Nets are looking to gain a couple major free agents this week. This group of free agents is the largest in the history of the NBA. Not only that, but many of the free agents are significant players that any team would be lucky to have.

The free agent period began at midnight on Thursday, and the Nets did not waste any time. The New Jersey Nets have been very ambitious with their free agent pitches, and spent a total of nearly six hours with LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, and Chris Bosh in hopes of signing them to the team.

Although new coach Avery Johnson believes their pitches were on target and that the meetings went well, it’s uncertain whether or not they went well enough for any of them to sign. As if it weren’t hard enough for the Nets to land a big star, they have to compete with offers from other teams. The Bulls, Cavaliers, Heat, and even the Knicks have all made offers to Wade, Bosh, and James.

Now the optimistic Nets only have one thing left to do, and that is wait. According to reports, LeBron James should be making his decision before Monday.

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The New Jersey Nets have been playing at the Meadowlands for 29 years since it opened in 1981. Now that the Meadowlands will be undergoing a $1.6 billion renovation, the Nets will need a new place to call home.

The New Jersey Nets are scheduled to move to Brooklyn in 2012, but they may be moving to the Prudential Center in Newark for their next two seasons. In October the New Jersey Nets played two games in Newark that brought in an average of 14,255 fans. At the Meadowlands the Nets are currently averaging 13,302 fans out of 22 home games.

Because of the Nets’ situation, the New Jersey Devils have reached a preliminary agreement with the team which allows the basketball franchise to play their home games, and be co-tenants with the Devils, at the Prudential Center. The agreement was made last week,  is expected to be signed this week, and is hoped to be approved by Governor Chris Christie shortly after.

The Nets would have to break their lease at the Meadowlands, which would normally result in a reported $7.5 million penalty. However, under this agreement the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority would waive the penalty against the Nets.

The New Jersey Nets will play their next game in Boston against the Celtics on Friday, February 5, 2010 at 7:30 ET.

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The New Jersey Nets suffered a horrible loss to the Boston Celtics on Wednesday night in their own gym. The Nets now have an embarrassing 3-35 record for the 2009-2010 season.

The Boston Celtics were short handed and played without 2 of their best players because Kevin Garnett and Rasheed Wallace were both injured. However, after just six minutes into the game the celtics had a double digit lead. The Nets were 16 points behind the Celtics after the first quarter.

The Celtics took an easy 30-point lead to make the score 57-27 in the second quarter. As the Nets went into the halftime break trailing by 36, something unusual happened in the locker room. Devin Harris took halftime as an opportunity to announce his frustrations with the team.

In the second half of Wednesday’s game, the New Jersey Nets outscored the Boston Celtics by 12, and it seemed as though Harris got his teammates’ attention. But that wasn’t the case. The New Jersey Nets were unable to make a comeback and lost 111-87 to the Celtics.

The New Jersey Nets will play their next game on January 15 against the Indiana Pacers.

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The New Jersey Nets will start their season on Wednesday, October 28 against the Minnesota Timberwolves. Their home opener is Friday, October 30 against the Orlando Magic.

For the 2008-2009 season, the Nets were 34-48 and 3rd in the Atlantic division, and they are prepared to do better than that in 2010. They have a great young talent, solid management, and a good head coach. The Nets have successfully found two quality players to make a strong foundation for their team. The Nets have Brook Lopez, a player on the all-rookie team, as center, and Devin Harris, an all-star, as point guard.

As a rookie, Lopez exhibited great footwork, instincts, and toughness. He averaged almost 2 blocks, 8 rebounds, and 13 points. The only thing he needs is to gain more experience. Harris is the most experienced player in the projected starting line up. He is also the only 20-point scorer returning to the team. Last season he averaged 21.3 points last season, his career high. His only problem is that he has been injury prone, but when he is healthy he is a key player.

The team made a lot of changes over the summer. The Nets have made some new additions including 3 new guards, Rafer Alston, Courtney Lee, Terrence Williams, and forward Tony Battie. Some key subtractions from the team are Maurice Ager and Vince Carter. The team looks strong with its returning players Devin Harris, Josh Boone, Brook Lopez, Eduardo Najera, Bobby Simmons, Sean Williams, Keyon Dooling, Christ Douglas-Roberts, Trenton Hassel, Jarvis Hayes, and Yi Jianlian.

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The Associated Press is reporting that Russia’s richest man has reached a deal to purchase a controlling stake in the New Jersey Nets. Mikhail Prokhorov’s Onexim Group announced the deal on Wednesday with Forest City Ratner Companies and Nets Sports & Entertainment.

The deal gives him 80% involvement in the team and 45% involvement in the arena that Bruce C. Ratner is building for the team in Brooklyn. Ratner will retain controlling interest in the arena upon its completion.

“This partnership will ensue the successful completion of a world-class entertainment venue in Brooklyn, the relocation of the NBA Nets basketball team and the economic and housing benefits of the Atlantic Yards Project.” said a joint statement from Forest City Ratner Cos, Nets Sports & Entertainment, and Prokhorov’s Onexim Group.

After the NBA reviews the proposal, the deal must be approved by 75% of its board of governors. Ratner and Prokhorov are hoping to have the sale completed by the first quarter of 2010.

Prokhorov already owns a stake in Russia’s top team and is worth an estimated $9.5 billion, but with this deal Prokhorov becomes the first NBA owner who is not North American.

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