Both part of the Vince Carter deal last month, Rafer Alston and Courtney Lee had two different felings when joining the team.
Alston’s take from Yahoo Sports:
“I’m excited not only to be with the Nets but to be able to play in front of family and friends, and also the opportunity to help a franchise turn [...]

With the Nets now set at number 11 for this season’s draft, I figured I’d give you guys some info from around the net.
From Yahoo Sports:
New Jersey Nets – Earl Clark, PF, Louisville: The Nets could use help at either forward position, particularly if they trade Yi Jianlian. The 6-9 Clark, a kind of combo [...]

Despite the fact that many NBA insiders feel that the New Jersey Nets had a better season than they should have expected, staying at .500 for a good half of the season, the team itself feels they still have a ton of work to do before becoming the team they’d like to be.
Battling injuries [...]

Everyone in the NBA knew going into the season that the Nets were in the middle of a rebuilding scheme and weren’t expected to be much more than cellar-dwellers.
However at times, they actually looked like a playoff team and one that had a ton of potential.
Not many teams are in a situation to have [...]