<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Brooklyn-finalizing-deal-with-Lance-Thomas.jpg"></figure><h1>Nets finalizing deal with Lance Thomas</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2020-07-12T09:57:27-07:00">July 12th, 9:57am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2020-07-12T10:01:59-07:00">July 12th, 10:01am</time><address><a>Marty Fenn</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/brooklyn-nets/">Brooklyn Nets</a> have begun workouts at the “bubble” in Orlando with something of a new-look roster.</p><p>Nets rotation players <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/deandre-jordan/ac100970/">DeAndre Jordan</a> and Wilson Chandler <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nets-news-deandre-jordan-tests-positive-for-covid-19-wont-play-in-orlando-games/">both opted out of the NBA restart</a>, while <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/spencer-dinwiddie/a45e08d7/">Spencer Dinwiddie</a> also announced he would not be playing after a <a href="https://www.si.com/nba/2020/07/07/nets-spencer-dinwiddie-coronavirus-positive-test-out-nba-restart-orlando">second positive COVID-19 test</a>. Taurean Prince will not be on the roster, either.</p><p>Naturally, Brooklyn’s front office got down to business signing replacement players, including veteran guard Jamal Crawford and Michael Beasley.</p><p>Ian Begley of SNY.tv reported Sunday the Nets are close to a deal with another veteran: forward Lance Thomas.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The Nets are close to a deal with ex-Knick Lance Thomas, per SNY sources. Brooklyn currently has 13 players on its roster, including recent additions of Jamal Crawford, Michael Beasley and Donta Hall.</p><p>— Ian Begley (@IanBegley) <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/IanBegley/status/1282345011888238592?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 12, 2020</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>The Nets actually signed Thomas back in September. But he was waived in October just prior to the start of the regular season.</p><p>Begley reported at the time the Nets hoped to possibly bring Thomas back once he cleared waivers, though it never happened.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The Nets waived Devin Cannady, CJ Massinburg, C.J. Williams and Lance Thomas, the team announced. Fair to assume that Thomas, an ex-Knick captain, is a candidate to be brought back once Brooklyn has an additional roster spot during Wilson Chandler's suspension.</p><p>— Ian Begley (@IanBegley) <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/IanBegley/status/1185395531062878208?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 19, 2019</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Thomas appeared in 46 games with the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/new-york-knicks/">New York Knicks</a> last season, averaging 4.5 points and 2.5 rebounds on 17 minutes per game.</p><p>The former Duke product has become more reliable as a pick-and-pop threat. Thomas shot nearly 39 percent from beyond the arc in four-plus seasons with the Knicks, albeit with a small sample size of 1.6 attempts per game.</p><p>In any case, Brooklyn will hope Thomas can give the team depth and toughness in the frontcourt. With Jordan opting out and Nicolas Claxton undergoing surgery, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/jarrett-allen/bf330a01/">Jarrett Allen</a> is really the only center on the roster.</p><p>Perhaps Thomas will see minutes as an undersized five, though he has not been much of a rim protector or defensive stalwart in his career.</p><figure class="op-tracker"><iframe><script>  (function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){  (i[r].q=i[r].q||[]).push(arguments)},i[r].l=1*new Date();a=s.createElement(o),  m=s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];a.async=1;a.src=g;m.parentNode.insertBefore(a,m)  })(window,document,'script','https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js','ga');  ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', 'auto');  ga('set', 'campaignSource', 'Facebook');  ga('set', 'campaignMedium', 'Instant Article');  ga('set', 'title', ia_document.title);  ga('send', 'pageview');</script><script type="text/javascript">      window._taboola = window._taboola || [];      _taboola.push({          article: 'auto',          ref_url: 'http://instantarticles.fb.com'      });      !function (e, f, u, i) {          if (!document.getElementById(i)) {              e.async = 1;              e.src = u;              e.id = i;              f.parentNode.insertBefore(e, f);          }      }(document.createElement('script'),          document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0],          'https://cdn.taboola.com/libtrc/clutchpoints-clutchpoints/trk.js',          'tb_loader_script');      if (window.performance) {          if (typeof window.performance.mark == 'function') {            window.performance.mark('tbl_ic');          }        }</script></iframe></figure></article>    </body></html>

Nets finalizing deal with Lance Thomas

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Brooklyn-waives-veterans-Lance-Thomas-and-C.J.-Williams.jpg"><figcaption>ClutchPoints</figcaption></figure><h1>Nets news: Brooklyn waives veterans Lance Thomas and C.J. Williams</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2019-10-19T08:59:44-07:00">October 19th, 8:59am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2019-10-19T09:21:38-07:00">October 19th, 9:21am</time><address><a>Paolo Songco</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/adnw_request?placement=1709097162682630_1935907953334882&amp;adtype=banner300x250" width="300" height="250"></iframe></figure></header><p>With the official start of the season fast approaching, the Brooklyn Nets are in the midst of finalizing their roster for the new campaign. Unfortunately for them, two players that have turned out as victims of these final cuts are veterans Lance Thomas and C.J. Williams. This comes straight from an official Nets press release via <a href="https://www.nba.com/nets/news/2019/10/18/brooklyn-nets-waive-four">NBA.com</a>.</p><p>Williams recently signed a one-year minimum salary deal with the Nets in late September, but as it turns out, he hasn’t shown enough to warrant a spot in the final roster. Last season, the 6-foot-5 shooting guard played 15 games for the Minnesota Timberwolves, averaging just <a href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/w/willicj01.html#all_per_game">2.6 points</a>, 0.5 rebounds, and 0.8 assists in 8.5 minutes of play.</p><p>Similarly, Thomas also signed a minimum deal with Brooklyn to join the squad’s preseason lineup. Previously, the 6-foot-8 forward spent five seasons with the Nets’ cross-town rivals, the New York Knicks, averaging <a href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/t/thomala01.html#all_per_game">6.0 points</a> and 2.6 rebounds in 20.7 minutes of actions.</p><p>For his part, though, there is some hope that Thomas will eventually link up with the Nets once he clears waivers. A spot will open up in Brooklyn’s roster and Thomas is hoping that he gets his number called by the team’s front office.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe class="no-margin"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The Nets waived Devin Cannady, CJ Massinburg, C.J. Williams and Lance Thomas, the team announced. Fair to assume that Thomas, an ex-Knick captain, is a candidate to be brought back once Brooklyn has an additional roster spot during Wilson Chandler's suspension.</p><p>— Ian Begley (@IanBegley) <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/IanBegley/status/1185395531062878208?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 19, 2019</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></iframe></figure><p>While Thomas will not likely earn a significant spot on the rotation if an when he re-signs with the Nets later on, his main value comes from the wealth of experience he brings to the table. There are a lot of young players on the Brooklyn squad that could benefit from a guy like Thomas hanging around in the locker room.</p><p> </p><p> </p><figure class="op-tracker"><iframe><script>  (function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){  (i[r].q=i[r].q||[]).push(arguments)},i[r].l=1*new Date();a=s.createElement(o),  m=s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];a.async=1;a.src=g;m.parentNode.insertBefore(a,m)  })(window,document,'script','https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js','ga');  ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', 'auto');  ga('set', 'campaignSource', 'Facebook');  ga('set', 'campaignMedium', 'Instant Article');  ga('set', 'title', ia_document.title);  ga('send', 'pageview');</script><iframe>    <script type="text/javascript">        window._taboola = window._taboola || [];        _taboola.push({            article: 'auto',            ref_url: 'http://instantarticles.fb.com'        });        !function (e, f, u, i) {            if (!document.getElementById(i)) {                e.async = 1;                e.src = u;                e.id = i;                f.parentNode.insertBefore(e, f);            }        }(document.createElement('script'),            document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0],            'https://cdn.taboola.com/libtrc/clutchpoints-clutchpoints/trk.js',            'tb_loader_script');        if (window.performance) {          if (typeof window.performance.mark == 'function') {            window.performance.mark('tbl_ic');          }        }    </script>    </iframe></iframe></figure></article>    </body></html>

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Nets finalizing deal with Lance Thomas

Nets news: Brooklyn waives veterans Lance Thomas and C.J. Williams...

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