2008–09 New Jersey Nets season

NBA season
team = New Jersey Nets
end_year = 2009
wins = 0
losses = 0
division = atlantic
division_place = TBD
conf_place = TBD
coach = Lawrence Frank
arena = Izod Center
playoffs = TBD

The 2008-09 New Jersey Nets season will be the 42nd season of the franchise, 33rd in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

Key dates

*June 26: The 2008 NBA Draft will take place in New York City, New York.
*July 1: The free agency period will start.

Offseason

On June 26 it was announced the Nets had officially traded Richard Jefferson in exchange for Milwaukee Bucks players Yi Jianlian and Bobby Simmons. [ [http://www.nba.com/nets/news/Yi_Trade-276058-64.html NETS ACQUIRE YI JIANLIAN AND BOBBY SIMMONS FROM MILWAUKEE IN EXCHANGE FOR RICHARD JEFFERSON] ] After missing the playoffs last season and going no further than the Eastern Conference Semifinals the past five years, the Nets needed to change. Jefferson left after seven years at New Jersey where he ended up as the Nets second all time leading scorer in franchise history. On July 21 the Nets acquired Orlando Magic guard Keyon Dooling in exchange for cash considerations. [ [http://www.nba.com/nets/news/dooling_trade_080721.html Nets Acquire Keyon Dooling From Magic] ]

Draft picks

col-end

ubtractions

{|class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
- align="center" bgcolor="#dddddd"
style="width:140px"|Player || style="width:70px"|Left || style="width:210px"|New team
- style="height:40px"
Nenad Krstic [ [http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=3508955 Krstic leaving Nets to play for team in Moscow] ] || style="font-size: 80%"|July 29|| Triumph Moscow of The Russian Basketball Super League
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Bostjan Nachbar [ [http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Basketball/NCAA/2008/08/15/6467236-ap.html Pargo signs with Moscow] ] || style="font-size: 80%"|August 15 || Dynamo Moscow of The Russian Basketball Super League

References

ee also

*2008–09 NBA season