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Free-agent forward Eduardo Najera expects to know by Monday whether he might leave the Nuggets to sign with the New Jersey Nets. Najera was in Orlando, Fla., where the Nets are playing in NBA summer league, Thursday and Friday to meet with Nets officials. "Met with them just now," Najera wrote in a text message to the Rocky Mountain News on Friday morning. "Everything went great." Najera was asked via text if he will sign with the Nets. "Don't know yet," Najera wrote. "I will have a better answer by Monday." Najera???s preference has been to return to Denver, but it remains to be seen if the Nuggets would match an offer. They are deep into the dollar-for-dollar luxury tax, so they would be paying double on a Najera contract.

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July 12, 2008  10:40 AM ET
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The average fan would say no big deal, but those of us that live and breathe the NBA and watch the waiver wire know this wld be a nice pickup, depending on the amount......Players like Najera do the dirty work and provide depth.......Guys like him help with the stuff that doesnt show up in the box score

July 12, 2008  11:29 AM ET
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he is still playing?????

July 12, 2008  11:39 AM ET
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Yes

5.9ppg and 4.3rpg in 21mpg.....Bruising PF that has some 3-ball range

July 12, 2008  11:41 AM ET
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he's a good player a ben wallace type mentality dirty work player...

July 12, 2008  11:53 AM ET
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More like dirty player. Fit right in to the Thug Life of NJ/NY

July 12, 2008  12:11 PM ET
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2008-2009 starting line-up:
PG- Devin Harris
SG- Vince Carter
SF- Yi Jianlian
PF- Eduardo Najera
C- Brook Lopez

Bench:
Simonds
Boone

July 12, 2008  12:21 PM ET
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he is garbage!!!

July 12, 2008  01:14 PM ET
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"depending on the amount......Players like Najera do the dirty work and provide depth......."

Exactly-

problem is - why the hell are the nets signing him ?
They have NO SHOT to be a legit team in the next 2 years.....
so why 'waste' the $ on an established player, instead of maybe trying to find a young guy that has some upside ?

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July 12, 2008  02:59 PM ET
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No comment!

July 12, 2008  02:59 PM ET
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Oops, that was a comment...my bad!

July 12, 2008  03:22 PM ET
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He should be a nice pick-up for the Nets. He may not be so great in the statistics area, but he is a good player.

July 12, 2008  05:15 PM ET
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He's okay. But not worth the luxury tax.
Double salary hit? No thanks.

July 12, 2008  05:33 PM ET
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i'll have to say if they draft him don't start him cause jianlin can't start sf, he's built for pf and maybe center

July 12, 2008  08:00 PM ET
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2008-2009 starting line-up:
PG- Devin Harris
SG- Vince Carter
SF- Yi Jianlian
PF- Eduardo Najera
C- Brook Lopez

Bench:
Simonds
Boone
Schipper | 07/12/08, 12:11 PM

Aren't Hayes and Jarret Jack on the team??

 
July 13, 2008  01:33 AM ET
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dunno i think they're still getting signed.

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