Who would you call-up to the New Jersey Nets?
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Nets fan here. We should have signed Anthony Tolliver. The Nets have an open roster spot and are looking for talent at any position. Who would you recommend?
I’ve recommended three call-ups: Mustafa Shakur, Mike Harris, and Dwayne Jones.
I’ve also recommended getting rid of deadwood expiring contracts such as Tony Battie, Jarvis Hayes, and Josh Boone.
Harris and Jones will add rebounding and toughness next to Brook Lopez that the Nets need. Shakur can form an active backcourt with rookie Terrence Williams. Why is a guy like Shakur not being given a chance? If successful, these guys could stick next year as backups.
Do the Nets have anyone scouting D-League for the next Mikki Moore or Jamie Feick or Chris Childs? Could you tell them to call up SOMEBODY? Help us, D-League!
The Nets' strategy is to get the #1 pick and sign PG John Wall, sign free agent SF LeBron James, sign free agent PF Chris Bosh, add the Dallas #1, add their #2 that's at the top of that round, and that's a pretty strong team. There's a place on that team for a rebounding Dwayne Jones, a Mike Harris, or a Mustafa Shakur as reserves. Why not try them out now?
PG Devin Harris is playing hurt, and PG Keyon Dooling has been hurt all season. Why not bring up a Shakur or Curtis Stinson?
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We've got call-up rankings coming out later today
And essentially, I’d probably give all of them a look.
The guys you mentioned are the best at their position, but I don’t know if I’d call Jones up to the Nets since they already have a post presence. I’d probably sub Rob Kurz in there - a guy that can already be a pick-and-pop type guy, but is learning how to be a good player down low as well.
I know it’s not possible unless you bought out Battie, Hayes and Boone, but I’d also consider a more veteran point guard (Dakota’s Mo Baker or RGV’s Will Conroy).
So, basically, I’d do what you planned on doing, then do more. The Nets need a lot of help.
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by Scott Schroeder on Jan 27, 2026 5:03 AM EST reply actions
The Nets could dump half of their roster, fill the spots with D-Leaguers, and probably improve.
Hayes, Battie, Quinn, Dooling, and Hassell are all at/around replacement level (which BR calls 9 PER, though it’s nowhere near as precise as the term when applied to baseball).
Dooling has also been a bit better than replacement level, and Hassell (being mostly a defensive player) is underrated by APER, but they have no real value to the Nets moving forward and should be considered expendable. Hayes has been epically bad. Of all players who have set foot on an NBA floor and recorded a stat (sorry JamesOn), Hayes has the second worst APER at .76, bested only by Yakhouba Diawara, who is an affront to D-Leaguers everywhere with his -4.76 PER.
Boone is healthily above replacement level though, and should probably be seeing more time since he’s still quite young and could be valuable to the franchise.
Considering the three most prominent D-League call-ups (Martin, Tolliver and Hunter) have all posted APERs of 8.5 and higher so far, it’s reasonable to say the best of the NBDLers could outperform a large portion of the Nets’ current roster.
by Spider Jerusalem on Jan 27, 2026 5:30 AM EST reply actions
Playing devil's advocate, those expiring contracts will be good in the off-season
Right now, the only guys the Nets have signed for next season are:
Keyon Dooling
Devin Harris
Courtney Lee
Terrence Williams
Yi Jianlian
Brook Lopez
Their total salary comes to $20,738,760. If the cap didn’t budge, you’d be almost $37 million under the cap. Yes, the cap’s probably declining, and you’d need six new players to be at the league minimum for roster, but you’d still have a heck of a lot of cap space to do it with. If you can sign players to rest-of-the-season contracts, I’d do it, but not long-term contracts at this point. This season’s already a loss, so the planning needs to be for next season. If you can move Dooling or Williams, I’d do it, but it’ll be hard to trade either of them without taking on a bad contract in return.
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by The Dark on Jan 27, 2026 7:21 AM EST reply actions
Oh, also
I’d like to submit “Pittsnogled” - meaning tbd.
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by Scott Schroeder on Jan 27, 2026 12:20 PM EST reply actions
the nets will only win eight games this season.
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by wolfmanshowlforever on Feb 19, 2025 7:23 PM EST reply actions

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