The Nets have acquired power forward Stromile Swift from the Grizzlies for center Jason Collins. Swift played in 35 games (4 starts) this season for the Grizzlies and he was averaging 15.7 minutes, 6.8 points, 3.7 rebounds, 0.6 assists and 1.0 block per game. Swift has now played in 507 games (97 starts) in his NBA career to date and he is averaging 20.4 minutes, 8.7 points, 4.8 rebounds, 0.5 assists and 1.3 blocks per game. Swift is a much better player than Jason Collins is so this was a good trade for the Nets. Collins played in 43 games (23 starts) this season for the Nets and he was averaging 15.9 minutes, 1.4 points, 2.1 rebounds and 0.4 assists per game. Collins finished his career with the Nets having played in 510 games (404 starts) and he averaged 24.5 minutes, 4.4 points, 4.5 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game.

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The Nets didn’t play too well last night in Atlanta. Richard Jefferson led the way for the Nets with 23 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists. Bostjan Nachbar had a solid game off of the bench with 16 points and 4 rebounds. Josh Boone had another decent game as he finished up with 14 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists. Vince Carter pitched in with 14 points, 2 rebounds and 10 assists. The Nets are now 20-27 on the season.

The Nets played good defense last night as they shut down the Heat’s offense. Richard Jefferson led the way for the Nets with 25 points, 2 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals. Josh Boone pitched in with 15 points and 5 rebounds. Vince Carter was busy with 14 points, 11 rebounds and 7 assists. The Nets are now 20-26 on the season.