Brook Lopez broke a bone in Foot

[srrono]

ESPNSteinLine Marc Stein
RT @Al_Iannazzone: Uh oh. #Nets center Brook Lopez broke a bone in his right foot. He'll have surgery tomorrow (YIKES)

[srrono]

Al_Iannazzone Al Iannazzone
RT @Nets_PR: Brook Lopez has been diagnosed with a stress fracture of the fifth metatarsal of the right foot, Nets GM Billy King announced.

[Ricksmith]

He's pulling a T-Mac to avoid getting traded...

[The Cat]

Pretty major ramifications there. That essentially blocks any reasonable avenue for the Nets to get Howard during the season, making his race wide open. Which, in turn, means Deron is likely to leave NJ as well.

And no, I don't think Orlando will waive a physical and bet on Lopez coming back. For a big man, a foot stress fracture can be devastating and recurring, as we all know. :(

[Johndoe804]

This opens up the possibilites on trading for a superstar. Deron or Dwight would be great.

[dharocks]

Pretty major ramifications there. That essentially blocks any reasonable avenue for the Nets to get Howard during the season, making his race wide open. Which, in turn, means Deron is likely to leave NJ as well.

http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2008/01/28/sports/28morey.1.600.jpg

[RedRedemption]

Damn it. This just opens up a Dwight to LA or Dallas avenue...

[valorita]

I guess Bynum/Gasol is still on

[robbie380]

Damn that sucks. Hope the guy gets back to 100%.

[Zboy]

This opens up the possibilites on trading for a superstar. Deron or Dwight would be great.

For Dallas.

They will be getting either one of these two in FA market next year.

Meanwhile, Rockets will be busy securing Jeremy Lin to a multi-year deal.

[GreatOne1978]

http://assets.sbnation.com/assets/609137/dwighthoward.jpg

[A_3PO]

The Nets are completely nuked. I bet Howard gets traded to the Lakers and now they won't have to give up both Pau and Bynum. Bad news for the Western Conference.

I don't believe for one minute Howard will play out the season in Orlando and sign with Dallas next summer.

[GreatOne1978]

https://twitter.com/#!/usat_jzillgitt/status/149923940041621504

Re: Brook Lopzen: Missing 8-12 weeks seems to be the standard timetable for return from fracture in fifth metatarsal of the foot.

[ascaptjack]

Same injury Yao had in 2009 right?

[RedRedemption]

The Nets are completely nuked. I bet Howard gets traded to the Lakers and now they won't have to give up both Pau and Bynum. Bad news for the Western Conference.

I don't believe for one minute Howard will play out the season in Orlando and sign with Dallas next summer.

If that happens...
Just please... don't let this happen. :(

[ascaptjack]

Yes, Rockets can now trade for Dwight Howard!

LES MAKE IT HAPPEN!

[passdarock]

The Nets are completely nuked. I bet Howard gets traded to the Lakers and now they won't have to give up both Pau and Bynum. Bad news for the Western Conference.

I don't believe for one minute Howard will play out the season in Orlando and sign with Dallas next summer.


I agree to an extent, I believe this hurts the Nets chances of getting D. Howard but by no means does it put them out of the race.

As for the Lakers, I can't see Orlando willing to take an injury prone center and pau gasol for Dwight but you never know crazier things have happened.

[RedRedemption]

Yes, Rockets can now trade for Dwight Howard!

LES MAKE IT HAPPEN!

Martin + Scola + Lowry + four picks + Daryl Morey for Dwight Howard?

[GreatOne1978]

I agree to an extent, I believe this hurts the Nets chances of getting D. Howard but by no means does it put them out of the race.

As for the Lakers, I can't see Orlando willing to take an injury prone center and pau gasol for Dwight but you never know crazier things have happened.

Huh? Injury prone? people only remember what you did recently and what Bynum did last night is gonna be firmly in ORL's minds... Brook Lopez just got hurt...is there an alternative trading partner for ORL? There is none other than the Los Angeles Lakers. They'd be dumb to look in any other direction because Lakers have the most to offer in a package right now

[ascaptjack]

Huh? Injury prone? people only remember what you did recently and what Bynum did last night is gonna be firmly in ORL's minds... Brook Lopez just got hurt...is there an alternative trading partner for ORL? There is none other than the Los Angeles Lakers. They'd be dumb to look in any other direction because Lakers have the most to offer in a package right now
Lakers don't got **** to offer!

[Furious Jam]

I don't see why we can't trade for Dwight:

Patterson, Hill, Thabeet, Motiejunas, Dragic, and the Knick's pick for Dwight:

PG: Lowry/Flynn
SG: Martin/Lee
SF: Budinger/Williams
PF: Scola/Morris
C: Howard/Dalembert

That team is ten times better than Dwight, Deron, and a bunch of nobodies on the Nets. And from Orlando's perspective, I would rather have Patterson, Hill, and Motiejunas than Lopez and his bad foot or Bynum and his bad knees.

[megastahr]

honestly why not? Id try to keep k mart because hed be amazing with howard.

Trade them Lowry, Scola, Sammy, Hill, Thabeet, and budinger plus every pick we can?

[ascaptjack]

Rockets are now the frontrunners for Dwight Howard trade.

[megastahr]

I don't see why we can't trade for Dwight:

Patterson, Hill, Thabeet, Motiejunas, Dragic, and the Knick's pick for Dwight:
s.

explain to me how this gets done...thats less then what we gave up for gasol.

[apollo33]

Lakers don't got **** to offer!

Pau and Bynum beats anything at the moment to be honest

[megastahr]

actually what we should do is work a 3 way with toronto

Where Magic get

Baragini, picks and lowry

thats a haul

then deal budinger/hill and scola

for bargaini

something like that would prob work...

[GreatOne1978]

Lakers don't got **** to offer!

Hey believe what you want to believe. ORL has no half decent offer than the package Lakers have. 26/11 last night by Bynum and he wont play for the next 10 days.

[jopatmc]

Pau and Bynum beats anything at the moment to be honest

I don't think so. We have more ability to take back salary from Orlando, long term salary, and leave them with the ability to rebuild much quicker. We have the ability to take on every contract that goes past 2013 on their roster and give them all expirings, young players and a couple picks besides. Bynum/Pau clog up their cap. They have to decided to re-sign Bynum or let him walk. And it does not make them significantly better. They would basically be the Lakers without Kobe and Lamar. Not real good.

[srrono]

JeromeSolomon Jerome Solomon
On a serious note, tough break for Brook Lopez ... same bone that caused Yao Ming, Bill Walton and many others problems.

[DaDakota]

A center with a broken foot, we need him on the Rockets NOW...come on Morey what are you waiting for?

DD

[ascaptjack]

A center with a broken foot, we need him on the Rockets NOW...come on Morey what are you waiting for?

DD

Stay classy, DD.

:rolleyes::rolleyes:

[ascaptjack]

WojYahooNBA Adrian Wojnarowski
Lopez's fracture complicates talks for Dwight Howard, but Orlando will likely have time to evaluate NJ center before March trade deadline.

[merrrlo]

I don't see why we can't trade for Dwight:

Patterson, Hill, Thabeet, Motiejunas, Dragic, and the Knick's pick for Dwight:

PG: Lowry/Flynn
SG: Martin/Lee
SF: Budinger/Williams
PF: Scola/Morris
C: Howard/Dalembert

That team is ten times better than Dwight, Deron, and a bunch of nobodies on the Nets. And from Orlando's perspective, I would rather have Patterson, Hill, and Motiejunas than Lopez and his bad foot or Bynum and his bad knees.
Probably true. But NYC>>>>Houston, so Dwight won't possible re-sign with us...

[megastahr]

Probably true. But NYC>>>>Houston, so Dwight won't possible re-sign with us...

no chance he can sign with nyk...

I say now its us , lakers or mavs

we either help one of them get him or we take risk...

I dont see why we dont try and sell him on a lowry matin/lee (his friend) Howard combo

If we could keep martin, lee, and lowry and get Howard we could make every thing else work. Thatd be a SICK team. Start T will for d

Lowry
Martin
T will
Morris or Patterson whosever left
Howard

(sign chuck off FA)

OUCH!

[Raven]

I don't see why we can't trade for Dwight:

Him probably not wanting to stay here might have something to do with it.

[redhotrox]

How many games in till D-Will demands a trade with Johan Petro as his center?

[Spacemoth]

The biggest winners of this, and no one is talking about this yet, are the Utah Jazz. Don't they have New Jersey's draft picks for the next few years from the Deron deal? Well New Jersey is going to be sucking hard this year at least.

New Jersey's treading on very thin water here. One wrong move and Deron's off to Dallas, and Dwight's off to who knows where.

Martin + Scola + Dragic/Flynn + Hill + Thabeet + Motiejunas + 2 1sts to Orlando for Dwight! Honestly Orlando would be getting a HUGE haul of young talent if they were to deal with us. Even Bynum and Gasol together in Orlando surrounded by scrubs would have no chance at a title, so why bother with that?

Lowry / Llull
Lee / T-Will
Morris / CBud / Parsons
Patterson / Adrien / Smith
Dwight / Dalembert

[redhotrox]

The biggest winners of this, and no one is talking about this yet, are the Utah Jazz. Don't they have New Jersey's draft picks for the next few years from the Deron deal? Well New Jersey is going to be sucking hard this year at least.

New Jersey's treading on very thin water here. One wrong move and Deron's off to Dallas, and Dwight's off to who knows where.


NJ doesn't owe Utah any future picks.

[Rockets Jones]

If Magic agree to deal Howard for Gasol & Bynum I would lose it. Gasol is getting old and Bynum is just so,so..

[J.R.]

Welcome to Houston's world. Sucks for Lopez but...thems the breaks. =/

[Spacemoth]

NJ doesn't owe Utah any future picks.

Oh, whoops, my bad. I guess all the draft picks they gave have already been used in previous drafts, or were not New Jersey's to begin with?

[redhotrox]

Oh, whoops, my bad. I guess all the draft picks they gave have already been used in previous drafts, or were not New Jersey's to begin with?

Yeah, they gave them NJ's 2011 unprotected pick and a 2012 pick they had from Golden State.

[redhotrox]

But I suppose that high pick this year could make for an even more enticing package for Dwight at the trade deadline...I guess it would depend on if Dwight would want to go to a team that's already out of the playoff race for that year.

[Rocket PR]

I totaly agree with you ;)

Call me crazy but i believe we can offer a better deal to the Magics than the Lakers.Bynum its always hurt and Gasol its letting trade talks get in too his head.

[Rocket PR]

The biggest winners of this, and no one is talking about this yet, are the Utah Jazz. Don't they have New Jersey's draft picks for the next few years from the Deron deal? Well New Jersey is going to be sucking hard this year at least.

New Jersey's treading on very thin water here. One wrong move and Deron's off to Dallas, and Dwight's off to who knows where.

Martin + Scola + Dragic/Flynn + Hill + Thabeet + Motiejunas + 2 1sts to Orlando for Dwight! Honestly Orlando would be getting a HUGE haul of young talent if they were to deal with us. Even Bynum and Gasol together in Orlando surrounded by scrubs would have no chance at a title, so why bother with that?

Lowry / Llull
Lee / T-Will
Morris / CBud / Parsons
Patterson / Adrien / Smith
Dwight / Dalembert

i was replying your post ;)

[BasketballMind]

Me: Yeah, trade everyone for Dwight ... So after a shortened season he can sign with another team.

You: "Morey wouldn't trade for him without an agreement that he'll stay."

Me: That's exactly why a trade for Dwight wont happen

I hope I'm wrong

[jayhow92]

New jersey is toast. Time to trade D-will if Lopez can't recover. He's obviously leaving now. That sucks horribly for them.

As for the rockets, I think we only should make a trade for D12 only if he opts into his last year of his contract. Otherwise, try to court him in free agency. It's a long shot, but it's better than giving up young guys with potential for a rental of D12.

[da_juice]

If that happens...
Just please... don't let this happen. :(

It gets worse.

If the Magic really wanted Gasol and Bynum, the Lakers could do it while taking back Turkoglu AND not sucking.

http://games.espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=8y2dwc4

Their frontcourt would improve, they get a decent shooter, plus they'll have space for bigger names in 3 or 4 years when the bigger contracts would expire and Kobe would retire.

[A_3PO]

It gets worse.

If the Magic really wanted Gasol and Bynum, the Lakers could do it while taking back Turkoglu AND not sucking.

http://games.espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=8y2dwc4

Their frontcourt would improve, they get a decent shooter, plus they'll have space for bigger names in 3 or 4 years when the bigger contracts would expire and Kobe would retire.
You really think the Cavs would give up Varejao for nothing?

[da_juice]

You really think the Cavs would give up Varejao for nothing?

I realize it's a stretch, but it basically hinges on either Gilbert being a cheap ass or the Magic taking Gasol and Bynum as primary compensation so that a Lakers pick can still go to the Cavs.

[passdarock]

Rockets are now the frontrunners for Dwight Howard trade.

That's a bold statement, considering D. Howard would only play for the Mavs, Magic, Lakers, and Nets.

[passdarock]

New jersey is toast. Time to trade D-will if Lopez can't recover. He's obviously leaving now. That sucks horribly for them.

As for the rockets, I think we only should make a trade for D12 only if he opts into his last year of his contract. Otherwise, try to court him in free agency. It's a long shot, but it's better than giving up young guys with potential for a rental of D12.

You are jumping to many conclusions on this post. First of, to say New Jersey is toast seems a bit extreme. I believe it hurts their chances but a third team could always be involved to sweeten the deat. To assume that DWill is leaving is a stretch too. The Nets are moving to Brooklyn, a soon to be major market for the NBA, don't you think DWill would want to be a part of that. Also, it seems clear the Nets are doing a good job at trying attracting talent.

...AND if we could make a run towards DWill, I believe Morey will definitely do what is reasonable.

[CCorn]

If T-Will and Hill play very well this season before the trade deadline we might be able to get him.... But very slim chance.

[Carl Herrera]

Broken bone in foot? I though people are only allowed to have this kind of injury after joining the Rockets.

[ThatBoyNick]

If dwight didn't go to NJ and D-Will requested a trade, i would love to have him.

[ROCKETS-WARRIOR]

I am sorry to say this, We are not getting Dwight Howard or Deron Williams, We won't trade for them unless they commit to resign with us for long term. We won't get them in free agency either. Howard already said he will only resign with Orlando, Lakers, Nets, or the Mavs. I hope he stays in Orlando or with any team in the Eastern Conference. I will hate to see Howard or Deron Williams on the Mavs team. :mad:

[_RTM_]

Actually their chances to land Howard are even better. Lottery pick in 12' draft + Brook + another pick? The best offer out there not included Lebron

[Roxs-Redemption]

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) -- With the prospect of a trade for Dwight Howard fading and the season opener less than a week away, New Jersey Nets coach Avery Johnson was getting a feel for his team.

That all changed Thursday when center Brook Lopez broke his right foot, an injury that left Johnson shaking his head and considering his options.

Lopez, the Nets' leading scorer, had surgery Friday for a nondisplaced fracture. He was hurt in a preseason game against the Knicks on Wednesday and will be sidelined at least six weeks and probably more.

In the meantime, general manager Billy King acquired former All-Star center Mehmet Okur from Utah for a second-round draft pick, signed free agent guard DeShawn Stevenson and waived forward Ime Udoka.

With the additions of Okur and Stevenson, the Nets have hit the salary cap, so their revamped team is set.

It has one star, point guard Deron Williams, and a lot of new faces - Okur, Stevenson, free agent forwards Shawne Williams and Sheldon Williams, rookies Marshon Brooks and forward Jordan Williams and holdovers Jordan Farmar, Anthony Morrow, Damion James and Kris Humphries.

"Every day is a new day I tell our players," Johnson said Friday. "When you get up in the morning you think about being a difference maker. You think about positive energy. Everybody is undefeated now."

The Nets (24-58) probably aren't going to stay that way long. They open on Monday at Washington and play 10 of their first 14 games on the road. The home opener is Tuesday against Atlanta.

"There is no surrender in how we react as coaches, how we approach practice," Johnson said. "It's not necessarily the situation we diagrammed going in, so we adjust. So if plan A doesn't work, you have to go to plan B and C and that's what we are doing."

The big question is Okur, who is to practice with the team Saturday.

"We needed another guy to fill in, but he's just not filling in," Johnson said. "He's a veteran player. He's had a solid career so far. He knows how to play and how to pass. He's still shooting the ball pretty good."

Okur played in 13 games last season while recovering from Achilles and back injuries. The 32-year-old Turk has averaged 13.7 points and 7.1 rebounds in 617 career games with Detroit and Utah.

Deron Williams played with Okur in Utah, and the two spoke Thursday.

"He was shocked a little bit at first, probably my reaction, but he's warming up to it and excited coming over, excited to play with me again," Deron Williams said. "I'll try to make the transition as easy as possible."

Deron Williams said the Nets would not have to revamp their offense because Lopez played more on the outside than in the paint.

"It's our team," Deron Williams said. "Whether I am comfortable or not, it's our team. We've got good guys, guys who know how to play basketball and make plays. That's all we need as long as our defense is locked in. Guys can hit shots, hit big shots, and I think we do. I like we added DeShawne. He can hit shots but he also brings that toughness and can guard people."

Johnson also is comfortable with his team, for now.

"I know they will play hard," Johnson said. "When you have a team with Deron Williams as the point guard he will do a good job of quarterbacking the team."

King expects Lopez to play in a game in six to eight weeks.

Dr. Martin O'Malley, a foot specialist, and team orthopedist Dr. Riley Williams III inserted a screw into the fifth metatarsal of Lopez's foot at the Hospital for Special Surgery in Manhattan. O'Malley said rehabilitation will start in two weeks.

Lopez averaged 20.4 points and 6.0 rebounds in 82 games last season.

"We go to him a lot late in games and stuff," Humphries said. "We won't have that. We'll probably have to play at a little different pace and be sharper with the shooting and be more up and down and precise in executing on the break. Depending on who plays his minutes, we'll be more of an up-tempo team."

Stevenson averaged 5.3 points and 1.2 assists in helping the Mavericks win their first title last season. He was used mostly in a defensive role and can score more if needed.

"It probably will be tough coming from the team where I came from, but at the same time it's a challenge," Stevenson said after his first practice with the Nets. "We were challenged to win a championship and this is a different type of challenge."


Injury update | Very sorry if already posted.
http://www.nba.com/2011/news/12/23/nets-lopez-surgery.ap/index.html?ls=iref:nbahpt2

[J.R.]

Ken Berger ‏ @KBergCBS
X-rays today were negative on #Nets center Brook Lopez's sprained right ankle, league source says. #Nets just announced that Lopez will be in a walking boot as a precaution and will miss three weeks.

[cod]

The Nets are cursed this season. It seems like half of their has been injured at some point this season.