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April 14, 2006

Vince likes his present

NY Daily News
By Ohm Youngmisuk

Do the financial woes of the NJ Nets figure into the potential re-signing of Nets star forward Vince Carter?

65-carter_vince.JPG With owner Bruce Ratner hemorrhaging millions the longer his proposed arena is delayed, the Nets may not be able to afford an expensive long-term deal for Carter even if the owner will make a fortune if the arena is approved.

The Nets - who could always try to trade Carter while his value is high for a big man - likely would want to sign him for considerably less than a maximum deal. The Nets had reservations about giving Kidd a max deal when he was a 30-year-old free agent in 2003.

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Posted by lumi at April 14, 2006 10:00 AM