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I just read that. I think it will still go down though.
Some issue pertaining to the physical apparently, Rod Thorn to address it this afternoon;
http://www.tsn.ca/nba/news_story.asp?id=132416
I love seeing the Nets get screwed.....
I just read that. I think it will still go down though.
probably found drugs in his system after being in portland
It would be so awesome if this deal doesn't go down (I think it will). I wonder what Abdur-Rahim would do. I wonder what New Jersey would do.
It will be very interesting if it doesn't go down. I wonder if there's something wrong with his elbow, or something else.
Opportunity to trade Rasho for a couple of draft picks?
Does Portland need a Slovenian Center?
ESPNEWS said it was a knee problem.
Damn. I wonder will happen now. Did they say if he needs a surgery?
Without SAR NJ has what, Krstic and Collins as big men? And all the good bigs have been picked over. Thorn has been stupid before with Mutumbo and Mourning. Could he get stupid again?
No but NJ does.
I'm sorry, but Thorn has no option at this point. My vBookie already paid out. He better not make me get my vLawyer on his ass.
I hope this doesn't screw us out of that 1st round pick!
If he's too damaged for the Nets, why would we want him?
Because he might just cost less than Radoslav...
So if he's not tradeable because of health, do I get my vbookie dollars back?
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Abdur-Rahim Fails His Physical With The Nets
4th August, 2005 - 11:11 pm
New York Times - The Nets had scheduled a news conference for Thursday morning to introduce their prized off-season acquisition, power forward Shareef Abdur-Rahim. Instead, Rod Thorn, the Nets' president, announced that the trade for Abdur-Rahim was in limbo because of an unresolved matter in connection with his physical on Wednesday.
Thorn would not specify why the 6-foot-9 Abdur-Rahim did not pass the physical, but he said that the problem did not involve a pre-existing condition.
Abdur-Rahim, a nine-year veteran who spent the past season and a half with Portland and had become a free agent, had signed a contract with the Nets, but it will not become official until the Nets are satisfied with his physical condition. The six-year deal to bring him to New Jersey, worth close to $39 million, was part of a sign-and-trade deal with the Trail Blazers.
The Nets are seeking other medical opinions. If they do not complete the trade by Aug. 12, it will fall through.
"It was a shock," Thorn said of the development. "We had scheduled a press conference. Obviously, we did not think there was going to be anything wrong whatsoever."
Abdur-Rahim, who is in Atlanta, was also stunned, Thorn said.
Abdur-Rahim had surgery on his right elbow last season and missed 28 games.
"He had a knee operation when he was in high school," Thorn said. "He's never missed a game with the knee problem in the N.B.A.; never missed a practice or game. The only thing he's ever missed any games for in the N.B.A. was for an elbow operation."
When asked if the condition was career-threatening, Thorn said, "That's not for me to say, one way or the other."
If the deal falls through, it would be an enormous blow to the Nets. Abdur-Rahim, 28, was considered the best power forward on the free-agent market. He averaged 16.8 points and 7.3 rebounds last season and was an All-Star in 2002 with Atlanta.
The Nets were hoping to play him alongside Jason Kidd, Vince Carter, Richard Jefferson and Nenad Krstic. All five players averaged 10 or more points last season.
"He was a big piece to our puzzle and a quality player," Thorn said. "So if it works out that we don't complete the trade, then we've lost a quality player."
Thorn said he remained hopeful that Abdur-Rahim would wear a Nets uniform this season, but that a contingency plan was already in motion.
"We've started looking at other options because players that we may have an interest in are either signing every day or they are about to sign," Thorn said.
^ makes it sound like the deal is off.
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