The Nets have promoted Kiki Vandeweghe from special assistant to general manager. "We've still got a lot of work to do, which I'm excited about. I'm looking forward to getting right at it," Vandeweghe tells the New York Post. He received a two-year deal worth roughly $3 million.
Richard Jefferson will be charged with one count of misdemeanor assault stemming from a January incident in Minneapolis, TMZ.com reports. The Nets star got into a "minor verbal disagreement" outside a hotel, and the spat ended with Jefferson on top of a man and choking him.
Vince Carter underwent right ankle surgery on Wednesday, the Newark Star-Ledger confirms. He had loose bodies and a bone spur removed and a debridement of the ankle. Carter will be on crutches for a few weeks but is expected to be ready for training camp.