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Nets' Mehmet Okur wastes no time after arriving in New Jersey

Found December 24, 2011 on NJ.com:
PLAYERS: Mehmet Okur
TEAMS: New Jersey Nets

Okur joins team for final practice before season opener
Original Story: http://www.nj.com/nets/index.ssf/2011...
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Jazz trade Okur to Nets for draft pick

Via AP on Fox  |  December 22, 2011
The Utah Jazz have traded All-Star center Mehmet Okur to the New Jersey Nets in exchange for a future second-round draft pick. The 6-foot-11 Okur is in his 10th year. The Nets needed another big man after learning Brook Lopez was out until at least February from surgery to repair a stress fracture in his right foot. Utah had an abundance of big men. The Jazz drafted Enes Kanter...

Jazz Trade Mehmet Okur to Nets for Future Second-Round Pick

Via SLAM Online  |  December 22, 2011
The New Jersey Nets acted quickly in light of the terrible Brook Lopez news this afternoon, swinging a deal for Mehmet Okur. Per the Salt Lake Tribune: “Utah Jazz trade Mehmet Okur for future second-round pick and trade exception. Mehmet Okur completely caught off guard by trade. Okur came into camp 100 percent and wowed Jazz with his comeback. Clearly contributed toward his...

All-Star center Okur traded to Nets for draft pick

Via SI.com  |  December 22, 2011
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) The Utah Jazz have traded All-Star center Mehmet Okur to the New Jersey Nets in exchange for a future second-round draft pick.

Jazz trade C Okur to Nets for 2nd-round pick

Via MSNBC  |  December 22, 2011
The Utah Jazz have traded All-Star center Mehmet Okur to the New Jersey Nets in exchange for a future second-round draft pick.

Jazz trade C Okur to Nets for draft pick (AP)

Via Yahoo! Sports  |  December 22, 2011
The Utah Jazz have traded All-Star center Mehmet Okur to the New Jersey Nets in exchange for a future second-round draft pick. The 6-foot-11 Okur is in his 10th year. The Nets needed another big man after learning Brook Lopez was out until at least February from surgery to repair a stress fracture in his right foot.

NBA roundup: Jazz trades All-Star Mehmet Okur to Nets

Via Detroit Free Press  |  December 23, 2011
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As Nets Try to Fill Hole, Avery Johnson Puts On Happy Face

Via New York Times Sports  |  December 23, 2011
Avery Johnson, the ever-optimistic coach, will look to the newly acquired big man Mehmet Okur to replace the injured Brook Lopez.

Jazz Acquires Future Draft Pick from New Jersey

Via nba.com/jazz  |  December 23, 2011
Utah Jazz general manager Kevin O'Connor announced today that the team has acquired a future second-round draft pick and a trade exception from the New Jersey Nets in exchange for center Mehmet Okur.

Barely-acquainted Nets take stage for opening act

Via NY Post  |  December 26, 2011
Ready or not, the Nets will begin their season tonight in Washington. Of course, the Nets aren’t as ready as they’d like to be. Kris Humphries, the likely starter at power forward, wasn’t re-signed until Wednesday, and three players in the rotation — Mehmet Okur, DeShawn Stevenson and...
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