NEW YORK (AP) — Jeremy Lin's injury-plagued stint in Brooklyn is over.The Nets have agreed to trade Lin to the Atlanta Hawks, a person with knowledge of the deal said early Friday. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the trade had not been announced.The move helps clear up the Nets' logjam at point guard and sends Lin to another team that is also pretty crowded at the position. ESPN first reported the deal, saying the Nets and Hawks would swap future second-round picks.Lin has a year and $12.5 million left on the contract he signed two summers ago. He made it through just 37 games with the Nets and only one last season, as he ruptured the patella tendon in his right knee during a season-opening loss at Indiana.Spencer Dinwiddie stepped in while Lin was out and became one of the NBA's most improved players. Brooklyn also has D'Angelo Russell, the No. 2 pick in the 2015 draft, at the point after acquiring him from the Lakers.Now, Lin will have to find room in Atlanta, where point guard Dennis Schroder was the Hawks' leading scorer last season. The Hawks then acquired the rights to high-scoring former Oklahoma star Trae Young in the draft.The Hawks will be the seventh team for Lin, the undrafted former Harvard star who memorably broke out with the Knicks during his run of Linsanity in February 2012. The NBA's first American-born player of Chinese or Taiwanese descent has also played for Golden State, Houston, the Lakers and Charlotte.

NEW YORK (AP) — A person with knowledge of the deal says the Brooklyn Nets have agreed to trade Jeremy Lin to the Atlanta Hawks.The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the trade had not been announced.The Nets made the move early Friday morning to ease their logjam at point guard. ESPN first reported the deal, saying the Nets and Hawks would swap future second-round picks.Lin has a year left on his contract, and the trade ends his injury-plagued stint in Brooklyn. He ruptured the patella tendon in his right knee during the Nets' opener last season, and while he was out Spencer Dinwiddie stepped in and became one of the NBA's most improved players.The Nets also have D'Angelo Russell, the No. 2 pick in the 2015 draft, at the point after acquiring him from the Lakers.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Charlotte Hornets have agreed to trade eight-time All-Star center Dwight Howard to the Brooklyn Nets for center Timofey Mozgov and two second-round draft picks, a person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press on Wednesday.The Hornets will get the Nets' second-round pick Thursday night (45th overall) and a second-round pick in 2021, the person said. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the teams have not announced the trade and the league cannot approve the deal until the trade moratorium ends on July 6.The 32-year-old Howard played only one season for Charlotte, averaging 16.6 points and 12.5 rebounds per game. He is due to make $23.8 million this season, the final year of his contract.Brooklyn will be Howard's fourth team in as many seasons. He had pushed for a trade from Orlando to the Nets during the 2011-12 season in hopes of joining Deron Williams, then changed his mind and recommitted the Magic, who instead dealt him... [More]

NEW YORK (AP) — Jeremy Lin didn't even make it through one full game this season.He plans to return next season playing a different way so he can stay on the floor and help the Brooklyn Nets keep building.Lin played in just 36 games in 2016-17 due to hamstring injuries and ruptured his right patella tendon in a loss at Indiana on opening night of this season. His plan to stay healthy focuses on ditching all the on-court motor skills that started Linsanity six years ago across the city with the New York Knicks in exchange for a new range of motion."So, like, at every level of ability to be more dynamic, I'm not just looking at whether my knee will hold up. I'm looking at whether I have done enough to completely change pre-existing movement patterns," Lin said Thursday, a day after the Nets finished 28-54, their third consecutive 50-loss season after three straight playoff appearances.The Nets won seven of their last 13 games after losing 19 of 22.The 29-year-old Lin spent a large chunk of... [More]

G Jeremy Lin announced Friday in an Instagram video that he will rehab his surgically repaired right knee at Fortius Sport & Health in Burnaby, British Columbia. "The Nets and I have decided on a really comprehensive rehab program that will have me out here for most of the season," Lin said in the video.

PG Jemery Lin underwent successful surgery to repair his ruptured right patella tendon on Friday.

PG Jeremy Lin is expected to miss the 2017-18 season after sustaining a ruptured patella tendon of the right knee in the Nets' opener. Lin was injured on a drive to the basket during the fourth quarter of the Nets' 140-131 road loss to the Pacers on Wednesday and had to leave the game. "Jeremy worked tremendously hard during the offseason and in training camp and was excited for the prospects of the team this season," Nets general manager Sean Marks said in a statement. "We feel awful that the injury will cost him the season, however our entire organization will be there to support Jeremy in every way possible throughout his recovery." Before exiting the game, Lin totaled 18 points and four assists in 25 minutes.

Jeremy Lin is expected to miss the rest of the 2017-18 season after the Brooklyn Nets said he sustained a ruptured patella tendon of the right knee in Wednesday night's regular-season opener against the Pacers in Indiana.Lin was injured on a drive to the basket during the fourth quarter of the Nets' 140-131 road loss to the Indiana Pacers and had to leave the game. He limped back to the locker room under his own power after initially being assisted."Jeremy worked tremendously hard during the offseason and in training camp and was excited for the prospects of the team this season," Nets general manager Sean Marks said in a statement. "We feel awful that the injury will cost him the season, however our entire organization will be there to support Jeremy in every way possible throughout his recovery. Jeremy remains an important part of this team and will continue to contribute in a leadership role."ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski reported Wednesday night that there was fear among team officials that Lin's knee injury was "significant"."Gods ALWAYS faithful and in control," Lin wrote on Twitter after the game.Before exiting the game, Lin totaled 18 points and four assists in 25 minutes. He is in the second season of a three-year, $36 million contract he signed with Brooklyn before last season.

The Brooklyn Nets plan to sit six players on Wednesday night in a game the Chicago Bulls need to win to clinch the No. 8 seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs. The Nets announced Trevor Booker, Jeremy Lin and Brook Lopez will sit out due to rest, while injuries will sideline Quincy Acy (ankle), Joe Harris (shoulder) and Sean Kilpatrick (hamstring).The Bulls (40-41) enter the NBA's regular season's final night in a three-way fight with the Indiana Pacers (41-40) and Miami Heat (40-41) for the East's final two spots. If the Bulls win, they are in the playoffs.Should either the Bulls or Pacers lose, Miami can lock up a playoff spot with a win over the Washington Wizards.Chicago can give second-year coach Fred Hoiberg his first playoff appearance by beating the Nets (20-61). Brooklyn has the worst record in the NBA but is coming off a 107-106 win over the Bulls on Saturday."The big thing is it doesn't change our approach," Hoiberg said Wednesday morning of the Nets' players sitting. "We have a game plan that we had in place for whoever takes the floor for Brooklyn. We know it's a group that's going to come out and play extremely hard. They're going to play with great pace."

G Jeremy Lin, a former Harvard star, scored 26 points and grabbed a career-high 12 rebounds Monday at Boston.

G Jeremy Lin scored a season-high 32 points in a loss to Orlando. Lin scored 17 points in the first half, including a pair of 3-pointers in the second period when the Nets grabbed a 50-44 lead, their largest of the game.

G Jeremy Lin recorded 16 points and seven assists in a 141-117 win over the 76ers. "We're just trying to make the right play," Lin said, "and I think we understand now better than we did in the past: Where are we getting our shots and where are we getting our touches? ... I felt like tonight it came together, to some degree."

G Jeremy Lin added 15 points as the Nets (18-59) improved to 9-10 in their last 19 games after losing 27 of 28.

G Jeremy Lin was instrumental in helping the Nets run off to a 22-point lead and then take care of it in a 107-92 win over the Atlanta Hawks."We haven't been in that situation a lot," Atkinson said. "Jeremy helped matters a lot, milking the clock, taking a little better care of the ball, knowing when to get in the pick and roll."Lin and C Brook Lopez combined for 42 points to help Brooklyn outlast Atlanta, which was playing without three starters and lost its seventh straight game.Lin scored 19 points, his most since getting a season-high 24 on March 14. Lin added eight assists, two steals and four rebounds for the Nets (16-57).

G Jeremy Lin scored 13 points in 21 minutes after missing Tuesday's game with a sprained right ankle. He said did not feel any pain in his ankle. ...

G Jeremy Lin (sprained right ankle) took jumpers and 3-pointers during Brooklyn's morning shootaround. Coach Kenny Atkinson does not believe Lin's absence will be lengthy.

G Jeremy Lin exited with a sprained right ankle midway through the first quarter after going for an offensive rebound. The Nets ruled him out of the game in the second quarter. The Nets did not provide any further information about Lin's injury.

G Jeremy Lin exited Sunday's game against the Dallas Mavericks with a sprained right ankle. Lin appeared to be injured during the first quarter and was seen limping to the bench before a timeout with 4:35 remaining. He rode the stationary bike behind the Nets' bench for a few minutes and was ruled out for the remainder of the game midway through the second quarter.

G Jeremy Lin scored 15 points and recorded eight assists in the Nets' win over the Knicks on Thursday. Since his return from missing 26 games with the injury, Lin has averaged 14.7 points and four assists. However, Brooklyn is just 4-7 since he returned. On Thursday, Lin engineered a second-half comeback by notching nine points and three assists in the critical third quarter, when the Nets outscored the Knicks 38-26."Jeremy gives us huge confidence," Nets coach Kenny Atkinson said. "He's our motor. He was lifting the group up in every timeout."

G Jeremy Lin had a season-high 24 points Tuesday in the Nets' loss to the Thunder.