With the Nets sitting at 3-36 on the season they have decided that everyone except center Brook Lopez is on the trading block. That includes starting point guard Devin Harris who the Nets no longer consider as a core player. He has played in 28 games (25 starts) for the Nets this season and he is averaging 34.2 minutes, 16.1 points, 3.2 rebounds, 5.9 assists and 1.6 steals per game. Harris’ shooting is way off this season as he is only hitting 38.5% of his shots from the floor and 21.1% from the three point line. The Nets had better make sure they get a nice return for Harris who is much better than he is showing right now and he could make them look really bad down the road.

The Nets released Shawne Williams before he even played a game for them after coming over earlier this week from the Mavericks in the Eduardo Najera trade. Williams was indicted by the Grand Jury on 8 drug charges. The Nets didn’t want Williams anywhere near the young roster they have right now.

Shooting guard Courtney Lee was the key part of the return for Vince Carter and he is not playing too well. Lee has played in 30 games (25 starts) this season and he is averaging 33.2 minutes, 11.5 points, 3.6 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 1.6 steals per game. He has only shot 39.1% from the floor and 27.2% from three point range this season. I know that the Nets are 3-34 on the year so I’m not saying that Lee is a big reason for the teams’ downfall this season but he’s not helping too much either.

The Nets have released 23-year old F/C Sean Williams to make room on the roster for Shawne Williams and Kris Humphries. Sean Williams played in 20 games (0 starts) for the Nets this season and he is averaging 11.4 minutes, 2.6 points, 2.3 rebounds and 0.1 assists per game. He has now played in 126 games (29 starts) in his NBA career and he has averaged 14.8 minutes, 4.3 points, 3.6 rebounds and 0.3 assists per game. The Nets have just grown tired of Williams’ antics both on and off the court.

The Nets have traded 33-year old forward Eduardo Najera to the Maverics for 24-year old power forward Kris Humphries and 23-year old small forward Shawne Williams. Najera played in 13 games (2 starts) for the Nets this season and he averaged 15.7 minutes, 3.8 points, 2.9 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game. Kris Humphries is the key of this trade from the Nets point of view. He played in 25 games (0 starts) for the Mavericks this season and he averaged 12.6 minutes, 5.2 points, 3.8 rebounds and 0.3 assists per game. He has now played in 313 games (8 starts) in his NBA career and he has averaged 11.7 minutes, 4.3 points, 3.1 rebounds and 0.4 assists per game. Shawne Williams has not played at all this season. He has played in 126 games (6 starts) in his NBA career and he has averaged 13.4 minutes, 5.2 points, 2.4 rebounds and 0.7 assists per game. Williams was a first round pick so the Nets are holding out some hope that he hasn’t reached his potential yet. Humphries was the key to the deal though as he will back up Yi Jianlian the rest of the year for the Nets.

The Nets were hoping for more out of SG/SF Terrence Williams but he still has time to deliver on his immense potential. Williams has played in 32 games (3 starts) for the Nets so far this season and he is averaging 21.5 minutes, 7.9 points, 3.8 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game. If Williams improves his shooting he will earn more minutes. Williams is only shooting 36.9% from the floor this season and even the Nets can’t play him big minutes shooting like that.

The Nets have acquired 26-year old point guard Chris Quinn, a 2012 second round pick and cash for a heavily protected 2010 draft pick. Quinn has not played this season in the NBA. He played in 66 games last season for the Heat and he averaged 14.6 minutes, 5.1 points, 1.1 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game. Quinn has now played in 168 games (26 starts) in his NBA career and he has averaged 16.1 minutes, 5.6 points, 1.3 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game. His main asset on offense is his three point shooting as he has hit 39.7% of his shots from that range in his NBA career. This was a good move for the Nets as Quinn is cheaper than Rafer Alston and he has a lot of the same skills.

The Nets need Rafer Alston to pick up his game to build up some trade value. He has played in 27 games (13 starts) for the Nets this season and he is averaging 28.4 minutes, 9.7 points, 2.8 rebounds, 3.9 assists and 1.0 steal per game. Alston needs to start shooting better or the Nets are going to be stuck with him all season. He is only shooting 34.3% from the floor and 32.2% from three point range so far this season. If Alston doesn’t start playing better the Nets will likely to continue cutting his playing time.

UPDATE: The Nets have bought out the rest of Rafer Alston’s contract making him a free agent.