The Brooklyn Nets have signed forward Justin Harper.

Harper (6’10”, 225) joins the Nets after spending the 2014-15 season with S.S. Felice Scandone in Italy’s Serie A.

Originally selected with the 32nd pick (second round) of the 2011 NBA Draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers, Harper was dealt to the Orlando Magic on draft night. He appeared in 14 games with the Magic during his rookie season, averaging 1.4 points and 0.9 rebounds in 6.0 minutes per game. He also saw action in one postseason game. Following his rookie season, Harper competed for the D-League’s Idaho Stampede (2012-13) and Hapoel Tel Aviv of the Israeli Premier League (2013-14) before landing in Italy.

Most recently, Harper was a member of the Phoenix Suns’ entry in the 2015 Las Vegas Summer League.

The issues Deron Williams faced during his tenure with the Brooklyn Nets were both physical and mental, according to sources close to the situation.

Williams was acquired by the Nets in 2011 in a costly trade and he signed a new deal in 2012 worth more than $100 million.

"He played a lot better with less than he did with more, when he was more of a focal point," former Nets assistant GM Bobby Marks said.

Williams' leadership was also criticized by Paul Pierce.

"Before I got there, I looked at Deron as an MVP candidate," Pierce said. "But I felt once we got there, that's not what he wanted to be. He just didn't want that.

"I think a lot of the pressure got to him sometimes," Pierce said. "This was his first time in the national spotlight. The media in Utah is not the same as the media in New York, so that can wear on some people. I think it really affected him."

Williams is getting a fresh start this season with the Dallas Mavericks.

Yanick Moreira has agreed upon a non-guaranteed deal with the Brooklyn Nets.

Moreira played collegiately at SMU and was with the Los Angeles Clippers for Summer League.

Moreria is a 6-11 center from Angola.

The Brooklyn Nets have declined to extend their non-guarantee tender to Xavier Thames, making him a free agent.

Thames was the 59th overall pick in the 2014 NBA Draft out of San Diego State and was traded by the Toronto Raptors to the Nets on draft night.

Thames played last season in Spain and in the D-League before joining the Nets for Summer League.

Joe Johnson has changed agents, leaving Wasserman for Jeff Schwartz of Excel.

Johnson's longtime agent, Arn Tellem, left Wasserman to join the Detroit Pistons.

Johnson is entering the final season of his contract.

Dahntay Jones has agreed to a non-guaranteed deal with the Brooklyn Nets.

The Nets have 12 guaranteed contracts and several on partial guarantees.

Jones is familiar with Lionel Hollins, who was a Memphis assistant during Jones' stint with the team from 2003-07.

Jones finished last season with the Los Angeles Clippers.

Mikhail Prokhorov is nearing a deal to buy Brett Ratner's share of the Brooklyn Nets and Barclays Center.

Prokhorov has been in talks to buy the 55 percent of the arena and 20 percent of the NBA team he does not already own. 

Selling the sports interests would make it easier for Ratner's Forest City to pull off a complicated conversion to a tax-advantaged real estate investment trust, which would help boost its share price.

“People can’t wait for them to sell these assets so they can focus on real estate development,” said one analyst who follows the company.

The team is valued at an estimated $700 million, according to the analyst who follows Forest City. After subtracting $210 million of debt, the franchise has an equity value of $490 million.