Kenneth Faried has been charged with unlawful possession of marijuana.
Faried was with two other men in a car stopped at a DWI sobriety checkpoint in Bridgehampton, New York, at about 1:30 a.m. and police said they detected "a strong odor of marijuana emanating from the vehicle."
The Nets acquired Faried in a July trade with the Denver Nuggets.
The Brooklyn Nets have signed guard/forward Mitchell Creek and guard Jordan McLaughlin.
Creek (6’5”, 216), joins the Nets after spending the last eight seasons playing internationally for both Adelaide of the Australian National Basketball League (2010-18) and BG Gottingen of the German Basketball League (2018).
Creek was also a member of the Dallas Mavericks’ 2018 Las Vegas Summer League team, appearing in five games and averaging 6.8 points and 5.2 rebounds in 18.0 minutes per game.
McLaughlin (6’1”, 185) joins the Nets after four years at the University of Southern California.
McLaughlin was a member of the Nets’ 2018 Las Vegas Summer League team, appearing in five games and averaging 7.0 points, 4.2 assists and 1.8 rebounds in 19.6 minutes per game.
The Adelaide 36ers of the Australian NBL have gone to court in Australia to stop Mitch Creek from signing with the Brooklyn Nets without compensation.
Creek had one year of a three-year deal left to run with the 36ers in the 2018-19 season but triggered his European/NBA out clause to join a top-level German club, Wurzberg. Wurzberg gave Creek its clearance but Adelaide claims it must get its approval as well.
"We are ensuring in the event that he gets a spot on the final roster that there is some sort of compensation (for Adelaide)," 36ers chief executive Ben Kavenagh told The Advertiser.
Former teammate Josh Childress has taken to social media pleading for the 36ers to come to their senses and allow Creek to follow his dream.
https://twitter.com/JChillin/status/1027414334933282816
The Nets are looking at offering Creek a camp invite.
The Brooklyn Nets have signed guard/forward Theo Pinson.
Pinson (6’6”, 210) joins the Nets after a four-year collegiate career at the University of North Carolina. In 122 games (58 starts) for the Tar Heels, Pinson recorded averages of 6.2 points, 4.4 rebounds and 3.4 assists in 21.7 minutes per contest.
Pinson appeared in all five of Brooklyn’s games at the 2018 Las Vegas Summer League, posting averages of 11.2 points, 4.0 rebounds, 2.2 assists, 1.0 steals and 1.0 blocks in 25.0 minutes per game.
The Brooklyn Nets and New York Knicks are widely expected to pursue Kyrie Irving in free agency next season.
Irving will be a free agent in 2019 as an extension with the Boston Celtics would represent far less than what he can make on the open market.
There have been no firm indications from Irving or his camp that he is seriously considering leaving the Celtics as some have speculated.
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