The New Jersey Nets have reached an agreement with 2002 first-round pick Nenad Krstic, his agent, David Bauman, told ESPN Insider Chad Ford on Monday. Krstic is expected to sign his contract with the Nets in the next 24 hours.

Krstic, who spent the last two seasons playing for Partizan Belgrade in Serbia (part-owned by Lakers center Vlade Divac), reached a buyout with his club on Monday clearing the way for him to play for the Nets.

Because Krstic was a first-round pick, the contract will be a standard three-year rookie contract.

Krstic is expected to be the starting power forward/center for the Serbia-Montenegro team at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens this summer.