The Brooklyn Nets
will sign Jason Collins for the remainder of the season.
Sources told ESPN.com on Tuesday that
the Nets, who feel they're getting everything they expected from Collins
when they signed him for frontcourt depth Feb. 23, are already
operating under the premise that the 34-year-old will finish the season
with them even though his second 10-day deal doesn't expire until after
Friday. Sources say that the internal expectation all along was that
Collins would be a Net for the rest of the season, from the moment he
signed his first 10-day deal, as long he proved that he could still be
an effective defender, which he did immediately. Collins is averaging
9.8 minutes per game off the bench in eight appearances since his
historic debut against the Los Angeles Lakers last month, which made him
the first openly gay athlete in North America's four recognized major
team sports. He most recently provided the Nets with some meaningful
minutes defending against DeMarcus Cousins, logging 20 minutes in a
104-89 win over Sacramento last Sunday.
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