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New-look Nets meet for chemistry lesson
The start of training camp is still more than two weeks away but the Nets were in the gym today for the first of several voluntary workouts that will take place before then. Yi Jianlian was there, fresh off of a flight from Asia, where he played in the Olympics for team China. Okay, maybe fresh isn’t the right word. But he was there, along with 16 others. The attendance made coach Lawrence Frank very happy, as it should. Along with Yi and each of the team’s three new draft picks, Vince Carter ...
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ESPN.com - TrueHoop — ... Julian Garcia of the New York Daily News: "The start of training camp is still more than two weeks away but the Nets were in the gym today for the first of several voluntary workouts that will take place before then. Yi Jianlian was there, fresh off of a flight from Asia, where he played in the Olympics for team China. Okay, maybe fresh isn't the right word. But he was there, along with 16 others. The attendance made coach Lawrence Frank very happy, as it should. Along with Yi and each of the team's three new draft picks, Vince Carter and Devin Harris ...

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