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Rafer Alston, PG

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GP	MIN/G	PPG	REB/G	AST/G	FG %
77	31.8	11.7	2.9	5.3	38.5

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Alston introduced in New Jersey: Rafer Alston was introduced to the media as the newest member of the New Jersey Nets Wednesday. Alston is embracing the chance to play with the Nets, even if the team appears to be going through a complete rebuilding phase. He also knows the Nets already have an All-Star point guard in high-scoring Devin Harris. "I'm getting the opportunity to play right away and help turn this franchise around," said Alston, who has averaged nearly 11 points and five assists per game over his NBA career. "I'm coming into a situation where Devin is the starter and (Keyon) Dooling has done well. Whatever minutes I receive will be fine with me. I'm just going to give it my all and play to the best of my ability."
(Updated 07/02/2009).

Injury Report

No information available at this time (Updated 7/9/09).

Fantasy Analysis

Alston, who has also played for Milwaukee, Miami and Toronto, averaged 12 points in 29 games for the Magic, taking over after Jameer Nelson was injured. He also averaged 11.5 points with the Rockets, where he started and averaged double figures for the prior three seasons. In New Jersey, he could become the team's sixth man option off the bench and could still be worthy of using as a No. 4 guard at times during the season.
(Updated 07/02/2009).

G Rafer Alston, G Courtney Lee and F Tony Battie were traded from the Magic to the Nets in exchange for G Vince Carter and F Ryan Anderson. "The trade we made (Thursday) provides our franchise with numerous options in the long-term development of our team," said Nets president Rod Thorn. "We believe that in Courtney Lee, we have acquired a young, dynamic player who will be a very good player in this league for a number of years. Rafer Alston has proven to be a quality player in this league for a number of years, and Tony Battie will provide a strong veteran presence off the bench." 62/5/2009

The Nets acquired Alston, combo guard Courtney Lee and veteran big man Tony Battie from the Magic in exchange for Vince Carter and Ryan Anderson in a draft-day trade Thursday.
06/26/2009

Advice

The Nets have their point guard of the future in Devin Harris, so Alston will have to get accustomed to coming off the bench - something he hasn't done regularly since his 2003-04 season with Miami. While the Nets say they like what Alston brings to the club, they were largely motivated by his $5.25 million contract that ends after the upcoming season. Overall, this trade gives New Jersey about $18 million of salary cap relief going into the 2010-11 offseason.

Injury Report

No information available at this time (Updated 7/9/09).

Fantasy Analysis

July 8, 2009: Head straight to gate for sign of weakness in NBA money machine

The NBA's TV deal is recession protection, yet free-agent salaries are shrinking along with the cap. Next summer could be worse. Why? Ken Berger finds clues at the turnstiles.

June 30, 2009: Obtained in Carter deal, Lee, Battie introduced in New Jersey

After playing such a prominent role in the Orlando Magic's run to the NBA Finals in just his rookie season, Courtney Lee figured that he would be an important cog with the Magic for many years to come. Or so he thought.

June 26, 2009: Turkoglu will opt out of Magic contract, agent says

Hedo Turkoglu's run with the Orlando Magic appears to be over.

June 25, 2009: Magic bring Daytona native Carter back to Florida

Vince Carter is going home to Orlando, and to the Eastern Conference champion Magic. The New Jersey Nets have dealt the eight-time NBA All Star, who grew up in Daytona Beach and lives in Orlando.

Situational Stats
4/15/2009 vs. CHA
Situation	G	MIN	REB	A	PTS	AVG
vs. CHA	1	29	0	8	3	3.0
At Home	36	1157	121	206	437	12.1
On Road	40	1265	105	198	448	11.2
Complete Situational Stats

Last 6 Games

	OPP	MIN	PTS	TREB	AST	TO	STL	BLK
04/07	HOU	31	15	6	3	3	0	1
04/08	MEM	29	5	1	5	2	1	0
04/10	NY	32	14	3	5	2	0	0
04/11	NJ	26	13	3	8	2	1	0
04/13	MIL	25	11	4	4	1	4	0
04/15	CHA	24	15	1	2	1	0	0

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Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
12	13 CHA W 91-87	14	15 @NY L 73-102	16	17	18
19	20	21	22	23	24	25
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CAREER SHOOTING STATS
Season	TEAM	G	MIN	FG	FGA	FG%	FG3	FG3A	FG3%	FT	FTA	FT%	PTS	AVG
1999-00	Milwaukee	27	361	27	95	28.4	3	14	21.4	3	4	75.0	60	2.2
2000-01	Milwaukee	37	288	30	84	35.7	8	30	26.7	9	13	69.2	77	2.1
2001-02	Milwaukee	50	600	66	191	34.6	27	71	38.0	18	29	62.1	177	3.5
2002-03	Toronto	47	980	139	335	41.5	51	130	39.2	37	54	68.5	366	7.8
2003-04	Miami	82	2581	287	764	37.6	161	434	37.1	103	134	76.9	838	10.2
2004-05	Toronto	80	2717	403	974	41.4	139	389	35.7	191	258	74.0	1136	14.2
2005-06	Houston	63	2431	280	738	37.9	102	312	32.7	99	143	69.2	761	12.1
2006-07	Houston	82	3040	383	1020	37.5	192	529	36.3	130	177	73.4	1088	13.3
2007-08	Houston	74	2526	364	924	39.4	143	407	35.1	98	137	71.5	969	13.1
2008-09	HOU-ORL	77	2447	316	820	38.5	112	331	33.8	156	208	75.0	900	11.7
TOTAL		619	17971	2295	5945	38.6	938	2647	35.4	844	1157	72.9	6372	10.3

MORE STATS
Season	TEAM	G	MIN	REB	RAVG	A	AAVG	STL	SAVG	BLK	BAVG	TO
1999-00	Milwaukee	27	361	23	0.9	70	2.6	12	0.4	0	0.0	29
2000-01	Milwaukee	37	288	31	0.8	68	1.8	13	0.4	0	0.0	20
2001-02	Milwaukee	50	600	72	1.4	143	2.9	32	0.6	2	0.0	40
2002-03	Toronto	47	980	107	2.3	192	4.1	38	0.8	15	0.3	86
2003-04	Miami	82	2581	226	2.8	372	4.5	114	1.4	18	0.2	128
2004-05	Toronto	80	2717	279	3.5	514	6.4	118	1.5	7	0.1	170
2005-06	Houston	63	2431	255	4.0	425	6.7	101	1.6	15	0.2	157
2006-07	Houston	82	3040	282	3.4	444	5.4	129	1.6	10	0.1	170
2007-08	Houston	74	2526	260	3.5	392	5.3	98	1.3	18	0.2	160
2008-09	HOU-ORL	77	2447	227	2.9	406	5.3	108	1.4	10	0.1	140
TOTAL		619	17971	1762	2.8	3026	4.9	763	1.2	95	0.2	1100

POSTSEASON STATS
Season	TEAM	G	MIN	FG	FGA	FG%	FG3	FG3A	FG3%	FT	FTA	FT%	PTS	AVG
1999-00	Milwaukee	4	16	0	3	0.0	0	1	0.0	0	2	0.0	0	0.0
2000-01	Milwaukee	5	8	0	1	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0.0
2003-04	Miami	13	295	29	91	31.9	12	52	23.1	21	25	84.0	91	7.0
2006-07	Houston	7	309	25	74	33.8	16	50	32.0	10	13	76.9	76	10.9
2007-08	Houston	4	126	21	48	43.8	11	25	44.0	4	5	80.0	57	14.2
2008-09	Orlando	23	740	106	279	38.0	36	113	31.9	33	44	75.0	281	12.2
TOTAL		56	1494	181	496	36.5	75	241	31.1	68	89	76.4	505	9.0

MORE POSTSEASON STATS
Season	TEAM	G	MIN	REB	RAVG	A	AAVG	STL	SAVG	BLK	BAVG	TO
1999-00	Milwaukee	4	16	0	0.0	1	0.2	0	0.0	0	0.0	1
2000-01	Milwaukee	5	8	0	0.0	1	0.2	0	0.0	0	0.0	2
2003-04	Miami	13	295	29	2.2	22	1.7	5	0.4	1	0.1	10
2006-07	Houston	7	309	48	6.9	35	5.0	13	1.9	3	0.4	17
2007-08	Houston	4	126	6	1.5	18	4.5	4	1.0	0	0.0	6
2008-09	Orlando	23	740	56	2.4	94	4.1	33	1.4	4	0.2	40
TOTAL		56	1494	139	2.5	171	3.1	55	1.0	8	0.1	76

COLLEGE CAREER SHOOTING STATS
Season	TEAM	G	MIN	FG	FGA	FG%	FG3	FG3A	FG3%	FT	FTA	FT%	PTS	AVG
1996-97	Fresno City Coll. CA (J.C.)	32	0	197	395	49.9	91	223	40.8	69	85	81.2	554	17.3
1997-98	Fresno State	33	1030	124	309	40.1	66	196	33.7	50	66	75.8	364	11.0
TOTAL		65	1030	321	704	45.6	157	419	37.5	119	151	78.8	918	14.1

MORE COLLEGE STATS
Season	TEAM	G	MIN	REB	RAVG	A	AAVG	STL	SAVG	BLK	BAVG	TO
1996-97	Fresno City Coll. CA (J.C.)	32	0	0	0.0	275	8.6	0	0.0	0	0.0	0
1997-98	Fresno State	33	1030	0	0.0	240	7.3	0	0.0	0	0.0	0
TOTAL		65	1030	0	0.0	515	7.9	0	0.0	0	0.0	0

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