There is a certain logic to what the Nets have done in the past week --- and it's quite different from what they've done the past three summers. No big trades for big names past their prime. No need to use iPads and iPhones to time signings around the world. No more safe draft picks.
"No tempest, no buzz" as William C. Rhoden of the Times put it, comparing what they're doing to what the Knicks are up to.
Starting with the draft and up through the first day of free agency, the Nets have decided to move away from the quick fix and go with a long term plan.