It's called the "12 Days of Giving" -- and the Nets are embracing the initiative both as a team and as individuals. Over the last few days...
--The whole team visited Atlantic Terminal Mall to surprise 50 local kids with holiday gifts.
--Markel Brown and Chris McCullough took a trip to Maimonides Medical Center, the Nets hometown hospital, to visit children and bring some holiday cheer.
--Thaddeus Young and his wife surprised local students in Brooklyn with 250 holiday gifts.
--Wayne Ellington surprised customers with gift cards and groceries at Key Food in Brooklyn, part of a long-running program with Key.