It's not broken, "only" torn ligaments. The paper said he'd be out 3-4 months. It's hard to say how this will affect the team, since they were getting any offense from him at all, and he was averaging only about 25 mins per game. Obviously, his defensive presence against some of the bigger big men will be missed, but lets face it: there aren't too many of those around that are any good.

This will mean alot of playing time for Jason Collins and Aaron Williams. Collins is listed at 7 ft, but I have my doubts. He's not bad defensively, not much on offense. Williams is a decent player all around, but gives up way too much height when he has to play the middle. We'll probably see a little of Kenyon Martin at center in certain matchups, even tho he's only around 6'8" or 9". And with a roster spot open, I'm sure they'll be signing smoe journeyman big man.

Even without Deke, the Nets are still one of the better teams in the East. Hopefully, they'll be back at full strength come playoff time. Don't forget, Kittles is out also, with a banged up knee.