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Andray Blatche headed to Brooklyn Nets

Andray Blatche will sign with the Brooklyn Nets next week for the league veteran minimum. (Gary Dineen/NBA/Getty Images) Andray Blatche is headed up the East
Andray Blatche headed to Brooklyn Nets
Andray Blatche headed to Brooklyn Nets

Andray Blatche will sign with the Brooklyn Nets next week for the league veteran minimum. (Gary Dineen/NBA/Getty Images)

Andray Blatche is headed up the East Coast to Brooklyn.  His agent confirms that the forward will sign a Blatche will sign a one-year, non-guaranteed deal worth the league minimum of $1.1 million, the Washington Post reports.

Blatche, who played for the Washington Wizards last season, has averaged 9.9 points in his career, including a career high of 16.8 in 2010. Blatche had fallen out of favor with the team since signing a three-year, $28-million extension in September 2010.

Blatche had a disappointing 2011-12 campaign – on and off the court – and was eventually sidelined for the final 21 games to work on his conditioning after his weight ballooned to at least 280 pounds. The Wizards went 10-11 without him.

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