Nets ink Gerald Wallace to 4-year / $40M deal

The Brooklyn Nets have re-signed forward Gerald Wallace to a 4-year contract worth $40 million.

The 11-year veteran was acquired in a March deadline deal that sent Mehmet Okur, Shawne Williams and a 2012 1st round draft pick to the Portland Trail Blazers. In 16 games with the Nets, Wallace averaged 15.2 points, 6.8 rebounds and 3.1 assists per contest.