Nets' Alan Anderson on free agency: 'I know I've got a lot more interest'

The Brooklyn Nets proved a far friskier playoff opponent than most expected, going toe-to-toe with the 60-win Atlanta Hawks for four games before bowing out in six. 

A big part of the reason they stayed competitive was Harry the Hawk lookalike Alan Anderson, who was napalm-made-flesh in the series. 

Anderson averaged 11 points per game off the bench, shooting 61 percent from the field and 62.5 percent from 3-point range. All told, the Nets were 22.1 points per 100 possessions better with him on the floor. 

While it's unlikely Anderson morphed into Kyle Korver overnight, he flashed an improved stroke this season, posting a .563 true shooting percentage that was easily the best of his career, and propping up a shoddy Nets reserve unit. 

The timing couldn't have been better for Anderson, as the 32-year-old journeyman who's played pro basketball in six different countries is set to be an unrestricted free agent. He confirmed Saturday that he would opt out of the final year of his contract. 

"I’m free," Anderson said of his upcoming offseason. "I would love to stay in Brooklyn, but I am a free agent. So I will be free." 

He also recognizes that he'll be sought after, and seems to relish the notion of having leverage for the first time in his NBA career.

"I know I've got a lot more interest," he said. "My name is better known that it was when I first got here. I've just got a lot more interest."

Time will tell whether he uses that leverage to get a favorable deal from the Nets or take his talents elsewhere, but he's made it known that he's looking for a team that can accomplish more than Brooklyn did this season. 

"I want to play wherever I go," he said, "and I want to be on a team where we can have a chance, not just get to the playoffs but compete and move on in the playoffs. That’s where I’m at."