2003 New Jersey Nets: Where Are They Now?

Stephen  Dyell by Correspondent Written on August 16, 2009
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ - MAY 31:   Lucious Harris #12, Aaron Williams #34, and Kenyon Martin #6 of the New Jersey Nets celebrate after they defeated the Boston Celtic in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Finals at the Fleet Center in Boston Massachusetts on May 31, 2002. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory copyright notice: Copyright 2002 NBAE (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images) (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

The final buzzer sounded and the San Antonio Spurs flooded center court celebrating a victory against the New Jersey Nets.

 

While the celebrating takes place, the losing team fades into the locker rooms and also into basketball history. Some players still remain a part of the game, while others have taken different paths from retirement to accidents.

 

Here is what the last great New Jersey basketball has done since the Finals run and what they are doing now.

 

Brandon Armstrong

 

Armstrong was the youth of the 2003 Nets, holding a better future to those veterans like Kittles and Harris—but what happened to the potential?

 

He played one more season with the Nets where he averaged a career high 2.7 points per game before not being re-signed by the team. After a short preseason stint with the Golden State Warriors, he headed over to Italy to play for Roseto Basket, where Adrian Griffin had gone before getting back into the NBA.

 

After just one season in Italy, Armstrong decided to make a full-fledged effort to make the NBA, play

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