Nets move camp to Naval Academy
After three years of holding training camp at the U.S. Military Academy, the Knicks moved out of West Point. Meanwhile, the crosstown rival Nets have moved theirs to the Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md. Tit for tat, tat for tit. The Nets will hold their annual media day Sept. 25 at HSS Training Center in Brooklyn, and open camp the next morning in Annapolis. They’ll be at the Naval Academy from Sept. 26-30, before opening their preseason slate Oct. 3 against the Knicks at the Garden.
It marks the third time in five years the Nets have gone on the road for camp, after having spent 2013 and 2015 at Duke — the alma mater of exgeneral manager Billy King.
According to Spencer Dinwiddie, the entire Nets roster has already been working out together at HSS Training Center except for Timofey
Mozgov. The center has led Russia into the European Championships quarterfinals Wednesday against Greece.
The Nets do have a new big man in the fold, making their signing of 27-year-old Tyler Zeller official Tues- day. The former Celtics and Cavaliers center inked a twoyear deal, with the second season non-guaranteed.
The Nets worked out Zeller, Jared Sullinger, and possibly other big men as well. But with Sullinger’s past weight problems and conditioning woes potentially posing a question mark, the Nets opted for Zeller, who averaged seven points and 4.4 rebounds in 340 career games (131 starts). Sullinger inked a two-month, $300,000 deal with the Shenzhen Leopards in China, according to European journalist David Pick.
The Nets still have roughly $2 million in practical cap room, presuming Zeller got a veteran-minimum deal. They have filled 19 of the 20 roster spots, although sources told The Post the Nets were liable to sign a minimum-salaried veteran or deal for a big, but likely not both.
Randy Foye is no longer on the roster, but a source said he hasn’t yet been renounced. The assumption was that his $3 million cap hold could be used in a trade, and the Nets could essentially hold that as long as needed.