Prince commits with deal

Taurean Prince inked a two-year, $29 million extension Monday night before ever playing a regular-season game for the Nets. With a Monday deadline for an extension, both sides had to make an early call, but had seen enough. “It was a great opportunity for not only myself and the Brooklyn Nets, but for my kids, my family,” Prince said. “That’s one of the main reasons I wanted to commit early, to solidify them.”

Prince averaged a team-high 16.8 points in the preseason, shooting 63.2 percent overall and 16 of 23 from deep.

“So he’s got to make the commitment to our organization, we’ve got to make a commitment without actually playing a regular-season game,” coach Kenny Atkinson said. “But sometimes you’ve got to bet on people and bet on humanity and bet on a player and that’s what we did. I’m thrilled.”

➤ Spencer Dinwiddie’s meeting with lawyers from the NBA and Players Association over what he has named his Professional Athlete Investment Token (PAInT) went well enough for him to feel confident in moving forward with the project soon.

“They had four or five comments previously, we got them down to one,” Dinwiddie said. “I think we’re going to get it done. It’s just pending a little more feedback.

“Obviously there might be one more iteration, just of making sure they’re perfectly fine with it. Our goal was to partner and not to go to war. The good thing is obviously they see that we’re not breaking any rules, so it’s all about just kind of appeasing them as much as possible.”

PAInT would have a minimum investment of $150,000, available only to accredited investors on a new platform Dinwiddie hopes could someday host other athletes across various sports.

➤ Atkinson largely used a nine-man rotation last season. But while still trying to figure out his team — and enjoying added depth — he likely will play 10 for a while.