Marc Jackson and Linton Johnson for Bostjan Nachbar

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The New Jersey Nets have agreed to send center Marc Jackson and forward Linton Johnson to the New Orleans Hornets in exchange for Bostjan Nachbar, ESPN.com has learned.

The deal is pending league approval.

The Nets' motive for the deal was to get under the tax level to sign Tim Thomas if and when the Bulls buy out his contract.

The Hornets acquire some much needed size in the veteran Jackson.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=2342131

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remember in the offseason how a bunch of pre-season previews and their expert writers were propping the Nets signing LJ as a big move? hilarity, and only Spurs fans were really shaking their heads.