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The retooling of the Nets continues.

The Nets are close to finalizing a deal with the Orlando Magic for free agent Keyon Dooling . The teams have agreed on a trade and are awaiting leagueapproval, team sources said Sunday.

The Nets will receive Dooling, a 28-year-old combo guard, inexchange for cash considerations and the $3.3 million tradeexception they got in the Jason Kidd deal with Dallas back in February, sources said. Though the Nets now have 16players under contract - one more than the league maximum - theywill not send any players to Orlando.

Though sources said the trade is all but complete, team president Rod Thorn remained cautious yesterday.

"It's not done until you do it through the league," Thorn said.

Dooling has been the object of the Nets' affection for years. Whenthe trade is finalized, Dooling will back up point guard Devin Harris and shooting guard Vince Carter . Dooling averaged 8.1 points and 1.8 assists for the Magic lastseason.

The move likely will mean the end of Marcus Williams ' days in New Jersey . Heading into his third year in the league, Williams has beenplagued by injuries so far. He's missed parts of the last twoseasons and has averaged 6.4 points and three assists in hiscareer.

The Nets are said to be looking to package Williams and one oftheir other young players, such as forwards Josh Boone or Sean Williams , for a veteran. They still have eight players on their roster withtwo years' or less experience in the league.

With an abundance of big men on their roster, the Nets are alsosaid to be looking into sign-and-trade scenarios involvingrestricted free agent Nenad Krstic , who missed the majority of the last two seasons due to a left ACLinjury. Thorn has said that it's still possible Krstic will playfor the Nets next season, but that is seeming more and moreunlikely.

The team is also likely to lose free agent forward Bostjan Nachbar , who has drawn interest from several teams. Nachbar averaged 9.8points off the bench last season.

YEAH YI : Newly acquired 7-footer Yi Jianlian scored eight points and grabbed 10 rebounds in China 's 72-50 win over Russia in an Olympic warmup yesterday.