Probably it was the advise of the doctors to stop playing for good, that's why the sudden retirement from the Nets. I do agree that he will be a big help if by chance he continues to play. Blake played the center position which he is undersized.

As for Paul Millsap, a veteran minimum salary, still win-win for Nets and Paul. We might see some flash of his old self and could have games that he can score 20++ points.

He still has some quality minutes, don't say he is not fit, I think they just need a better contributor than him, and we can understand since Paul Millsap is not anymore in his prime, he is already 36 years old, and he only has a few seasons left before he will officially retire.

All the nets can do now is just to add players with a low salary as the big 3 had already consumed the bigger part of the salary cap. The nets management  are willing to gamble and it really pay off, they are just a little short since Harden and Irving got injured during the playoffs run.

Nets will be full of veterans just like the LA Lakers do, and since they have the highest chance of winning next season, then they should continue to improve their lineup so they will not be called an overrated team. If Aldrige will come back, hopefully he will not become a liability of the team, I mean he should not be treated like he came from a serious health problem, and the expectation should still be high.

I missed Monta Ellis, where this guy has been?
He last played with Indiana Pacers last 2016-2017 season and no contract after that.
https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/e/ellismo01.htm

I am a big fan of him, especially during his time with the Warriors, so I'm really glad if the Mavericks will sign him.

His retirement last season is very shocking and nobody expected that to happen and now he is coming back after doctors said that he was clear and he is ready to come back again for another season.
Well, lets give him another chance. I think that he can be helpful still with the team that he will plays with. If I'm not mistaken, the Nets will re-sign him again although I'm not sure still because they also got Millsap. With his current health condition, one year would be enough I think and after that he will retire.

If he will not be signed by the Nets, maybe put him in the Warriors . He can still be a reliable bench center on that team. A team that doesn't have that many big aside from Wiseman that is 7 Flat and Bjelica which is 6'9". Anyway, lets wait on the announcement unto which team will try to sign him.

Monta Ellis was a great player.  I remember hoping that my Chicago Bulls were going to sign him when there was a lot of chatter about him being moved to a new team.  He was a great shooter.  By signing this player, that does not put the Mavs in a position to have their "reputation" at risk. The Mavs have had plenty of players with their own issues and there is technically nothing wrong with someone having had a drug problem.

Wow. I didn't know that happened. I tried to dig and I saw it. It was him and Reggie Bullock that was tested positive 3 times for marijuana.
Bullock though didn't stop and continued his career after the suspension. But why did Ellis really stopped?
The last news was a buyout from the Pacers because of injuries and he is still receiving that buyout money until 2021-2022 with $2.4M. I think he knows he will need a job after that that's why his name comes out again.
I don't think people will attack him for the marijuana case, it's not the worst drug out there. It will be his injuries, health, and age that will be questioned before a team signs him up.

I know him from his Spurs period at the very last days and I can easily say that dude should not play anymore. Not only because he has health issues but he doesn't really have all that much to offer right now with the way his health is. Like if KD had this kind of health issue then I would understand him trying to give some more to the game because he has talent and he is not too old just yet and he could basically score lights out many games so I would understand it.

However LMA is both not good at all anymore and he is also sick, so there is really no reason why he should be getting back into the game, he will not be helpful to most teams and he would be risking his health at the same time, seems useless to danger something for so little return.

He will not play if he is still sick and no teams in the NBA would sign him if they still see the health problem within him. LA will come back because he think he will be able to play again, and because of his passion in basketball, though he is already at the retirement age, he still wants to have a last shot to finally get a championship playing in a team that has a big potential to make it.