Atlantic Notes: Blake, Thibs, FVV, Randle

Nets power forward/center Blake Griffin's role will increase with recently-inked starting center LaMarcus Aldridge now retired, as Peter Botte of the New York Post details. "It's not so much about, 'it's my time' or anything like that. It's just, when your name is called and when you're asked to do something, you be ready and do it," Griffin said of his increased opportunities with the club. "And that's sort of our mindset here is everybody has their part. You've got to stay ready and execute when you're called."