The same day (Jan. 15) Shawne Williams was cut by the Nets, he was rounded up with 24 others by Memphis police and charged with eight counts of possession and intent to sell codeine-base syrup as part of Operation Lockup. He was released from Shelby County Jail on $16,000 bail.

Update: Williams was arrested again on July 23 in Memphis for driving with a suspended license. The passenger in the car was charged with marijuana (17 grams) and gun possession. Williams' latest mug shot here.

The troubled 6-9 forward's rap sheet includes a pot arrest in 2007 when he played for the Pacers (they selected Williams in the first round of the 2006 draft). After averaging 6.7 ppg in his second season, Indiana shipped Williams to Dallas where he only played 15 games and was removed from the roster due to his "personal behavior."

Typical of New Jersey's historic losing season, they acquired Williams in a three-player trade with Dallas on Jan. 11. He practiced but never played a game for the Nets. "We didn't like what we saw," said then coach Kiki Vandeweghe.

Cough syrup is a popular mixer in the South. Lil Wayne famously drinks a cocktail of soda or juice and cough syrup, also know as sizzurp.

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