The Nets got their guy, almost on their terms.

The Nets and Blazers yesterday reached agreement on a sign-and-trade that sends 6-9 free agent power forward Shareef Abdur-Rahim to New Jersey for the Nets’ $5 million trade exception and next year’s first-round pick, which is lottery-protected, according to multiple league sources.

“The Nets made an accommodation and that led to the sign-and-trade,” said one source.

And that accommodation was the Nets’ 2006 first-rounder. New Jersey still owns the Clippers’ first-round pick next season and that one is unprotected. The Blazers had been holding out for 7-1 center Mile Ilic, taken by the Nets on the second round last month. But New Jersey refused to budge.

The Nets originally offered a second-round pick and the trade exception and then upped the offer to a pair of second-rounders. At the outset, Blazer GM John Nash let it be known he wanted Ilic but also proclaimed the value of future first-rounders.

The sign-and-trade, which won’t become official until the current moratorium on free agent signings ends next week, gives Abdur-Rahim a six-year deal worth $38 million although he would have accepted the mid-level exception for five years and $28-$30 million. Abdur-Rahim’s relief and excitement go beyond money.

“I was not going back to Portland. I wasn’t in their plans,” said Abdur-Rahim. “New Jersey made me feel comfortable. I felt comfortable with Rod Thorn, who has built a nice team package there, one that can compete for a championship.”

The sign-and-trade allows the Nets to use the mid-level to pursue Miami free agent guard Keyon Dooling, who visited the team facility and was shown around the area yesterday. Charlotte forward Malik Allen also interests the Nets.