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Rodions Kurucs was one of the pleasant surprises for the Brooklyn Nets’ overachieving 2018-19 season. The Latvian was a mid-second round pick that year but managed to play his way into a starting power forward role, earning him a spot at the Rising Stars Challenge and helping the team to a sixth seed in the […]

Kyrie Irving is one of the many hotshot free agents that changed cities during the NBA offseason but unlike the more prolific half of the package deal that accompanied him in former Golden State Warriors star Kevin Durant, he’s actually healthy and ready to go. As a result of his sidekick’s unavailability, the All-Star point […]

By opening his NBA contract to fans as if it were a company in the stock market, Brooklyn Nets guard Spencer Dinwiddie is trying to revolutionize the NBA in a way never thought possible before. However, the league has so far rejected his proposition. Dinwiddie took to social media to express his frustrations at the […]

Former ESPN analyst and blogger Bill Simmons cast an imaginary bet via his Twitter on Friday when he reacted to ex-Boston Celtics point guard Kyrie Irving commenting on his desire to end his career alongside fellow All-Star in forward Kevin Durant. Irving, who signed a four-year deal in the offseason with the Brooklyn Nets despite […]

Brooklyn Nets veteran guard Spencer Dinwiddie had his digital investment scheme shut down by the NBA on Friday, with the league ruling the 26-year-old could not sell “shares” of his contract to third parties. Now, Dinwiddie reportedly plans on meeting with league officials to further explain his idea to change the NBA’s mind. The Nets […]

Brooklyn Nets guard Spencer Dinwiddie made headlines when he announced he would be investing his contract into a new digital venture, essentially using the contract the team handed him in the offseason as startup funds. On Friday, however, the NBA declared Dinwiddie’s contract investment plans unlawful. Per Marc Stein of The New York Times: The […]

Brooklyn Nets superstar Kevin Durant says his job for this season is to get healthy and “be a teammate.” Durant won’t play this season. The two-time Finals MVP is recovering from an Achilles tear. “I’m not going to do anything extra,” Durant said, via Malika Andrews of ESPN. “Just do what I usually do. Work […]

Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant made global headlines this offseason when they decided to join forces as members of the Nets. One of their reasons for this decision, according to Kyrie, is for the two friends to end their careers in Brooklyn. “We wanted to end our careers together, and what better place than Brooklyn?” […]

Kyrie Irving, who recently told reporters he told the Brooklyn Nets he’d be bringing a few friends with him, explained when he first made contact with Kevin Durant and DeAndre Jordan during the first press conference of the season on Friday. The Nets new point guard cited the early morning of June 30 was when […]

As part of Friday morning’s media availability, Brooklyn Nets All-Star Kyrie Irving admitted that he wasn’t always the leader he should have been while playing for the Boston Celtics. Kyrie: “In terms of being a leader in that environment (Boston), I failed.” — Michael Pina (@MichaelVPina) September 27, 2019 Kyrie Irving on #Celtics: "I failed […]

Although he has said that his decision to join the Brooklyn Nets this offseason was a relatively easy one, two-time champion NBA Kevin Durant noted that he considered other teams, including the Golden State Warriors, L.A. Clippers and New York Knicks. In the end, though, the Durantula says he just wanted to be in Brooklyn: […]

Kevin Durant took a major decision by choosing to leave the Golden State Warriors and look for a future with the Brooklyn Nets. The former MVP noted his reasons in a few interviews over the summer, but chose to sum it down to him choosing to do what’s best for himself. “I just did it,” […]

Kevin Durant confirmed during Friday’s press conference that he will indeed not play during the 2019-20 season. Rumors of a potential return at some point before the end of the season were quickly shut down by Brooklyn Nets general manager Sean Marks, only to be backed up days later by Durant himself. “Me and Sean […]

As part of his media availability on Friday morning, Brooklyn Nets All-Star Kevin Durant stated that his decision to join the team this offseason was an easy one. “It was really easy to see what these guys brought to the table,” Durant told Mike Vorkunov of The Athletic. “It’s not like I had to do […]

As part of his media availability on Friday morning, Brooklyn Nets All-Star Kyrie Irving claimed that his new teammate, Kevin Durant, wasn’t recovered enough to play in the 2019 NBA Finals with the Warriors. Durant went down with an Achilles injury in the second quarter of Game 5. The Warriors rallied to win that game […]

Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving explained the reason for his odd back-and-forth during his time with the Boston Celtics. Irving initially committed to remaining with Boston, only to backtrack a few weeks later and keeping everything under wraps, which sparked controversy within Bean Town and the rest of the NBA. As Irving explained in Friday’s […]

Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving admitted he reached out to the franchise early in free agency, telling him he had friends he wanted to bring along with him, according to SNY’s Ian Begley. The friends he talked about are Kevin Durant and DeAndre Jordan, who was the last addition of the three after the Nets […]

Like most teams around the NBA landscape, the Brooklyn Nets are gearing up for the coming season. On Friday morning, news came down the wire stating that the Nets have filled up their training camp roster with the acquisition of Lance Thomas. This move had been reported as a possibility, and it now means Carmelo […]

Brooklyn Nets superstar Kevin Durant says Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant is a top-five player of all-time. Bleacher Report ranked Bryant as the 14th best player in NBA history. Durant says that’s way too low for Kobe. Top 5 — Kevin Durant (@KDTrey5) September 26, 2019 In 1,346 career games for the Lakers, Kobe […]

A newly-bearded Oklahoma City Thunder general manager Sam Presti responded to Kevin Durant’s scathing comments about the organization and its employees during an interview with WSJ. Magazine. The longtime executive didn’t go into details, but noted the organization has done everything that’s been asked of it during his tenure in OKC. “I think we’ve been […]

Spencer Dinwiddie shocked the NBA by becoming a pioneer of an investment plan that would allow other NBA players, should they follow his lead, to muster some financial safety while getting the fans involved. The Brooklyn Nets guard plans to use an advance of the first year of his contract to make himself into a […]

For Brooklyn Nets general manager Sean Marks, fans should keep their eyes peeled at Taurean Prince in the 2019-20 season. Per NBA reporter Billy Reinhardt, Marks echoed Spencer Dinwiddie’s claims that Prince will be one of those players who’ll take a massive leap in their career in the upcoming season. Dinwiddie said earlier that Prince […]

Point guard Spencer Dinwiddie says Brooklyn Nets fans shouldn’t sleep on the addition of small forward Taurean Prince. The Nets acquired Prince from the Atlanta Hawks on July 6. Everyone in Brooklyn is talking about the additions of Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving and DeAndre Jordan — and rightfully so. However, Dinwiddie says Prince is going […]

The Brooklyn Nets have still chosen not to sign Carmelo Anthony and have instead elected to sign forward C.J. Williams and big man John Egbunu, according to the team. Williams has spent time as a two-way player with the Minnesota Timberwolves and Los Angeles Clippers. Egbunu hasn’t yet made an NBA appearance. Shams Charania of […]

Brooklyn Nets point guard Kyrie Irving has been diagnosed with a left side facial fracture and is listed as day-to-day as the team approaches training camp, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic. Irving suffered the injury when taking part of team workouts, as he was hit with an inadvertent elbow. The injury was cause […]

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr was by no means surprised to see Kevin Durant walking out that door in free agency. The 53-year-old told Howard Beck of Bleacher Report as much during their conversation on The Full 48 podcast. Via Michael Lee of The Athletic: Beck: “On a scale of 1 to 10, […]

Hall of Famer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has always given a frank opinion on the state of the game, as well as plenty of fun memories as a trailblazer in the sport. Abdul-Jabbar, who retired from the NBA in 1989 after playing 20 NBA seasons, still holds the all-time scoring record, one that could be threatened with […]

Head coach Steve Kerr lived and breathed the melodrama surrounding Kevin Durant in his last year with the Golden State Warriors. In light of all the speculation that surrounded his eventual exit, many thought the heated exchange with Draymond Green was an incident that would re-surface if Durant was to leave. Kerr thought very differently […]

The Brooklyn Nets have homed into former New York Knicks forward Lance Thomas as their potential 16th man in the wake of Wilson Chandler’s 25-game suspension, according to Marc Berman of the New York Post. Thomas, who was recently the longest-tenured Knick, was scrimmaging with some of his former teammates, despite the brass’ decision not […]

While the Brooklyn Nets announced on Tuesday they do not expect forward Kevin Durant returning to the hardwood this upcoming season, fans and spectators have plenty to look forward to with the arrival of All-Star point guard Kyrie Irving. In fact, the 27-year-old Irving has been in the gym “religiously” this offseason, according to Nets […]

Brooklyn Nets general manager Sean Marks says he has not talked with Kevin Durant about how KD came back from a calf injury for the Golden State Warriors in the NBA Finals. Durant tore his Achilles in Game 5 of the Finals and is expected to miss the entire 2019-20 season. Marks says he has […]

Brooklyn Nets general manager Sean Marks says the franchise is expecting “big things” from center DeAndre Jordan this upcoming season. Jordan signed a four-year, $40 million contract with the Nets. He’s joining his two good friends in Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant in Brooklyn. It’s unclear if Jordan is going to start for the Nets or back up Jarrett Allen. […]

Brooklyn Nets general manager Sean Marks says the franchise has “never been focused on winning over New York.” Marks insists the Nets have bigger goals than becoming the main team in New York over the Knicks. Marks was asked to give a message to the fan base: “We’ve never been focused on winning over New […]

Brooklyn Nets general manager Sean Marks told reporters on Tuesday the team will monitor shooting guard Joe Harris in training camp because of his recent FIBA World Cup workload. There’s no point for the Nets to overwork Harris in training camp since he was just in China playing in the World Cup for Team USA. […]

Draymond Green and Kevin Durant’s brother are not friends. Earlier in the 2018-19 NBA campaign when Green and Durant had a heated verbal exchange on the court that carried over into the locker room after the game, Durant’s brother, Tony, took some shots at Green, saying that his “true colors” were revealed. Well, as evidenced […]

Brooklyn Nets head coach Kenny Atkinson says point guard Kyrie Irving is “okay” after taking an elbow to the head in a scrimmage, according to Nets Daily. Atkinson accompanied Irving for a checkup after the All-Star got hit in his head. It appears everything is good with Brooklyn’s new floor general. Just saw Kenny Atkinson […]

The Brooklyn Nets are reportedly interested in bringing on a 16th player in the wake of Wilson Chandler’s suspension for a positive PED test. When asked about the possibility of adding Carmelo Anthony to the roster, Nets general manager Sean Marks would not give a direct reply. Instead, Marks says the team will do its […]

As part of Tuesday’s preseason press conference, Brooklyn Nets general manager Sean Marks wished D’Angelo Russell the best in his future endeavors, then made it clear that he is happy to have Kyrie Irving aboard for the coming season. “We wish DLo all the best but we’re excited having Kyrie here.” – Sean Marks — […]

Brooklyn Nets head coach Kenny Atkinson will not be present at Tuesday’s press conference, according to a report from Ian Begley of SNYtv. Instead, he’s by the side of Kyrie Irving, who took an inadvertent elbow during a pick-up game. Nets PG Kyrie Irving was hit with an inadvertent elbow in a pick up game […]