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Jared Dudley proved during the 2019 postseason that he’s far more than a veteran mentor and future star media personality. The 12-year veteran was instrumental to the underdog Brooklyn Nets’ relative success against the Philadelphia 76ers in the first round of the playoffs, playing 20.6 minutes per game and being inserted into the starting lineup […]

The Brooklyn Nets are reportedly gaining confidence they’ll sign Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant in free agency this summer, according to Brian Windhorst of ESPN. The Nets have cap space to sign both All-Stars. Durant’s former teammate with the Oklahoma City Thunder, Kendrick Perkins, says the Nets are the front runners to land KD. On […]

Kawhi Leonard will entertain plenty of suitors in his impending free agency, planning to take meetings with five different teams this summer. ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported Thursday night that the Toronto Raptors star is likely to take meetings with the New York Knicks, Philadelphia 76ers, Brooklyn Nets and L.A. Clippers, who are the frontrunners for […]

While the Brooklyn Nets may not have acquired a potentially franchise-altering prospect in the recently-concluded draft, what they have done successfully is to further improve their cap space in preparation for the rumored arrival of Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving. A couple of NBA insiders in Zach Lowe and Brian Lewis pointed out this fact, […]

New Orleans Pelicans forward Julius Randle is set to enter unrestricted free agency after declining his $9 million player option for the 2019-20 season. Pelicans‘ Julius Randle is not picking up his $9M player option for next season and will enter unrestricted free agency, league sources tell @TheAthleticNBA @Stadium. Randle is coming off his best […]

The L.A. Clippers came into Thursday night’s NBA Draft without a first round pick, but towards the end of the first round, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported a trade involving the Clippers and Brooklyn Nets. According to Woj, the Clippers are sending a Philadelphia’s 2020 first round pick, acquired via the Tobias Harris trade, as well […]

Brooklyn Nets veteran big man Ed Davis doesn’t think a potential Kyrie Irving, D’Angelo Russell pairing can work in Brooklyn. By all accounts, Irving is going to sign with the Nets once free agency starts on June 30. Russell becomes a restricted free agent this summer. The Nets could re-sign Russell even if they land […]

LeBron James is reportedly aggressively trying to recruit Kyrie Irving to the Los Angeles Lakers, but the Brooklyn Nets are expected to land Irving once free agency starts on June 30, according to Anthony Puccio of Nets Daily. The Lakers don’t have a max salary slot for Irving, while the Nets have two. Irving grew […]

Brooklyn Nets big man Ed Davis admits his top priority in free agency is getting the most money he can. Davis made $4,449,000 this past season with the Nets. The 30-year-old becomes an unrestricted free agent this summer: “First is the money,” Davis told Michael Scotto of The Athletic. “Then, two is fit. Then, if […]

The 2019 NBA Draft is just a few hours away, and a number of teams are already looking to move up the board to select their player of choice. Teams like the Warriors, Nets, Kings, Mavericks and Spurs may look to be aggressive in trying to jump a few spots, especially in such a volatile draft […]

Tobias Harris banked on himself and his hard work and rightfully turned down a four-year, $80 million extension the LA Clippers offered in the summer of 2018. He is now in line to potentially receive a five-year deal worth $190 million from the Philadelphia 76ers or a four-year deal spanning north of $140 million from […]

The Brooklyn Nets reportedly might have doubts about signing Kyrie Irving this summer if he isn’t bringing Kevin Durant with him, according to Brian Lewis of The New York Post. The Nets have cap space this offseason to sign both Irving and Durant. KD is expected to miss the entire 2019-20 season due to his […]

The Memphis Grizzlies landed forward Jae Crowder in a deal that sent Mike Conley to the Utah Jazz on Wednesday, but with the Grizzlies clearly entering rebuilding mode, they don’t have much use for Crowder going forward. That means that the Grizzlies will surely try to trade Crowder, and some contenders will certainly be interested. […]

Tobias Harris says he turned down an $80 million extension offer from the Los Angeles Clippers last offseason because he wanted to bet on himself. The gamble paid off, as Harris had a great 2018-19 season with the Clippers and Sixers and will likely command a max contract this summer in free agency. The small […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder have reportedly made big man Steven Adams available for trade, as they are trying to free up some money. Adams is a very good defensive center and a terrific rebounder, particularly on the offensive end. Plus, he is an incredible teammate and locker room presence, so he definitely has some value […]

News recently broke pertaining to Al Horford’s decision to decline his player option for next season with the Boston Celtics. Initially, it was believed that the five-time All-Star was looking to sign a longer deal with the C’s, but now, reports are saying that Horford sees his future elsewhere. Despite now being 33 years of […]

The Brooklyn Nets are unsure of how well they would do with Kyrie Irving as a solo act, and would rather keep restricted free agent D’Angelo Russell instead of signing Irving without a second star to play alongside him, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The Nets simply won’t make D’Angelo Russell a priority in this […]

The Brooklyn Nets could wind up getting major payback for that top pick that was snagged from their hands years ago from the Boston Celtics, as they have set their sights on big man Al Horford, who recently opted out of his $30.1 million player option, according to A. Sherrod Blakely of NBC Sports Boston. […]

Veteran point guard Chris Paul has served just a two-year stint as a member of the Houston Rockets after making his way to Texas by way of a sign-and-trade with the Los Angeles Clippers. Since then, Paul has no doubt helped the Rockets perform better while the surging Western Conference franchise has also remained under […]

Spencer Dinwiddie has reportedly had a significant role in recruiting Kyrie Irving to the Brooklyn Nets, according to Marc Stein of The New York Times. Once free agency starts on June 30, Irving is widely expected to sign with the Nets, the team he grew up rooting for while living in New Jersey. Word is […]

The Brooklyn Nets reportedly strongly believe they are the front runners to sign Kyrie Irving once free agency starts, according to Marc Stein of The New York Times. Irving becomes an unrestricted free agent this summer once he declines his 2019-20 player option with the Boston Celtics. The six-time All-Star not only grew up in […]

The Phoenix Suns will reportedly not pursue point guard D’Angelo Russell this summer in free agency, according to John Gambadoro of Arizona Sports 98.7. Russell becomes a restricted free agent this offseason, meaning the Brooklyn Nets can match any offer sheet should Russell sign one with another team. However, if the Nets sign All-Star point […]

Rondae Hollis-Jefferson — a member of the NBA’s All-Hyphen Team (which, to be clear, is a team that does not officially exist) — did not have a qualifying offer extended to him by the Brooklyn Nets, making him an unrestricted free agent when the free agency window opens on June 30. Hollis-Jefferson spent four seasons […]

The Brooklyn Nets apparently aren’t even going to try to bring back Rondae Hollis-Jefferson, as they will decline his qualifying offer and make him an unrestricted free agent as a result, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. Hollis-Jefferson is coming off of a 2018-19 campaign in which he played 59 games and made 21 starts, […]

Anthony Davis and the Los Angeles Lakers might have made the first splash of the summer, but that might not be the only loss the Boston Celtics take this summer. According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, the Celtics are “losing grip” on their impending free agent star Kyrie Irving, as he’s been focused on the Brooklyn […]

The Indiana Pacers could make some moves in this looming free-agency period, taking aim at restricted free agent D’Angelo Russell or potentially trading for Mike Conley of the Memphis Grizzlies, according to Steve Kyler of Basketball Insiders. Boston Celtics point man Terry Rozier could figure as another as he hits free agency, potentially looking for […]

The Toronto Raptors have made the best possible case to keep Kawhi Leonard in free agency after wining their first-ever NBA title last week and dethroning the Golden State Warriors. According to Cris Carter of Fox Sports 1, the Raptors are now the favorites to get Leonard in free agency, among four other suitors in […]

Brooklyn Nets’ incoming second-year swingman Rodions Kurucs shared his summer plan, noting that he intends to suit up for the summer league and work on his all-around game. Kuruc, 21 years old, was the 40th overall pick by the Nets in the 2018 NBA Draft. He had a decent rookie campaign where he averaged 8.5 […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have made the first big splash in the summer of 2019, trading Lonzo Ball, Brandon Ingram, Josh Hart and a host of first-round picks for New Orleans Pelicans star Anthony Davis. As if it had not been made abundantly clear in the wake of an already tumultuous offseason, Jeanie Buss and […]

The entire landscape of the NBA changed when the injuries to Kevin Durant and Klay Thompson put the Golden State Warriors dynasty on hold. Brooklyn Nets forward Jared Dudley is already getting excited about next season. He also believes that the 2019-20 season is going to be the most wide open since Michael Jordan’s first […]

Brooklyn Nets guard Spencer Dinwiddie had such a great year last season that he is now confident enough to joke about a potential trade away from his current team. Replying to a recent news bit pertaining to the New York Knicks’ reported interest in signing newly-crowned NBA champion Kawhi Leonard of the Toronto Raptors, Dinwiddie […]

Highly-touted big man Bol Bol has been identified as the final invitee to the league’s prestigious NBA Draft green room. As reported by NBA insider Jonathan Givony, the 19-year-old Oregon freshman will be the 20th and final prospect that will be asked to be seated in front of the podium on draft day. Source: Oregon's […]

The Brooklyn Nets remain optimistic that D’Angelo Russell will remain a Net in the next several years. Ian Begley of SNY reported on Friday that the Nets will likely lose D’Angelo Russell if they eventually sign Kyrie Irving. The SNY sources also revealed that members of the Nets organization are aware of the strong possibility […]

The Brooklyn Nets might lose D’Angelo Russell in free agency if Kyrie Irving decides to join the franchise. The Nets are being mentioned as the likely destination of Irving, who opted out of the final year of his contract with the Boston Celtics to become a free agent this offseason. While getting the Celtics All-Star […]

The Brooklyn Nets’ aggressive approach this offseason could do little to persuade Anthony Davis into staying if the team traded for him this offseason. According to Michael Scotto of The Athletic, the potential free agent acquisition of Kyrie Irving won’t change Davis’ stance of not re-signing for the long term. “As colleague Shams Charania reported, […]

Boston Celtics star Kyrie Irving is reportedly prepared to sign with the Brooklyn Nets as soon as he becomes a free agent in July. According to Steve Bulpett of the Boston Herald, multiple sources have indicated that Irving is already set to sign with Brooklyn. Per the report, the Nets were said to be operating with […]

Following the confirmation of Golden State Warriors superstar Kevin Durant’s ruptured Achilles, it is now being reported that the reigning back-to-back Finals MVP is expected to miss the entirety of next season as he recovers from this career-altering injury. In a recent piece for ESPN, NBA insider Adrian Wojnarowski revealed this news, and also detailed what […]

Rumors surrounding Kyrie Irving and the Brooklyn Nets are getting louder every second. The team’s current star guard D’Angelo Russell seems to like all the buzz on the potential backcourt tandem. Per basketball reporter Billy Reinhardt, Russell liked a post featuring Nets jerseys of him and Irving. 37 minutes ago on Instagram, D’Angelo Russell liked […]

By this point, it is no surprise that there seems to be a love affair between Kyrie Irving and the Brooklyn Nets. Brooklyn traded their first-round pick in the 2019 NBA Draft as well as Allen Crabbe in a salary dump to open up a second max cap slot and potentially pursue Kyrie, ESPN NBA […]