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Kyrie Irving contacted Spencer Dinwiddie about playing in New York back in December, according to Dinwiddie himself. The Brooklyn Nets guard didn’t know if Irving was leaning toward the Nets or the Knicks, but knew Uncle Drew had his eyes on New York. Irving, of course, signed with the Nets. Dinwiddie actively recruited Irving to […]

The Boston Celtics lost both Kyrie Irving and Al Horford in free agency, which was something that they didn’t want to happen. But when it was apparent that both players were not re-signing, the Cs tried to convince their new teams to do sign-and-trades. Unfortunately for Boston, the Brooklyn Nets and the Philadelphia 76ers’ asking […]

Boston Celtics president Danny Ainge was already suspicious that a Kyrie Irving departure might be looming in the offseason, perhaps as early as March, as he alluded to during the introduction of two of his recent signings in Kemba Walker and Enes Kanter on Wednesday, according to Ben Rohrbach of Yahoo Sports. Irving had been […]

The Brooklyn Nets had planned to go through a fast turnaround in their efforts to rebuild after being left with a hollowed-out roster following the 2015-16 season. Sean Marks took the reins from there after being hired in 2016, quickly seeing a window of opportunity at the end of his first season with the team: […]

Brooklyn Nets general manager Sean Marks has been praised for instilling a positive culture within this roster, one he was able to develop after many lessons from his time with the San Antonio Spurs. After retiring from a 13-year playing career in the league, Marks was quickly named basketball operations assistant for the Spurs and […]

The Brooklyn Nets have managed to turn their roster around from a rebuilding team to a potential contender after luring two of the best stars available in free agency in Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant. General manager Sean Marks detailed the road to get there, which including putting his trust in the right people to […]

The Brooklyn Nets pulled off the unthinkable en route to landing both former Boston Celtics point guard Kyrie Irving and former Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant this offseason. However, Nets general manager Sean Marks had a plan the whole time so it appears — whether such a plan involved Irving and Durant or not. […]

The Brooklyn Nets shocked the NBA world by acquiring two legitimate stars in the Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant. Overshadowed in the acquisition is the signing of DeAndre Jordan, who will join the team on a four-year, $40 million contract. Adding Jordan was an interesting move by the Nets, who already have a dominant young […]

Before the end of last season, rumors flew that former Celtic Kyrie Irving was on his way to the Brooklyn Nets in the offseason. Fans wondered how he would fit in with the Nets current All-Star, D’Angelo Russell. Ultimately, the pairing never came to be. Russell was swapped to the Golden State Warriors before he […]

Brooklyn Nets general manager Sean Marks says Kevin Durant’s Instagram post committing to Brooklyn “was news to all of us in the office.” Marks and his staff were under the assumption they were going to teleconference call with Durant once free agency opened on June 30 or meet face-to-face with the two-time Finals MVP, who […]

Brooklyn Nets general manager Sean Marks has “no idea” when superstar small forward Kevin Durant will play again. Durant is recovering from an Achilles tear, and Marks says the Nets will not rush KD back under any circumstances. “I have no idea,” Mark told Evan Roberts and Joe Benigno on WFAN, via Nets Daily. “We’re […]

According to Brooklyn Nets general manager Sean Marks, Kevin Durant signed with the Nets because of Brooklyn’s offensive system and the way the team plays on a nightly basis. Durant, who is expected to miss the entire 2019-20 season recovering from his Achilles tear, supposedly likes the way the Nets share the ball on offense […]

The Golden State Warriors managed to salvage Kevin Durant’s departure by executing a sign-and-trade for D’Angelo Russell. While the newly minted All-Star seems like a strong return for what could have possibly been nothing but dust remaining from Durant’s exit, one scout is concerned that Russell might have reached the peak of his ability already: […]

Despite the fact that he could miss all of the coming season due to an Achillies injury, the Brooklyn Nets decided to sign Kevin Durant to a four-year, $164 million dollar deal. Some teams were leery of Durant’s injury, but the Nets’ medical staff seems to be ready for the challenge. Brooklyn Nets GM Sean […]

Kevin Durant did not exactly leave the Golden State Warriors high and dry when he decided to walk away from the squad to team up with Kyrie Irving in the Brooklyn Nets. As a matter of fact, thanks to a last-minute sign-and-trade deal, Durant’s exit eventually led to the arrival of D’Angelo Russell as the […]

The Brooklyn Nets have been able to build a championship-caliber team by adding All-Stars Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving in free agency. It was a tough rebuild for the franchise, but their patience ultimately paid off. But not so long ago, the Nets tried to do a shortcut to building a contender. In 2013, they […]

In an offseason where dynamic duos were formed all over the league, questions began to fly over who had the strongest pairing and how they matched up against other duos. Apparently, NBA 2K thinks that the Nets duo of Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving is the third-best in the league, finishing behind the Los Angeles […]

The Brooklyn Nets continue to add some finishing touches to their already formidable roster. Recently, it was reported that the Nets front office have agreed to a deal with incoming fourth-year power forward Henry Ellenson. Free agent F Henry Ellenson is signing a two-way contract with the Brooklyn Nets, league sources tell ESPN. — Adrian […]

Charles Oakley knows how much the New York Knicks’ rival grew in stature this summer. The Brooklyn Nets had the best offseason in franchise history when they acquired All-Stars Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving two weeks ago. Both players signed four-year deals with the team, which will make them legitimate contenders in the East for […]

Why did two-time league MVP Stephen Curry fly from Shanghai, China, to New York City to speak with Kevin Durant if his former teammate already made up his mind about his free-agency decision? It’s a complicated answer, but Curry, now facing a season without Durant and Splash Brother backcourt mate Klay Thompson, sidelined with a […]

The Brooklyn Nets are signing 26-year-old shooting guard David Nwaba to a two-year contract, The Athletic’s Mike Scotto reported on Sunday. Nwaba, a 6-foot-4 swingman, last played for the Cleveland Cavaliers after one-year stints with the Los Angeles Lakers and the Chicago Bulls. He averaged 6.5 points, 3.2 rebounds, and 1.1 assists in 19.3 minutes […]

When Kyrie Irving bottomed out against the Milwaukee Bucks in the Eastern Conference semifinals, it seemed like his tenure with the Boston Celtics was over. Irving had endured a season in which he struggled to establish himself as the leader of a young and hungry Celtics squad where everyone felt that they had something to […]

The Brooklyn Nets managed to make a splash in free agency with the signing of forward Kevin Durant. Of course, they know full well it is going to take some time for him to work his way back from injury before making his debut in the 2019-20 NBA season. Regardless, they are still looking forward […]

General manager…for life? That’s not quite what Brooklyn Nets owner Mikhail Prokhorov is thinking, but it’s not far off due to the solid job Sean Marks is doing. After landing All-Stars Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving and DeAndre Jordan in free agency this offseason, Marks could be looking at an extension by Prokhorov. Asked by a […]

Golden State Warriors superstar point guard Stephen Curry says the three years the Dubs had with Kevin Durant were really special and he has no ill will toward KD after the two-time Finals MVP signed with the Brooklyn Nets in free agency. Curry says Durant had the right to make his own decision in free […]

The Brooklyn Nets had arguably the best offseason of any team in the league. They landed two true superstars in Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving and a solid third piece in DeAndre Jordan. Obviously, the team expects to see its record improve from last seasons solid campaign, even with Durant potentially missing the whole season. […]

New Brooklyn Nets star addition Kevin Durant was reportedly intrigued by the idea of playing next to Caris LeVert, a young up-and-coming talent that has started to flourish as one of the most dynamic players in the league. A high-ranking source close to the Nets told Anthony Puccio of Nets Daily in mid-April that Durant […]

Contrary to popular belief, it appears that there is now some hope that newly-acquired Brooklyn Nets superstar Kevin Durant is able to return at some point in the upcoming season. Anthony Puccio of NetsDaily reports that Durant might just be able to recover from the devastating Achilles injury he suffered in Game 5 of the […]

Only minutes into free agency, the Golden State Warriors were keenly aware that Kevin Durant would part ways with them and join the Brooklyn Nets. Yet they were determined to salvage something in return, and that came with a steep price to pay. D’Angelo Russell, who the Nets would have had to renounce to make […]

Brooklyn Nets general manager Sean Marks says commenting on Kyrie Irving’s rumored dysfunction with the Boston Celtics “isn’t the right thing.” Marks, like Nets head coach Kenny Atkinson, wants to get to know Irving first-hand and believes using rumors to describe a player isn’t the right way to approach things. “I think it’s pretty difficult […]

Brooklyn Nets head coach Kenny Atkinson has heard all the noise surrounding Kyrie Irving, who was reportedly not a good leader on the Boston Celtics this past season and rubbed teammates the wrong way. Atkinson, however, isn’t going to “prejudge” Irving. The Nets coach wants to get to know Irving himself, bring out the best […]

There’ still no telling when Kevin Durant will return from the ruptured Achilles tendon he suffered in Game 5 of the NBA Finals. Brooklyn Nets general manager Sean Marks confirmed as much on Tuesday, telling reporters his team won’t even be putting a timeline on Durant’s potential return to the floor. But FOX Sports analyst […]

The Brooklyn Nets have given Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant a fourth-year player option in their respective four-year max contracts, including $1 million in unlikely bonuses, respectively, according to ESPN’s Zach Lowe and Bobby Marks. Both players could potentially hit the free agent market at the same time, both able to opt out of their […]

The Brooklyn Nets’ upcoming contract for free agent forward Kevin Durant will be a four-year deal worth $164 million, with a player option in the final year of the agreement, according to Chris Haynes of Yahoo Sports. Architected much just LeBron James’ four-year deal with the Los Angeles Lakers, Durant will have the chance to […]

NBA commissioner Adam Silver explained why he is not concerned that the top free agents end up choosing big-market teams as their next destination. Per Stefan Bondy of the New York Daily News, Silver shared his thoughts on the free agent signings by the Brooklyn Nets and the LA Clippers. For Silver, the two teams […]

It’s official. Former Cleveland Cavaliers and former Boston Celtics point guard Kyrie Irving is a member of the Brooklyn Nets. Because most NBA experts had Irving leaving the Celtics in favor of the Nets for the better part of the last few months, such a decision hardly came as a surprise once it was reported. […]

With the Brooklyn Nets introduction of free agent signings and All-Stars Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving, and DeAndre Jordan on Tuesday, the question of who will start at center has developed in the forefront of every starting lineup question. The team had slotted rising big man Jarrett Allen in the middle, but the addition of Jordan, […]

Two-time Finals MVP Kevin Durant underwent a full evaluation with the Brooklyn Nets doctors and performance staff on Monday. Nets general manager Sean Marks, speaking to reporters at Summer League on Tuesday in Las Vegas, said he will not rule one way or another on whether Durant will play next season. Kevin Durant underwent a […]

Brooklyn Nets head coach Kenny Atkinson believes DeAndre Jordan will be motivated once again now that the high-flyer is on a playoff team. This past season with the Dallas Mavericks and New York Knicks, there were times where Jordan didn’t give maximum effort on defense. Atkinson wants Jordan to get back to his All-Star level […]