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Brooklyn Nets small forward Jared Dudley says he regrets using the word “average” to describe Philadelphia 76ers All-Star Ben Simmons. Dudley said Simmons was an average player in the half-court because of his inability to hit a jump shot. The Sixers defeated the Nets in the first round in five games. “I do wish I […]

Brooklyn Nets veteran small forward Jared Dudley “would be shocked” if the franchise doesn’t get a sit-down with Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant in free agency this summer. The Nets will have cap space this summer to sign two max contract players. Brooklyn made the playoffs this season and has a bright future with Sean […]

Many NBA franchises seem to believe that they have a realistic chance to sign a star talent in free agency. With only so many high-level free agents to go around, a player like Bojan Bogdanovic is a great realistic option for many teams to pursue. Bogdanovic turned 30 years old in April and is coming […]

Brooklyn Nets forward Jared Dudley is reportedly interested in joining the Boston Celtics as a free agent this upcoming offseason, according to Gary Washburn of The Boston Globe. Dudley played for Boston College and has enjoyed a sound bounce-back year for the Nets as a veteran leader and a 3-point weapon. The veteran forward will turn […]

Brooklyn Nets veteran Jared Dudley, who had two stints with the Phoenix Suns (2009 to 2013 and 2016 to 2018), said that the organization did not possess a great structure which led to them messing everything up. On Twitter, Dudley reacted to an article which detailed his experience with the Suns — particularly in his […]

The Brooklyn Nets have been impressive this season. After starting their 2018-19 campaign with lots of struggles, they ended up nabbing the sixth seed in the playoffs. Although they have lost to the Philadelphia 76ers in the first round, they didn’t go down without a fight. Now, the Nets are looking forward to this summer […]

A few days after being eliminated from the playoffs, Brooklyn Nets guard Spencer Dinwiddie shared his thoughts on their plan moving forward after a great season. For him, the Nets will push their limits further. In his exit interview, Dinwiddie noted that their relative success this season has made them hungrier for more: “Any time […]

The Brooklyn Nets were defeated quite handily by the Philadelphia 76ers in the two teams’ first round Eastern Conference Playoffs matchup by a final margin of four games to one. Despite winning the first game, the Nets were unable to pull another game out and bowed out of their first playoffs since the 2014-15 season. […]

The Memphis Grizzlies, Utah Jazz, Dallas Mavericks and Brooklyn Nets are reportedly expected to pursue Philadelphia 76ers swingman Tobias Harris this summer in free agency, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic. The Sixers acquired Harris at the February trade deadline from the Los Angeles Clippers. Harris becomes an unrestricted free agent on July 1: […]

Brooklyn Nets general manager Sean Marks says point guard D’Angelo Russell “knows how we feel about him.” Russell becomes a restricted free agent this summer. The lefty made his first All-Star team this season and led the Nets to the playoffs. As a restricted free agent, Russell can sign an offer sheet with another team […]

It is clear that the Brooklyn Nets are done rebuilding and will attempt to build a more competitive team next season. They have enough cap space to sign one or two top-tier free agents to max deals and they have three picks in the upcoming draft which they can use to select guys that they […]

The Brooklyn Nets’ season has come to a close, but the franchise has only begun taking the right steps to become the Eastern Conference mainstay they hope to be. Asked of the potential of acquiring a max-level player in the summer, general manager Sean Marks took on the challenge head on. “I think that’s the […]

Damian Lillard drew inspiration from being swept out of the playoffs by the New Orleans Pelicans last year. Now that he’s avenged that embarrassing defeat with one of the most iconic performances in playoff history, younger players across the league are already drawing inspiration from the Portland Trail Blazers superstar. During his season-ending media availability […]

Jared Dudley, who’s played for six different teams in his wayward career, understands as well as anyone how impressive the Brooklyn Nets’ rise to respectability over the last few years has really been. Still, the 12-year veteran is fully aware of the inherent advantages the New York Knicks will have over the Nets this summer […]

Brooklyn Nets veteran small forward DeMarre Carroll says the franchise will need to “put out the whole red carpet” to compete with the New York Knicks and Los Angeles Lakers in free agency this summer. The Nets, Knicks and Lakers will all have cap space to sign superstar free agents this summer. Kevin Durant, Kyrie […]

Brooklyn Nets star D’Angelo Russell is set to become a free agent after this season, and although he intends to stay with the franchise he just led to the playoffs, he also understands there’s also a possibility he could end up somewhere else. One of the teams that could pursue Russell in free agency is […]

During his end-of-the-season press conference on Wednesday, Brooklyn Nets swingman Caris LeVert was asked to describe his relationship with Golden State Warriors superstar small forward Kevin Durant. LeVert responded by saying Durant is “like a big brother” to him. Caris LeVert was asked to describe his relationship with Kevin Durant. “He’s like a big brother…” […]

After falling to the Philadelphia 76ers in the first round of the playoffs, the Brooklyn Nets are left to shift their focus to the offseason. Which players will remain on the roster for next season is still up for debate, but D’Angelo Russell says he’d like to stay in Brooklyn: “Hell yeah. I definitely want […]

The Brooklyn Nets’ fairytale season came to its bitter end on Tuesday night as they fell to the Philadelphia 76ers, 122-100, in Game 5 of their first-round series matchup. Following the blowout defeat, Nets team owner Mikhail Prokhorov opted to focus on the positive aspect of the team’s overall performance throughout the season, sending out […]

Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid spiked one massive dunk over Brooklyn Nets forward Rondae Hollis-Jefferson. Unfortunately, the Sixers star pointed at Hollis-Jefferson after the slam which earned him a technical foul. Joel Embiid pointed him out after the dunk 👀 (via @sixers) pic.twitter.com/zsrZoyCHwT — ESPN (@espn) April 24, 2019 The Sixers-Nets series had been one […]

The Philadelphia 7ers capitalized on a slow start from the Brooklyn Nets to close out their first round playoff series in Game 5, 122-100. SIXERS WIN AND ADVANCE! pic.twitter.com/bCvRaHaIdO — Philadelphia 76ers (@sixers) April 24, 2019 It’s the second straight year that the Sixers are moving on with relative ease to the second round of […]

Brooklyn Nets head coach Kenny Atkinson expects his group to “come out fighting like lions” in Game 5 against the Philadelphia 76ers. If the Nets lose, their magical season is over. Atkinson says the players on the team are motivated to bring the series back to Brooklyn for Game 6. Brooklyn Nets coach Kenny Atkinson: […]

The first-round series matchup between the Brooklyn Nets and the Philadelphia 76ers has been quite a battle. However, this memorable matchup holds a bit more meaning for Nets star D’Angelo Russell who has a history with Sixers stud Ben Simmons. The 22-year-old Brooklyn guard recently spoke about his relationship with Simmons and how it has […]

Philadelphia 76ers star Jimmy Butler appears to have settled in nicely with the Sixers. Now on the brink of closing out their first-round matchup against the Brooklyn Nets with a Game 5 win on Tuesday, Butler spoke out on how he believes he is currently part of something special: “I’ll be here in Philly for […]

The summer free agency frenzy is just a few months away and though the NBA is in the midst of the postseason, one can’t help but get excited for the future of the league. That’s because the 2019 offseason promises to shake the very foundations of the league with a number of past and present […]

Upon news of a Last Two Minute Report that indicated the game officials missed a crucial call in the final seconds, denying Brooklyn Nets center Jarrett Allen a deserved foul, Tobias Harris, who impeded his progress, is not sorry about how things went down. The Philadelphia 76ers forward wrapped around Allen’s body to switch onto […]

The Philadelphia 76ers have a chance to eliminate the Brooklyn Nets in Game 5. Head coach Brett Brown is aware of the controversies that have piled up in the first-round series. His marching orders for his team is simple. Brett Brown knows that the Nets will not go down without a fight. Being considered as […]

Tempers flared late in the Philadelphia 76ers’ Game 4 win over the Brooklyn Nets. And the consequences of the incident could haunt the Sixers deep into the playoffs. Sixers center Joel Embiid was called for a flagrant foul on a drive to the hoop by Nets big man Jarrett Allen. It was Embiid’s second flagrant […]

Brookln Nets forward Jared Dudley has clarified his comments about Philadelphia 76ers star Ben Simmons. According to Dudley, he meant no disrespect when he called Simmons an average player in the halfcourt set. Dudley said that his comments was him putting his coach or analyst hat on. The 12-year pro admitted that he’s a player […]

Brooklyn Nets alternate governor Joseph Tsai has been fined $35,000 for making public statements detrimental to the NBA. Tsai tweeted the following tweet after Game 4 and was fined for it on Monday. My partners and I have spoken and the entire Nets ownership group support our GM Sean Marks for protesting the wrong calls […]

The Philadelphia 76ers and Brooklyn Nets both underwent a rebuild, but the two organizations did it differently. The Sixers “tanked” to get high draft picks and it worked in their favor. They drafted Joel Embiid in 2014 and Ben Simmons in 2016. Both players have developed into All-Stars. The Nets, meanwhile, weren’t able to bank […]

It wasn’t always pretty, but The Process worked for the Philadelphia 76ers, as they are one of the best teams in the NBA now and were able to get two franchise cornerstones in the draft in Joel Embiid and Ben Simmons. Sixers guard TJ McConnell understands that people around the league didn’t like the way […]

A big reason why the Philadelphia 76ers were able to secure a comeback win over the Brooklyn Nets in Game 4 of their first-round Eastern Conference playoff series was because of the two-man game between Tobias Harris and Joel Embiid, and Harris discussed the success of the tandem on Monday: “I think it was just […]

Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid played in Game 4 against the Brooklyn Nets after missing Game 3. Will Embiid be suiting up for Tuesday’s Game 5 as the Sixers look to eliminate the Nets? The star center played coy about it: Joel Embiid, asked if he anticipates being a game-time decision for tomorrow's Game 5: […]

The NBA’s Last Two Minute Report confirmed Brooklyn Nets center Jarrett Allen was indeed fouled in the final seconds of a Game 4 loss to the Philadelphia 76ers on Saturday afternoon. The foul was not called and Allen turned it over, ultimately setting up a Joe Harris intentional foul that would salt things away for […]

The NBA won’t rescind the flagrant foul  called on Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid in Game 4 of their first-round series with the Brooklyn Nets. According to Tim Bontempts of ESPN, sources reveal that the league has no plans of rescinding the flagrant foul on the Sixers big man. Per the rules, when a player […]

The NBA has fined Philadelphia 76ers star Jimmy Butler and Brooklyn Nets veteran Jared Dudley for initiating the altercation that took place in Game 4 of first round playoff series. Dudley took the brunt of the hit and as he was fined $25,000. Meanwhile, Butler was fined $15,000 for his involvement in the incident. Fortunately, […]

The NBA has suspended Brooklyn Nets general manager Sean Marks for one game and issued a $25,000 fine for entering referees locker room after the Game 4 loss to the Philadelphia 76ers on Saturday. Via Tomer Azarly of ClutchPoints: Brooklyn #Nets General Manager Sean marks has been suspended one game and fined $25,000 for entering […]

Conventional wisdom said Joel Embiid wouldn’t play in Game 4 of the Philadelphia 76ers’ first-round series with the Brooklyn Nets. Not only did Philadelphia hold a 2-1 lead after winning two straight following Brooklyn’s stunning series-opening victory, but Embiid was also listed as doubtful on Friday after watching Game 3 in street clothes. Unfortunately for […]