Brooklyn Nets Articles - Page 234

It’s crazy to think that one of the best passers in the NBA might be playing for his fourth team in three seasons in 2016-17. Rajon Rondo, who led the league in assists last year, is on the free agent market after finishing his one-year deal with the Sacramento Kings. Previously, he played for the […]

The Nets were not very good last year at all and even lost their top 3 pick to the Celtics. Thaddeus Young was a bright spot for the team as he shot above 50% from the floor and averaged 15 points and 9 rebounds per game. Brooklyn is beginning their rebuild and they have a […]

In not so shocking news, Dwane Casey would have been fired had the Toronto Raptors lost their first round playoff series. While the Raptors are currently in the midst of an Eastern Conference Finals battle with the Cleveland Cavaliers, reports have surfaced that the Raptors would have canned Casey had they lost in the first […]

According to a report from Jabari Young of the San Antonio Express-News, forward Thomas Robinson is expected to opt out of his contract with the Brooklyn Nets and become a free agent this summer. Robinson has one year and $1 million left on his contract, but he has a player option for next season. Young […]

In an effort to win immediately, the New York Knicks and Brooklyn Nets have given up a lot in recent years, including a ton of draft picks. As it turns out, the two Big Apple teams have missed out on some great players in the draft because of that, while their moves largely blew up in […]

In a move that probably took too long to come, Billy King‘s tumultuous tenure as general manager of the Brooklyn Nets was ended in January after more than five seasons at the helm. Although the team went all-in on its quest to compete for a championship, it finished with a losing record in four of […]

It’s been 40 full years since the ABA played its final game, but Julius Erving believes its legacy still lives on in today’s NBA. Erving was involved in the ABA’s final contest on May 13th, 1976. Dr. J’s New York Nets defeated the Denver Nuggets in the 1976 Finals, the second championship of Erving’s ABA career. […]

Justin Bieber is known to be a big time NBA fan as he frequently attends games and plays in the Celebrity All-Star game. While Bieber is best known for his singing and dancing, he can also shoot hoops. Today Biebs posted a video of him shooting on a Brooklyn Nets court and had an interesting […]

If there is such a thing as a Toronto Raptors playoff curse, DeMarre Carroll doesn’t seem all too threatened by it. Following the Raptors’ first ever seven-game series playoff victory, the small forward responded to the notion of a Toronto curse: Carroll: "I hear so many people talking about the Toronto curse and all this, […]

The Brooklyn Nets recently announced that they have hired former Atlanta Hawks’ Assistant Coach Kenny Atkinson as their new Head Coach, and no one seems happier for him than the Hawks‘ players. When the Hawks’ players were told about the Nets’ most recent hire, they were genuinely excited for their former coach and couldn’t say […]

Kenny Atkinson is widely considered as one of the best assistant coaches in the NBA, helping the Atlanta Hawks become a solid contender in the Eastern Conference over the last two seasons. Now, it’s finally time for him to have his own team. The Associated Press reported yesterday that Atkinson has been named as the […]

Remember when there were reports when the New Jersey Nets almost re-branded to the name New Jersey Swamp Dragons in the mid 90’s? Somehow, that name seems to have re-surfaced for the Nets. The New Jersey Nets have now trademarked the name Swamp Dragons. If you are wondering if this is a joke, it’s certainly not… […]

The Brooklyn Nets need a new head coach and they may be looking at an old face to fill the void. According to ESPN’s Marc Stein, the Nets are interested in former New York Knicks’ and Houston Rockets’ head coach Jeff Van Gundy. Brooklyn fired former head coach Lionel Hollins back in January, with Tony […]

Fortunately for professional basketball, the Brooklyn Swamp Dragons never became a thing. But that doesn’t mean we can’t have fun imagining what it would be like. Which is why we have NBA 2K and its avid fans. RELATED: Nets Nearly Changed Name To Swamp Dragons That’s right. Robin Lopez’s dream can finally come true because […]

Yesterday a report was released revealing that the New Jersey Nets almost changed their name to the ‘Swamp Dragons‘ in the 1990s. The report also included mockups of the Swamp Dragons logo, jersey, and home court. Robin Lopez, whose brother Brook plays for the now Brooklyn Nets, reacted to the Swamp Dragons idea on Twitter: […]

There was almost an NBA team called the Swamp Dragons. And not just any NBA team: it would have been the then-New Jersey Nets becoming the New Jersey Swamp Dragons. Zach Lowe of ESPN revealed plans for the Nets re-brand from the mid 1990s after the brand new Toronto franchise went with Raptors instead of […]