Brooklyn Nets Articles - Page 238

The Brooklyn Nets have a bevy of young players, and they may be thinking of moving at least one of them. Joe Harris, who is in his fourth year in the league, is having quite the season for the Nets. He’s averaging career highs in points, rebound, assists and minutes per game. And if the […]

On December 7th the somewhat sarcastic movement #freeJahlil finally reached its goal. The 76-ers traded Jahlil Okafor, Nick Stauskas and a second round pick to the Brooklyn Nets for veteran Trevor Booker. After a period of frustration and awkwardness it all came to an end for both parties. Philadelphia freed up a roster spot and […]

The Brooklyn Nets made a splash by dealing power forward Trevor Booker to the Philadelphia 76ers in exchange for center Jahlil Okafor, guard Nik Stauskas, and the New York Knicks 2019 second-round pick. Most of the attention regarding the trade has gone to Okafor’s shot redemption after he was initially taken with the third overall pick […]

The Brooklyn Nets have finally freed their newly-acquired center Jahlil Okafor from the clutches of his former team in the Philadelphia 76ers. Now Okafor has essentially been given a second chance to establish his career with a building franchise in the Nets. Furthermore, it gives him the opportunity to answer any questions regarding whether or not […]

Philadelphia 76ers star center Joel Embiid has no problem discussing things that bother him or don’t make sense. That personality trait would be no different if his situation turned out like it did for Jahlil Okafor, who was traded from the 76ers to the Brooklyn Nets. In fact, Embiid knows exactly how he would’ve reacted […]

Even with the inconsistent playing time he’s had since entering the league, newly-acquired Brooklyn Nets big man Jahlil Okafor has shown that he can become a big time scorer and someone who can hold his own inside the paint when it comes to rebounding the ball, when given ample playing time. However, Okafor has continued […]

The 2015 NBA Draft has shaped up to be one of the more promising classes in recent years. Furthermore, it has managed to maintain its fair share of intrigue more than two years later, especially for the second and third overall picks in the draft. Both D’Angelo Russell and Jahlil Okafor have now officially been traded […]

Cleveland Cavaliers star LeBron James seems to have had a very lasting effect on Brooklyn Nets guard D’Angelo Russell very early in life. In an interview with Bleacher Report, Russell game some insight into why he wanted to become an NBA player, his dietary changes, and where the saying “ice in my veins” came from. […]

It appears the Russian doping scandal doesn’t only have to do with Olympic athletes. Brooklyn Nets owner Mikhail Prokhorov has been accused of being involved in the scandal in some way, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal, per Andrew Joe Potter of the Score. Brooklyn Nets and Barclay’s Center owner Mikhail Prokhorov has […]

Jahlil Okafor is finally free from the jail cell that was the Philadelphia 76ers bench after the team traded him along with Nik Stauskas and a second-round pick to the Brooklyn Nets for Trevor Booker on Thursday. Despite being by far the most talented center on the Nets roster, the Chicago native will have to […]

The Jahlil Okafor saga with the Philadelphia 76ers has finally come to an end after he was packaged to the Brooklyn Nets in exchange for forward Trevor Booker. The trade has been a long-time coming for Okafor, whose benching caused season-long speculation regarding his looming departure from the Sixers. The former third overall pick in the 2015 NBA […]

Jahlil Okafor likely hasn’t cracked a smile for the better part of the last season-and-a-half, seemingly permanently attached to the bench, as he fell out of favor with head coach Brett Brown and out of the Philadelphia 76ers rotation. That immediately changed today, as the Chicago native has seen the sunshine, reportedly “extremely” happy with […]

The trade that landed the Brooklyn Nets with Jahlil Okafor came as a shock to many, as the team did not emerge as a possible destination for the young big man in the past few weeks. However, one person that was also surprised with the development is Trevor Booker, who was part of the deal, […]

If it was any indication of what was about to happen, former Philadelphia 76ers center Jahlil Okafor posed for a photo alongside Jay-Z only two days prior to his incumbent trade. https://www.instagram.com/p/BcVa3vlhR8g/ Okafor was traded to the Brooklyn Nets earlier today alongside guard Nik Stauskas and a 2019 second-round pick for spark plug forward Trevor […]

Jahlil Okafor’s days of suffering on the pine in Philadelphia have finally come to an end. According to ESPN’s Zach Lowe, the Philadelphia 76ers have agreed with the Brooklyn Nets on a deal that would send the third-year center to New York for Trevor Booker. Philly will send Okafor, Nik Stauskas, and a second-round pick […]

The NBA announced on Wednesday that Brooklyn Nets guard Allen Crabbe has been fined $15,000 for throwing the a dead ball heave during their game on Monday versus the Atlanta Hawks. NBA fined Allen Crabbe $15,000 for the full-court dead-ball heave that he threw in Philips Monday. — Kevin Chouinard (@KLChouinard) December 6, 2017 The […]

Milwaukee Bucks forward Mirza Teletovic is currently in his sixth NBA season, with the Bucks his second team since leaving the Brooklyn Nets. However, the 32-year-old’s career — and possibly his life — could’ve been much shorter if not for former Nets trainer Tim Walsh. During their time together in Brooklyn, Walsh had a sneaking […]

One of the best team trainers in the NBA today is Timmy Walsh of the Brooklyn Nets. His career spans three decades, which is a big reason why he is well respected throughout the league, by players, coaches, and team personnel alike. He also has good relationships with almost everyone, and has experienced a number […]

As the quarter mark of the 2017-2018 NBA season passes by, Boston, Cleveland, Houston, and Golden State are at the top of their respective conferences, as many expected. The situation at the other end of the standings is also interesting. The race for the worst record in the NBA will be competitive for the rest […]

Since suffering a pattelar tendon injury in the opening game of the season, not a lot has been heard from Jeremy Lin. He did make an appearance last week at the Barclays Center for a talk to a youth group and gave a short update about himself, but did not specifically share how he plans […]

The Brooklyn Nets and the Houston Rockets played a game Monday in what probably looked more like a glorified pop-a-shot game between two group of friends than an NBA contest. The Rockets came away with a 117-103 win for their fifth-straight victory, but this meeting is going to be remembered for the astonishing total of […]

Projected to win between 27 and 30 games in the 2017-18 season it’s safe to say that the Brooklyn Nets are nothing special. The organization is still suffering from the egregious deal with the Celtics back in 2013. Today no one expects the Nets to pull off a miracle as they once again are in […]

According to Brian Lewis of the New York Post, Brooklyn Nets guard D’Angelo Russell is not sure when he’ll be back on the court after the arthroscopic surgery conducted on his right knee. “I’m feeling better and better every day. So yeah, it’s cool,” Russell said to Lewis. “I don’t know [the timeline]. Really, honestly […]

The Brooklyn Nets’ once promising start has become a distant memory as injuries have continued to pile up over the first few weeks of the season. Third-year forward Rondae Hollis-Jefferson was the latest to suffer an injury as he sprained his right ankle during Sunday’s contest against the Brooklyn Nets that forced him to miss […]

Originally the second overall pick in the 2015 NBA Draft by the Los Angeles Lakers, D’Angelo Russell was traded to the Brooklyn Nets after just two seasons. At the time, it was an extremely surprising move, but it is no secret the Lakers are attempting to clear the necessary cap space to sign two max […]

Brooklyn Nets guard Jeremy Lin made an appearance last Friday inside the Barclays Center, as he talked to a youth group. It was the first time he was seen by the public since he suffered a season-ending knee injury way too early in the year. The 29-year-old Harvard product shared some good news about his […]

Prior to joining the Golden State Warriors, shooting guard Nick Young spent four seasons with his hometown Los Angeles Lakers. Needless to say, his tenure with a floundering Lakers team had its fair share of ups and downs. “Swaggy P” had played extremely well until the 2015-16 NBA season where his troubles on and off […]

Kevin Durant has been ruled out of the second game of the Golden State Warriors’ back-to-back against the Brooklyn Nets on Sunday night due to a sprained ankle, ESPN’s Chris B. Haynes reports. Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant has a left ankle sprain and will not play tonight against the Brooklyn Nets. — Chris […]

The Brooklyn Nets have been without the services of third-year point guard D’Angelo Russell for a game, and it appears it may be much longer than that. According to Howard Beck of Bleacher Report, the Nets have announced that Russell has undergone arthroscopic knee surgery and currently has no timetable for a return to the court. […]

Back in July 2013, the Boston Celtics made the major trade to move both Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce to the Brooklyn Nets. Before that trade could be completed, it needed the approval from Garnett, who possessed one of the league’s few no-trade clause. It didn’t take long for the deal to get finalized as the […]

Just last week, Kyrie Irving toyed around with three Los Angeles Lakers players, before finishing impressively with an uncontested layup. He proved that was not a fluke on Tuesday night, as he once again showed that three defenders are not enough to stop him. While running a fastbreak, Irving blew by two Brooklyn Nets players […]

LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers engineered a successful heist in the Big Apple on Monday, erasing a 23-point deficit to steal a 104-101 win over the New York Knicks. There are plenty of takeaways to dissect and discuss from that heated contest like the scuffle involving James and Enes Kanter, Kyle Korver’s timely 3-point […]

Gordon Hayward is an avid League of Legends player, and it’s safe to say he’s pretty good at it. He’s been proud of it for years and even went to the extent of claiming that he’s the best in the NBA when it comes to the popular video game. However, while the Boston Celtics star […]

Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert was declared out for at least four weeks due to a bone bruise. Gobert sustained the injury last Friday against the Miami Heat when guard Dion Waiters dove for a loose ball in the third quarter and hit the center’s right knee. Initially, Gobert’s injury didn’t look serious enough to […]

The Brooklyn Nets will be without star point guard D’Angelo Russell for the foreseeable future after he hurt his left knee in the Nets’ 114-106 loss to the Utah Jazz. Brooklyn Nets guard D'Angelo Russell is likely to miss several games with a left knee injury, league sources tell ESPN. He will undergo further evaluation. […]

With the Brooklyn Nets (4-7) currently on a five-game West Coast road trip, their next stop will be a visit to Portland to take on the Trail Blazers (6-5) on Friday night at Moda Center. One former Blazer, shooting guard Allen Crabbe, will return to Portland for the first time since being traded to Brooklyn […]

There was plenty to dissect from the annihilation Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic wreaked on the Brooklyn Nets on Tuesday. Jokic hung a career-high 41 points on the Nets to go with 12 rebounds, five assists, two steals, and two blocks, doing so in just 31 minutes. Jokic toyed with the Nets, who had no […]

The Brooklyn Nets will have a very thin frontcourt when they take on the Denver Nuggets Tuesday night, as Rondae Hollis-Jefferson, Jarrett Allen, and Trevor Booker are all going to be sidelined due to various injuries, per Michael Gallagher of NBC Sports. Nets Injury Report at Denver: Allen (left foot strain), Booker (sore lower back) […]

Brooklyn Nets forward Rondae Hollis-Jefferson exited Monday’s contest, which they won, against the Phoenix Suns due to a hip contusion, per Michael Gallagher of Yahoo Sports. Right hip contusion for Rondae. Doubtful to return. — Michael Gallagher (@MikeSGallagher) November 7, 2017 Before being taken out, “The Law Firm” had an ugly night going for him, […]