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Cam Thomas has had no problems scoring at an elite level throughout his basketball career. The Nets guard set the all-time leading scoring record at the prestigious Oak Hill Academy before leading all college freshmen in scoring during his lone season at LSU. However, his shortcomings as a passer and defender led him to drop […]

The Brooklyn Nets will finish up their Southern California set with a showdown with the Los Angeles Clippers on Sunday at Crypto. We’re here to share our NBA odds series, make a Nets-Clippers prediction, and pick while showing you how to watch. The Nets defeated the Los Angeles Lakers 130-112 on Friday night. Initially, they […]

Brooklyn Nets guard Cam Thomas spoke on the criticism he constantly receives as a “scorer-only” player. Thomas is a phenomenal scorer with a knack for getting the ball in the basket, but people continue to highlight his weakneses. He’s the second leading scorer on the Nets with a 20.6 average. While there’s many players across […]

The Brooklyn Nets desperately needed a morale boost amid a 3-14 stretch entering Friday’s matchup with the Los Angeles Lakers. They received it in the form of a Cam Thomas scoring explosion during a 130-112 victory over LeBron James and the Lakers. Thomas scored a game-high 33 points on 13-of-18 shooting from the field and […]

Any positive vibes the Los Angeles Lakers accrued in a solid first half vs. the Brooklyn Nets on Friday — and over the past two games vs. the Oklahoma City Thunder and Dallas Mavericks — were rapidly mitigated by a catatonic, confounding second half. The Lakers were outscored 38-22 in the third quarter then 30-22 […]

The Brooklyn Nets are among the teams reportedly interested in acquiring Atlanta Hawks guard Dejounte Murray ahead of the trade deadline. That list also includes the Los Angeles Lakers, New York Knicks, Detroit Pistons, San Antonio Spurs and Milwaukee Bucks. The Hawks are intent on moving Murray and are asking for two first-round picks in […]

Since entering the league in 2018, Mikal Bridges has been the definition of what it means to be durable. Whether you look at his time with the Phoenix Suns or currently with the Brooklyn Nets, the biggest thing that stands out regarding Bridges’ career to this point is that he has never missed a regular-season […]

The Brooklyn Nets have been searching for scoring during a 3-14 stretch over their last 17 games. The team ranks 26th offensively during that span while struggling to find consistent backcourt production. The Nets got a taste of the scoring punch they’ve been missing during Wednesday’s 105-103 loss to the Portland Trail Blazers. In his […]

The Brooklyn Nets will head out to the Golden Coast to tip off with the surging Los Angeles Lakers! Join us for our NBA odds series where our Nets-Lakers prediction and pick will be revealed. After a disheartening 105-103 defeat at the hands of the Portland Trail Blazers, the Nets have quickly fallen into quicksand and […]

The Brooklyn Nets are searching for a spark to break them out of a 3-14 rut over their last 17 games. Wednesday’s loss to a 10-29 Portland Trail Blazers team without Shaedon Sharpe and DeAndre Ayton won’t help. The Nets led by nine points entering the fourth quarter, but as has been the case during […]

With the February 8th trade deadline approaching, an extended cold stretch has plummeted the Brooklyn Nets to 10th-place in the Eastern Conference. Head coach Jacque Vaughn’s squad has lost 13 of its last 16 games, ranking 26th in offense and 21st in defense during that span. Brooklyn’s growing struggles have led many to believe general […]

The Brooklyn Nets have fallen to 10th place in the Eastern Conference amid a 3-13 stretch over their last 16 games. With the Feb. 8. trade deadline approaching, the team is expected to field trade offers for sought-after veterans, namely Dorian Finney-Smith and Royce O’Neale. The Cleveland Cavaliers have presented themselves as a suitor for […]

The Brooklyn Nets are searching for a solution behind Nic Claxton after emerging center Day’Ron Sharpe went down with a hyperextended knee. Head coach Jacque Vaughn has opted to roll with Dorian Finney-Smith as a small-ball five in the team’s two games following Sharpe’s injury. Without Sharpe, the coach’s traditional center options are minimum signing […]

Much was made of the Brooklyn Nets’ lack of offensive firepower entering the 2023-24 season. Without a high-usage star, head coach Jacque Vaughn devised a clear offensive strategy: His team would take threes, and plenty of them. The plan worked initially. Through 19 games, Brooklyn ranked sixth in offense while posting the NBA’s second-best three-point […]

The Brooklyn Nets are 1-7 since head coach Jacque Vaughn removed leading scorer Cam Thomas from the starting lineup. The change came amid a 2-6 stretch during which Brooklyn had posted the league’s third-worst defensive rating. However, it has done little to quell the team’s struggles. The Nets led by 14 at halftime Monday vs. […]

The Brooklyn Nets are a team to “keep an eye on” in trade negotiations for Atlanta Hawks guard Dejounte Murray ahead of the Feb. 8 deadline, according to ESPN’s Brian Windhorst. “I know that the Lakers and Hawks have talked… I know the Knicks have been tied in. I would keep an eye on the […]

The Miami Heat travel up the east coast to take the Brooklyn Nets Monday night. Check out our NBA odds series as we give you a Heat-Nets prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. The Heat are coming off a game at home against the Charlotte Hornets Sunday […]

A strong start to the new year has the Cleveland Cavaliers sitting in fifth place in the Eastern Conference standings. Amid plenty of rumors about the team trading away Donovan Mitchell, there is one line of thinking that not only should the Cavs not deal Mitchell, but they should be looking to the Brooklyn Nets […]

The Brooklyn Nets are going through a heavy midseason slump. Brooklyn has lost six of its last seven games. Moreover, star point forward Ben Simmons has missed most of the Nets’ season due to injury. Harry Giles III defended Simmons amid heavy criticisms of his ability. There is more to Ben Simmons’ Nets tenure than […]

The Brooklyn Nets attempted to re-ignite their struggling starting lineup before the new year, removing leading scorer Cam Thomas in favor of Dorian Finney-Smith. Head coach Jacque Vaughn’s decision came amid a 2-6 stretch, during which the Nets had posted the NBA’s third-worst defensive rating. The change has had little impact on the team’s struggles. […]

The Brooklyn Nets are in need of a shakeup midway through the 2023-24 season. Head coach Jacque Vaughn’s squad has lost 12 of its last 15 games while showing little signs of life over the last month. Brooklyn ranks 25th in offensive rating and 24th in defensive rating during that span. The Nets have a […]

To say that there should be considerable concern over Ben Simmons’ health would be an understatement. Simmons entered the 2023-24 looking more like the Simmons of yore, which is exquisite news for a Brooklyn Nets team that hasn’t quite gotten the best out of him since acquiring him in the James Harden trade of 2022. […]

Throughout this season, there’s been one player who’s been conspicuously absent in the Brooklyn Nets lineup and that’s Ben Simmons. Ben Simmons has been recovering from a back injury and was originally expected to be sidelined until sometime in January. It’s January now and Simmons recently spoke with media regarding his rehab process. While some […]

The Brooklyn Nets have a hole in their rotation amid another extended absence for an emerging contributor. Day’Ron Sharpe will be sidelined for at least two weeks after hyperextending his knee during Sunday’s loss to the Portland Trail Blazers. The injury comes amid a breakout campaign for the third-year center after he cracked Brooklyn’s rotation […]

The Brooklyn Nets will play the Cleveland Cavaliers in the annual NBA Global Games. We’re live from Paris, France, to share our NBA odds series, make a Nets-Cavaliers prediction, and pick while showing you how to watch. The NBA Global Series is here, and we have a good matchup that the world saw on opening […]

Brooklyn Nets point guard Ben Simmons spoke to the media following Wednesday’s practice in Paris for the first time in two weeks. Simmons has been sidelined for over two months due to a nerve impingement in his back. “It’s good. I’m getting there,” he said of the injury. “Just progressing every day, so I’ll be […]

The Brooklyn Nets are no strangers to foreign environments during the franchise’s 56-year history. Thursday’s matchup with the Cleveland Cavaliers in Paris will mark the team’s 24th game outside of the United States, the most of any NBA team. After competing for Team USA alongside Nets teammate Mikal Bridges in the FIBA World Cup this […]

Brooklyn Nets center Day’Ron Sharpe has been diagnosed with a hyperextended left knee and will be re-evaluated in approximately two weeks, the team announced Tuesday. After suffering what the team initially called a knee sprain during Sunday’s overtime loss to Portland, Sharpe received an MRI on Monday. The 22-year-old’s knee buckled while landing after contesting […]

In an effort to expand the popularity of the sport of basketball around the world, the NBA has started to play a number of games in other countries in what they call the NBA Global Games. The newest location where the NBA has been having games is Paris, France. This week, the Cleveland Cavaliers and […]

While Phoenix Suns star Kevin Durant had the opportunities throughout his career to join the Los Angeles Clippers in free agency or via trade, two of his former teammates in James Harden and Russell Westbrook actually did. Durant and Harden’s time with the Oklahoma City Thunder as well as the Brooklyn Nets didn’t end as […]

The phrase “living and dying by the three” becomes more applicable to the NBA each season with the league shifting towards a fast-paced, perimeter game. While the term typically refers to offensive strategy, it has also applied defensively for Jacque Vaughn and the Brooklyn Nets this season. Brooklyn reinvented its defense in 2023-24 after ranking […]

Some 15,000 French basketball fans will be served a treat as the NBA returns to France’s capital with the Cleveland Cavaliers taking on the Brooklyn Nets in a regular season game on Thursday 11 January. The Cavs-Nets matchup will mark the third regular season NBA game in Paris. Still, it will also provide a dress […]

The Brooklyn Nets may have lost another rotation player for an extended period Sunday, with emerging center Day’Ron Sharpe suffering a knee injury during a loss to the Portland Trail Blazers. The 22-year-old’s knee buckled while landing after contesting a layup. Sharpe was in clear pain and needed to be helped to the locker room. […]

The Brooklyn Nets solidified the back end of their roster Sunday, fully guaranteeing the contracts of Trendon Watford and Harry Giles. Jan. 7 is the last day NBA teams can cut players before their contracts become fully guaranteed. Watford has been productive in limited playing time after leaving the Portland Trail Blazers this summer to […]

The Brooklyn Nets are waiving two-way guard Armoni Brooks, the team announced Saturday. Brooks, who made 74 NBA appearances (16 starts) for the Houston Rockets and Toronto Raptors from 2020-22, played in 10 games with Brooklyn this season, averaging 4.2 points on 32.6 percent shooting from the field and 34.4 percent from three. The 6-foot-3 […]

The Brooklyn Nets garnered heavy criticism after they rested nearly their entire rotation during a Dec. 27th home loss to the Milwaukee Bucks. The league office was among those to take notice, fining the Nets $100,000 Thursday for violating the NBA’s player participation policy. Head coach Jacque Vaughn defended the team’s decision following the loss, […]

The Brooklyn Nets are set to receive a significant boost to their struggling offense. After missing the team’s last 17 games due to a left hamstring strain, Lonnie Walker IV is expected to return to the lineup Friday vs. the Oklahoma City Thunder. After signing for the minimum, Walker emerged as one of the NBA’s […]

We’re here for another NBA prediction and pick as we continue our coverage of today’s action. This next matchup will see cross-conference play as the Oklahoma City Thunder (23-10) will be set to take on the Brooklyn Nets (15-20). The Thunder lead this season series 1-0 as they meet for the second and final time. Check out our […]

The NBA has fined the Brooklyn Nets $100,000 for violating the league’s Player Participation Policy during a Dec. 27 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks. Head coach Jacque Vaughn did not play Spencer Dinwiddie, Cam Johnson, Nic Claxton, or Dorian Finney-Smith vs. Milwaukee, with the team citing rest and injury maintenance on its status report. “Following […]