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Ben Simmons has high expectations for a healthy version of himself ahead of the Brooklyn Nets’ 2023-24 campaign. After missing the second half of 2022-23 due to a lingering back injury, the three-time All-Star said he feels Brooklyn can “shock a lot of people” before outlining some lofty individual goals. “I want to be back […]

A resurgence seems to be on the horizon for Ben Simmons. All of that was happening for the Brooklyn Nets star as he traversed the NBA Preseason along with Mikal Bridges and Cam Johnson. But, a lingering question in the minds of most basketball fans. Will he be willing to join Josh Giddey in strengthening  […]

Ben Simmons, ever since that fateful Game 7 tilt against the Atlanta Hawks in the 2021 playoffs, has been a shell of his former self. Due to mental health issues and back problems, Simmons has been unable to regain his All-Star form, struggling immensely for the Brooklyn Nets after his trade from the Philadelphia 76ers […]

Brooklyn Nets fans dream of a Nets NBA Finals run. With the team’s personnel, it is possible. Brooklyn enters the 2023-24 season with many new and familiar faces. Most notably, Ben Simmons returns to the court after dealing with injury problems on and off for the last year. Mikal Bridges is expected to have a […]

The Brooklyn Nets looked far from a team ready for opening night during Thursday’s 127-119 preseason loss to the Philadelphia 76ers. Several numbers jump off the page when assessing what went wrong, but none were more glaring than Brooklyn’s 27 turnovers. Yes, you read that correctly, 27. The Nets are attempting to find an offensive […]

It appears that Philadelphia 76ers guard Tyrese Maxey is poised to take the next step toward superstardom in the NBA. For Brooklyn Nets guard-forward Ben Simmons, does not doubt Maxey’s ability to reach his full potential in the league. “He just continues to grow and he works so hard,” Simmons said of Maxey (h/t Ky […]

After a pair of preseason games against the same opponent, the Philadelphia 76ers faced off against the Brooklyn Nets in the Barclays Center. With the Phillies again drawing eyeballs away from them, the Sixers built a big lead and held on, winning by a score of 127-119. Joel Embiid was out, despite an expectation that […]

After three years of game-planning for Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving, opposing coaches will be met with a revamped Brooklyn Nets squad in 2023-24. While the Nets lack a superstar, the new-look roster is filled with versatile two-way players. Ben Simmons presents one of the league’s top passers and defenders if healthy. Mikal Bridges and […]

Spencer Dinwiddie has no qualms about accepting an off-ball role with a healthy Ben Simmons at point guard for the Brooklyn Nets this season. “This team goes as far as Ben and Mikal (Bridges) take it. We know who Ben can be when he’s healthy and in a good space mentally, and that’s what we […]

One may think that it would be logical for a team that had just lost stars like James Harden, Kevin Durant, and Kyrie Irving would hit the rebuild button. But, this is not what the Brooklyn Nets have in mind for the upcoming NBA season. The team is full of talent and looks to compete […]

The Brooklyn Nets have yet to get a look at their new-look starting five through two preseason games. After straining his hamstring days before training camp, Cam Johnson has been held out of training camp thus far. Nets head coach Jacque Vaughn is optimistic that the 6-foot-8 sharpshooter could join practice next week. However, Vaughn […]

Nearly two and a half years had passed since Harry Giles last appeared in an NBA game entering the 2023-24 season. The nation’s number-one high school player in the Class of 2016, Giles was once considered a future NBA star, ranked ahead of players like Jayson Tatum, Bam Adebayo, De’Aaron Fox and Lonzo Ball. “A […]

Maccabi Ra’anana head coach Yehu Orland entered a crowded room of reporters ahead of Thursday’s exhibition with the Brooklyn Nets. His shirt read, “R.I.P Eli, forever in my heart.” The message honored one of Orland’s best friends, Eli Ginsberg, who was killed two days earlier defending Israel after Hamas militants attacked the country. The attack […]

Brooklyn Nets head coach Jacque Vaughn faced scrutiny for Cam Thomas’ benching amid the team’s offensive struggles late last season. With Thomas’ role in question entering 2023-24, questions surrounding the 2021 first-round pick persisted early in training camp. However, the skeptics were silenced ahead of Brooklyn’s preseason opener, with Vaughn giving Thomas a surprise starting […]

A new era is dawning in Brooklyn, though the quality of that era is very much still an unknown. The Nets’ Irving-Harden-Durant experiment fell apart as quickly as it came together, with Irving now seemingly comfortable – for the time being – in Dallas, Harden not comfortable anywhere and Durant on another super team. That […]

Mikal Bridges’ stock has steadily risen within NBA circles since joining the Brooklyn Nets at last year’s trade deadline. The 27-year-old quickly cemented himself within the inner circle of the NBA’s rising stars upon his trade, averaging 27.7 points on 47/38/89 shooting splits in 31 games (playoffs included) with Brooklyn. He continued building that star […]

Brooklyn Nets guard Cam Thomas has not had a typical career arc through his first two NBA seasons. After a chaotic, Covid-laden rookie year in 2021-22, Thomas struggled to crack Brooklyn’s rotation following the trades of Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving last season. The late-season benching came after the 2021 first-round pick tied LeBron James […]

The era of Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving is no longer, as the Brooklyn Nets have officially moved on and are preparing for a new look 2023-24 NBA season. Mikal Bridges and Cameron Johnson are now the young faces of the franchise, with plenty of other notable names such as Spencer Dinwiddie and Dorian Finney-Smith […]

Preseason basketball typically isn’t headline-worthy. NBA starters go through the motions while coaches get a look at younger players on the roster bubble. But for the Brooklyn Nets, this year’s preseason opener presented a test for Ben Simmons, their highest-paid player, and one who could determine the ceiling of their new-look roster in 2023-24. Simmons […]

The Los Angeles Lakers took on the Brooklyn Nets at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Monday. It’s safe to say the Lakers’ second warm-up contest lacked the intensity of Game 1 of the WNBA Finals (which multiple Lakers attended), but it ended up being a genuinely entertaining exhibition. LeBron James and Austin Reaves made […]

The Brooklyn Nets opened the 2023-24 preseason with a 129-126 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers Monday in Las Vegas. Nearly every player on Brooklyn’s training camp roster saw extended playing time in the defeat. With that, we outline three key takeaways from the team’s first game action of the season: 3. Nets experience growing […]

If you watched the Brooklyn Nets last season, you likely noticed a glaring hole at backup center behind Nic Claxton, a product of the team’s reluctance to play second-year big man Day’Ron Sharpe. However, after ranking 28th in defensive rebounding in 2022-23, head coach Jacque Vaughn is giving Sharpe an expanded opportunity to win the […]

The Brooklyn Nets open the preseason on Monday against the Los Angeles Lakers in Las Vegas. The team boasts a reshaped roster following a pair of blockbuster trades at last year’s deadline and numerous offseason moves. With that, we break down the three must-watch developments for the Nets as they take the floor for their […]

Ben Simmons and the Brooklyn Nets are looking for a rebound year in 2023-24. Simmons missed most of the second half of last season with a series of back issues, but Nets head coach Jacque Vaughn is still as confident as ever in the 27-year-old’s abilities. Vaughn recently spoke to reporters about what he has […]

The Brooklyn Nets aren’t concerned with individual accomplishments in 2023-24, but Spencer Dinwiddie said they are aware of how a winning season could personally benefit several players on the roster. Ben Simmons is attempting to rectify his NBA career amid a newfound bill of health, Mikal Bridges has All-Star expectations, and Cam Johnson has to […]

When a player has a place alongside LeBron James in the NBA record books, you’d think it’s safe to assume he has a secure role on a team without a superstar. Yet that’s not the case for Brooklyn Nets guard Cam Thomas, who tied James last season as the youngest player in league history to […]

The Brooklyn Nets enter the 2023-24 season searching for a new offensive identity. With Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving out the door, the days of historic isolation scoring are in the rearview mirror, leaving the team with several question marks. Mikal Bridges will shoulder a large portion of the scoring burden after breaking out with […]

Damian Lillard had a well-documented interest in the Brooklyn Nets this summer, but from all reports, it was not reciprocated on Brooklyn’s end. With negotiations between Portland and his top preferred destination, the Miami Heat, going nowhere, the seven-time All-Star reportedly informed the Bucks and Nets last month that he was interested in trades to […]

The Brooklyn Nets are finally normal. They made the ultimate swing for stars in the summer of 2019 when they acquired Kevin Durant in a sign-and-trade with the Golden State Warriors and then agreed to a max contract with Kyrie Irving. Roughly a year after, they swung a massive trade to bring James Harden into […]

The Brooklyn Nets had several glaring weaknesses last season, but few were more evident than their rebounding. Last year’s team ranked 28th on the defensive glass and was outscored 80-22 in second-chance points during a first-round sweep against the Philadelphia 76ers. General manager Sean Marks and head coach Jacque Vaughn emphasized that changes were necessary […]

Mikal Bridges’ breakout stint with the Brooklyn Nets offered the team a silver lining following the trades of Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving last season. The former Sun quickly cemented himself within the inner circle of the NBA’s rising stars, averaging 27.7 points per game on 47/38/89 shooting splits in 30 appearances. He continued to […]

Nic Claxton was one of the Brooklyn Nets’ few bright spots during an otherwise bleak 2022-23 season. The 24-year-old emerged as one of the NBA’s top perimeter-defending centers while making significant strides as a rim protector. Claxton tied Defensive Player of the Year Jaren Jackson Jr. for the league lead in stocks (steals + blocks) […]

Ben Simmons’ health status was a black cloud over the Brooklyn Nets season in 2022-23. But after a summer rehabbing a back injury that forced him out at last year’s All-Star break, the three-time All-Star finally has a clean bill of health, one he says will allow him to play without restrictions in 2023-24. “I […]

Brooklyn Nets player Ben Simmons was once regarded as a superstar with the Philadelphia 76ers. Despite recent underperformance and injury concerns, there are still people who believe in Simmons’ potential. Simmons, though, turned down specific praise during Nets Media Day, via ClutchPoints. Simmons was asked about being the “most accomplished player” on the Nets roster. […]

The Brooklyn Nets are entering training camp ahead of the 2023-24 season with a much different vibe than in recent years with starpower such as Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving. This year, the Nets are focused on growth and opportunity, as a new era has begun with Mikal Bridges and Cameron Johnson as the young […]

The NBA season is back, and the Brooklyn Nets are looking to stay competitive in the tough Eastern Conference. We’re here to share our NBA odds series and make a Nets over/under win total prediction for the 2023 season. The Nets went 45-37 in a year filled with turmoil. Initially, they started the year with […]

There’s a real world where Damian Lillard could have been reporting to training camp on Monday as a member of the Brooklyn Nets. With trade talks between the Portland Trail Blazers and his top destination, the Miami Heat, going nowhere, Lillard instructed his agent to inform the Nets and Milwaukee Bucks he was interested in […]

Mikal Bridges and Cam Johnson, dubbed “The Twins” by their Phoenix Suns teammates after joining the team, quickly became fan favorites in Phoenix due to their hard-nosed defense, unselfishness and three-point shooting. After a midseason trade sent the duo to the Brooklyn Nets, Johnson and Bridges turned heads across the league while stepping into expanded […]

The Brooklyn Nets enter the 2023-24 season with a fully revamped roster. After posting a 12-15 record and being swept in the first round by the Philadelphia 76ers following the midseason trades of Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving, Brooklyn will have a full offseason and training camp to incorporate a bevy of new faces. Among […]