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The Brooklyn Nets were once among the most formidable teams in the NBA. At one time, their roster boasted a constellation of superstars, including the likes of Kevin Durant, Ben Simmons, and Kyrie Irving. Yet, even with such formidable star power, the team fell short of people’s and experts’ projections. Now, they need to retool […]

The Brooklyn Nets are undecided on the 2023-24 status of one of their main guard depth pieces from last season. The Nets and Edmond Sumner agreed to push back his $2.24 million guaranteed salary date for the 2023-24 season, according to HoopsHype’s Michael Scotto. Sumner was a sparkplug off the bench while bouncing in and […]

It’s been a few days now since Damian Lillard requested a trade away from the Portland Trail Blazers but at this point, nothing has materialized yet. After naming the Miami Heat as his preferred team, it is clear that South Beach is currently the prime landing spot for the seven-time All-Star. Tyler Herro has been […]

Speculation surrounding the Brooklyn Nets ahead of the offseason centered on a potential blockbuster deal for Damian Lillard. The Blazers star finally requested a trade Saturday, but his desire to play only for the Miami Heat brought Nets rumors to a screeching halt. However, with the Heat lacking the assets to facilitate a Lillard trade […]

The Brooklyn Nets have signed second-round pick Jalen Wilson to a two-way contract for the 2023-24 season, the team announced Wednesday. Brooklyn selected Wilson with the 51st overall pick in the 2023 NBA Draft. He was the unanimous Big-12 Player of the Year as a senior at Kansas, averaging 20.1 points, 8.3 rebounds and 2.2 […]

Yuta Watanabe is no star. However, the 28-year-old emerged as a fan favorite during his stint with the Brooklyn Nets this past season. This is probably why more than a few Nets fans were sad to see him go in NBA free agency to follow former Brooklyn superstar Kevin Durant to the Phoenix Suns. It […]

The Toronto Raptors are in an interesting spot this offseason, having managed to retain a key free agent in Gary Trent Jr. while losing Fred VanVleet and replacing him with the streaky Dennis Schroder. They also added sharpshooter Gradey Dick in free agency, helping shore up a key area of need. However, they’re still entertaining […]

Portland Trail Blazers star Damian Lillard wants a trade to the Miami Heat. The Heat want to send Tyler Herro to the Blazers as the centerpiece of the trade. Portland doesn’t want Herro. So here we are at a classic impasse. This means that for a deal to get done, a third team will have […]

The Miami Heat are continuing to work on a trade to acquire Damian Lillard from the Portland Trail Blazers, but there is one thing that seems to be a hangup with a third team being involved, according to Greg Sylvander of Five on the Floor. At least one challenge in negotiations has been the fact […]

It now seems like a lifetime away since the so-called experts once touted Brooklyn Nets star Ben Simmons as the next coming of LeBron James. Obviously, they dropped the ball with the bold comparison. To be fair to Simmons, though, bad luck has played a major part in his inability to live up to the […]

The Brooklyn Nets wasted no time adding to their roster this offseason, signing three players within the first two days of free agency. With that, we offer grades for each signing, detailing what all three players can bring to the roster next season. Cam Johnson: 4 years, $108 million Brooklyn didn’t play around with the […]

Unrestricted free agent guard Lonnie Walker IV has agreed to a one-year deal with the Brooklyn Nets, according to ESPN insider Adrian Wojnarowski. A first-round draft pick in 2018, Walker spent last season with the Los Angeles Lakers after spending his first four seasons with the San Antonio Spurs. An athletic wing with upside on […]

The New York Knicks signed Donte DiVincenzo in free agency, reuniting him with his former Villanova teammates Jalen Brunson and  Josh Hart. However, it looks like Hart wants another ex-Wildcats teammate to go to the Knicks. After DiVincezo’s deal with the Knicks surfaced, Hart quickly took to Twitter to send a public message to Brooklyn […]

The Houston Rockets’ busy couple of days of trades and free agency moves continues, as the team is finalizing a deal with the Brooklyn Nets to acquire veteran guard Patty Mills, league sources told Shams Charania of The Athletic. Mills, 34, spent the 2022-23 season in Brooklyn, where he averaged 6.2 points, 1.4 assists and […]

It finally happened. After months of speculation, Damian Lillard requested a trade from the Portland Trail Blazers Saturday with the Miami Heat and Brooklyn Nets as his preferred destinations, according to Bleacher Report’s Chris Haynes. https://twitter.com/ChrisBHaynes/status/1675174339019444224 If it were truly a two-team race for Lillard, the Nets would sit firmly in the driver’s seat. Brooklyn […]

With the NBA free agency period well underway, many teams have their eyes set on their dream signings. The names that make the most noise, of course, are the stars. However, there are also many under the radar signings that have the potential to be game-changers. The Brooklyn Nets, for example, agreed to a deal […]

The Brooklyn Nets and restricted free agent Cam Johnson agreed to a four-year, $108 million contract Friday, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Johnson was one of the key pieces acquired from the Phoenix Suns in Brooklyn’s midseason blockbuster trade of Kevin Durant. The 27-year-old is coming off the best season of his career, averaging 15.5 […]

Emerging as a key scoring weapon on the perimeter for the Brooklyn Nets after being traded from the Phoenix Suns this past season, Cam Johnson received interest from several teams as a restricted free agent. However, the Nets were never prepared to let Johnson go this offseason, which is why he is heading back to […]

The Brooklyn Nets are trading Joe Harris and a pair of second-round picks to the Detroit Pistons, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Detroit will receive a 2027 second-round pick via the Dallas Mavericks and a 2029 second-round pick via the Milwaukee Bucks. The Pistons were viewed as Brooklyn’s most significant threat to sign Cam Johnson […]

The Brooklyn Nets have agreed to trade sharpshooting wing Joe Harris and two second-round picks to the Detroit Pistons in exchange for two future second-round picks, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The Nets are trading Joe Harris to the Pistons for two future second round picks, sources tell ESPN. — Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) June 30, […]

Much of the conversation surrounding the Brooklyn Nets’ offseason has centered around their rumored pursuit of Damian Lillard. However, with the news that the Trail Blazers “remain committed to building a winner around Dame,” (per Chris Haynes) Brooklyn could soon be forced to go another direction. In that case, here are three guards the Nets […]

The Brooklyn Nets have made it clear that they consider retaining Cam Johnson this summer as one of their top priorities this summer. So much so, that the team is reportedly willing to shed salary elsewhere in order to accommodate a new deal for Johnson, who will be entering NBA free agency in the next […]

The Brooklyn Nets have been faced with a tall task ahead of NBA free agency. One of the most important players on their roster, Cam Johnson, is set to become a free agent within the next 24 hours and the 6-foot-8 power forward is expected to garner significant interest from opposing teams in the coming […]

Ben Simmons will not play for Team Australia in the 2023 FIBA World Cup this August, according to NetsDaily. Simmons has been progressing through a rehabilitation program after missing the second half of the Brooklyn Nets 2022-23 NBA campaign with a knee injury and nerve impingement in his surgically-repaired back. I’m told Ben Simmons will […]

Mike James and Brooklyn Nets forward Yuta Watanabe have surfaced as “potential targets” for the Phoenix Suns in NBA free agency, according to longtime NBA reporter Marc Stein. The Suns are testing the second apron in the NBA’s new collective bargaining agreement. They will have to fill the rest of their roster with minimum contracts. […]

Damian Lillard continues to be involved in trade talk swirling around the NBA before free agency officially begins on Friday. One of the teams rumored to be in the market for Lillard is the Brooklyn Nets despite blowing it up last year. The Portland Trailblazers were said to shut down trade talks before the 2023 […]

Where can the Brooklyn Nets go from here? The Nets ended last season with a record of 45-37, taking the sixth seed in the Eastern Conference behind the New York Knicks, Cleveland Cavaliers and Philadelphia 76ers. They traded forward Kevin Durant and guard Kyrie Irving for a multitude of picks and players, including a former […]

The Brooklyn Nets are looking to rebrand themselves after the highly publicized and polarizing Kevin Durant-Kyrie Irving era from the past four seasons. Already off to a sound start to the process with the likes of Mikal Bridges in tow (acquired in the Durant blockbuster with the Phoenix Suns), GM Sean Marks will now look […]

The NBA draft is in the rearview mirror, with the Brooklyn Nets welcoming three rookies for the upcoming season. The Nets’ focus now shifts to free agency, where Cam Johnson’s impending negotiations will headline their priorities. Johnson is coming off the best season of his career, averaging 15.5 points per game on 47/40/84 shooting splits […]

Trade conversations centered around Portland Trail Blazers superstar Damian Lillard have existed for quite some time now. While they were on the doorstep of the NBA Finals in 2019 by making the Western Conference Finals, the Blazers have not gotten past the first round since. This franchise desperately needs to begin planning for the future, […]

The Brooklyn Nets stood their ground on draft night amid heavy trade rumors, selecting Alabama’s Noah Clowney (21), Duke’s Dariq Whitehead (22) and Kansas’ Jalen Wilson (51). With that, we assess Brooklyn’s draft night haul, offering grades for each selection. *Watch NBA games LIVE with fuboTV (click for a free trial)* No. 21: Noah Clowney, […]

Brooklyn Nets star Mikal Bridges got savagely rejected by A’ja Wilson when he seemingly shoot his shot at the Las Vegas Aces forward. Instead of focusing on the response and keeping the issue alive, he opted to just resolve things on his own. Bridges quickly went viral on Sunday after he asked Wilson on Twitter […]

A’ja Wilson and the Las Vegas Aces have been making headlines of late, which isn’t at all surprising considering how dominant the defending champs have been this season. The Aces are now 12-1 through their first 13 games as they look to go back-to-back this season. Wilson, in particular, has been making all sorts of […]

The Brooklyn Nets welcomed three players to their roster during a 2023 NBA Draft that featured plenty of surprise picks and draft-day trades. The Washington Wizards traded for the No. 7 pick in exchange for the No. 8 pick and two second-rounders. The Houston Rockets were able to take Villanova forward Cam Whitmore after he […]

The Brooklyn Nets are looking toward the 2023 offseason as a time period where they can fully separate themselves from their failed Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving “all-in” era. With budding star Mikal Bridges already in tow and the arrival of recently selected first-round picks Noah Clowney and Dariq Whitehead, it seems as though GM […]

Many were projecting Dariq Whitehead as a Top 10 pick in the 2023 NBA Draft at this time last year. After a foot fracture derailed his freshman season, the 6-foot-6 shooting guard/small forward fell to the Brooklyn Nets at 21st overall Thursday. The second-ranked player in the class of 2022 out of the prestigious Montverde […]

Brooklyn Nets general manager Sean Marks said Brooklyn is preparing for everything as Cam Johnson enters restricted free agency. Johnson is coming off the best season of his career, averaging 15.5 points per game on 47/40/84 shooting splits for the Phoenix Suns and Nets. He was Brooklyn’s top playoff performer during a first-round sweep against […]

The buzz surrounding the Brooklyn Nets heading into the draft centered on a potential trade up. As the picks flew by Thursday night, the Nets stood their ground, selecting Alabama’s Noah Clowney and Duke’s Dariq Whitehead 21st and 22nd overall. Clowney, a 6-foot-10, 210-pound forward, averaged 9.8 points and 7.9 rebounds last season to help […]

The Brooklyn Nets took what some might call a risk picking Dariq Whitehead with the 22nd overall selection. The former Duke Blue Devils guard had several injury concerns heading into the 2023 NBA Draft. According to ESPN NBA Front Office Insider Bobby Marks, Whitehead is a “big upside pick.” He was the number two prospect […]