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The Philadelphia 76ers are preparing for Game 1 of the 2023 NBA Playoffs against the Brooklyn Nets. They will square off Saturday at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, beginning their quest for their first NBA Championship since the 1983 season. Sitting at the No. 3 seed with a record of 54-28, the 76ers have […]

The Brooklyn Nets are somehow still fighting in the playoffs. After trading away Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving, many expected this team to fall off a cliff. Instead, Brooklyn built upon their solid record, doing just enough to stay out of the Play-In. Their reward is a matchup against the Philadelphia 76ers. However, one of […]

Nic Claxton has put the league on notice during a breakout 2022-23 campaign. However, with the Brooklyn Nets facing the Philadelphia 76ers in the first round of the 2023 NBA Playoffs, the Nets big man’s biggest challenge is still ahead of him: MVP frontrunner Joel Embiid. The Sixers center just turned in the best season of […]

The Brooklyn Nets finished as the sixth-seed in the Eastern Conference standings and, in turn, have a round-one date scheduled against Joel Embiid, James Harden, and the Philadelphia 76ers in the upcoming postseason. While the Sixers certainly are viewed as the favorites to come away from the series victorious, head coach Jacque Vaughn is seemingly […]

The Brooklyn Nets will meet the Philadelphia 76ers in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals. We’re at the Wells Fargo Center, sharing our NBA odds series, making a Nets-76ers Game 1 prediction and pick while showing you how to watch. The Nets come into this playoffs with a record of 45-37 and are the […]

Spencer Dinwiddie took a lot of heat from Washington Wizards fans amid his beef with former teammate Kyle Kuzma. Apparently, the Brooklyn Nets star also wants all the smoke with Los Angeles Lakers fans. This is after Dinwiddie dragged Lakers icon Rick Fox in his latest round of slander against Kuzma. Naturally, LA supporters rallied […]

Brooklyn Nets star Spencer Dinwiddie recently took his beef with Kyle Kuzma a notch higher. This is after Dinwiddie decided to invoke Kobe Bryant, Shaquille O’Neal, and of all people, Rick Fox, in trying to insinuate that Kuzma got a bit of a free ride with his 2020 championship with LeBron James and the Los […]

Mikal Bridges has come a very long way since being drafted No. 10 overall in the 2018 NBA Draft. Right now, he’s spearheading a rather unexpected playoff run for the Brooklyn Nets following his mid-season blockbuster trade from the Phoenix Suns. It now feels like a lifetime away since Bridges had a roller coaster of […]

The 2023 NBA playoffs have put the Philadelphia 76ers in familiar territory: facing the scrappy, sixth-seeded Brooklyn Nets in the first round of the playoffs. The Sixers and Nets will kick off the first round of the playoffs at Wells Fargo Center on the afternoon of April 15 in what Philly hopes is the beginning […]

There has been a lot of back of forth between Brooklyn Nets star Spencer Dinwiddie and Kyle Kuzma of late, and their Twitter beef has now escalated into what appears to be a full-on feud between these two former Washington Wizards teammates. It has now gotten to a point wherein Dinwiddie has had to invoke […]

Sixteen games, one playoff series win. That’s all the Brooklyn Nets got in return for a Hall of Fame trio of Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving, and James Harden. The superteam experiment in Brooklyn lasted only three and a half seasons and it failed miserably. If there’s one thing their tenure made up for in lack […]

Once upon a time the top storyline of the new-look Brooklyn Nets meeting the Philadelphia 76ers in the playoffs would have been Ben Simmons. However, the former number-one pick’s dynamic in a Philly playoff setting is a moot point since Brooklyn shut the big man down for the rest of the season due to a […]

This definitely isn’t where Brooklyn Nets executives thought their team would be come April 2023 when they went on a tear back in December, but here they are, back to where they were before they signed Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving — the sixth seed in the Eastern Conference. In fact, the parallels go beyond […]

The Washington Wizards failed to make it to the NBA Playoffs this season, but they’re still very well in the mainstream news cycle, thanks to the beef between Brooklyn Nets guard Spencer Dinwiddie and Wizards forward Kyle Kuzma finally erupting on Wednesday. There are only two sides to this quarrel, and it’s either you’re on […]

The Brooklyn Nets are heavy underdogs in their first-round series against the Philadelphia 76ers. Whether by seeding, betting odds, or public opinion, the Nets are a long shot in the eyes of everyone but their own. “I don’t think we really look into it too much like that,” Joe Harris said regarding Brooklyn’s underdog status. […]

The Philadelphia 76ers and Brooklyn Nets are getting ready to play in the first round of the NBA Playoffs, and Spencer Dinwiddie has spent some time talking smack with Kyle Kuzma of the Washington Wizards. Kyle Kuzma of the Wizards sounded off in a thread regarding Spencer Dinwiddie of the Nets. Kuzma mentioned the amount […]

The NBA Playoffs are back as the No. 6 seed Brooklyn Nets (45-37) take on the No. 3 seed Philadelphia 76ers (54-28) in the Eastern Conference first round. The series tips off on Saturday at 1:00 p.m. ET. With such an enticing matchup on deck, there are a number of juicy prop bets to take […]

Washington Wizards forward Kyle Kuzma has been in a war of words with Brooklyn Nets guard Spencer Dinwiddie. While Dinwiddie looked to deliver a K.O. blow, Kuzma took things to the next level. Both sides have been arguing about each other’s skill and dedication to the game of basketball. When Kuzma caught wind of Dinwiddie’s […]

After months of basketball in the regular season, the 2023 NBA Playoffs are finally here. Now, only the best of the best in the league remains in pursuit of the Larry O’Brien Trophy. With the Philadelphia 76ers set to face the Brooklyn Nets in the first round, it means it is time for some Sixers […]

Mikal Bridges developed his game growing up in the suburbs of Philadelphia. The breakout Brooklyn Nets forward was a diehard 76ers fan, frequently attending games at Wells Fargo Center, then called the Wachovia Center. He went on to play at Great Valley High School in Malvern, Pennsylvania, where he would earn All-State honors and a […]

Brooklyn Nets player Spencer Dinwiddie addressed his Twitter beef with Kyle Kuzma, per FanDuel TV’s Run It Back. Dinwiddie provided a look back at the beef between the players, and then made a response. “What’s that thing Draymond (Green) just said, where he said ‘insecurity is loud,’” Dinwiddie said. “Basically, here’s what happened. We lost […]

Brooklyn Nets guard Ben Simmons made his Chinese fans extra happy with his latest move, though it’s probably not what many fans are thinking. To get it out of the way: No, Simmons is not moving to China. While his future with the Nets and the NBA remain uncertain after his massive downfall and recent […]

Nets head coach Jacque Vaughn is no stranger to strategy meetings ahead of a playoff series. Brooklyn’s first-round matchup with Philadelphia will mark the team’s fifth consecutive year in the postseason. Vaughn, who spent six years with the Nets as an assistant before being promoted this season, has played a role in the preparation for […]

CAMDEN, N.J. — As the Philadelphia 76ers prepare for the Brooklyn Nets in the first round of the 2023 NBA playoffs, there are two key players on Brooklyn’s side to keep an eye on: Mikal Bridges and Nic Claxton. Those two can give the Sixers a heap of trouble in the first round. Bridges has […]

The Brooklyn Nets have had one of the more tumultuous seasons in recent memory. They began the season with two All-NBA guys in Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving, who were playing very strong basketball. Despite a formidable start that saw them near the top of the Eastern Conference, off the court turmoil and controversy proved […]

Kyrie Irving is arguably the best ball-handler in the NBA today. He is an NBA champion that has made eight All-Star appearances. With a decorated NBA star like Irving, have you ever wondered how a guy like Kyrie Irving lives? Well, you don’t have to wonder anymore. This article will feature Kyrie Irving’s $755,000 mansion […]

Doc Rivers sat down at the podium ahead of the Philadelphia 76ers’ regular-season finale Sunday in Brooklyn. He candidly joked about the irrelevance of the game given both teams would rest their top players ahead of the upcoming first-round matchup. The conversation shifted to a more serious tone when the head coach was asked how […]

Cam Thomas has made one thing abundantly clear during his second NBA season with the Brooklyn Nets: he can score at an elite level when called upon. With the Nets resting their entire rotation in their season-finale against Philadelphia Sunday, Thomas exploded for a career-high 46 points on 16-of-29 shooting from the field and 6-of-8 […]

Before facing each other in the first round of the playoffs, the Philadelphia 76ers (54-28) and Brooklyn Nets (45-37) closed out their regular seasons with an afternoon matchup. In a game that was basically 48 minutes of garbage time, the Sixers won 134-105. Let’s break down the Sixers’ final game of the 2022-23 regular season. […]

Mikal Bridges didn’t exactly earn NBA Twitter’s respect with his recent appearance for the Brooklyn Nets. The Nets have secured their place as the No. 6 seed and with the playoffs fast approaching, decided to rest their key players for Sunday’s game against the Philadelphia 76ers. However, Bridges made sure to play to keep his […]

The Nets locked themselves into a first-round matchup with the 76ers with a win Friday. Brooklyn will face off with Philadelphia in Sunday’s regular-season finale but is expected to rest nearly the entire rotation. Cam Johnson, Dorian Finney-Smith, Royce O’Neale and Seth Curry have already been ruled out. Nic Claxton, Spencer Dinwiddie, Joe Harris and […]

The Brooklyn Nets are heading to the playoffs for the fifth consecutive season. With their 101-84 blowout of the Orlando Magic at Barclays Center Friday, Brooklyn clinched the Eastern Conference’s sixth seed and a first-round matchup with the Philadelphia 76ers. Expectations never shifted within the new-look Nets following the trades of Kevin Durant and Kyrie […]

Day’Ron Sharpe found himself on the outside looking in when the Brooklyn Nets established their rotation early this season. Much was made of Brooklyn’s decision to bench the second-year big man, a move that left the team with a glaring hole behind breakout center Nic Claxton. Following the trades of Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving, […]

The Brooklyn Nets (44-36) host the Orlando Magic (34-46) on Friday for an Eastern Conference clash with playoff implications. Tip-off is scheduled for 7:40pm ET. Below we continue our NBA odds series with a Magic-Nets prediction and pick and information on how to watch. This is the third meeting between these teams. Brooklyn won the […]

The NBA Playoffs were once lamented for how top-heavy and predictable they were, but the 2022-23 regular season has objectively been one wild ride. And it is not over yet. Though, there are a few things that could be decided in Friday’s slate of games, particularly where the Eastern Conference is concerned. The top five […]

The Brooklyn Nets converted two-way guard David Duke Jr. to a standard NBA contract Friday ahead of the playoffs. The move comes after the team decided not to re-sign center Moses Brown following the expiration of his second 10-day contract. Duke Jr. signed a two-way deal with Brooklyn after going undrafted out of Providence in […]

Obviously, NBA fans can be very opinionated. LeBron James versus Michael Jordan GOAT debate. Does Nikola Jokic have enough postseason success to warrant three consecutive regular season MVPs? But maybe the one that evokes the most passion and emotion revolves around the unveiling of new alternate jerseys. The Brooklyn Nets learned that the hard way. […]

The Brooklyn Nets have managed to stay afloat in the Eastern Conference playoff race despite trading away Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving. That’s a testament to not only Jacque Vaughn’s credentials as a head coach, but the solid group of players that have gelled as a team. The Nets have seen Mikal Bridges break out […]

Two months after rejoining the Brooklyn Nets, Spencer Dinwiddie traveled to Detroit on the night before his 30th birthday with a chance to pull the Nets within one game of clinching a playoff birth. The veteran answered the call, dishing out a career-high 16 assists in a 123-108 win over his former team. .@SDinwiddie_25 was […]