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The Brooklyn Nets’ 112-111 overtime loss to the Utah Jazz on Sunday felt like a win, at least to the fans. With Utah directly ahead of Brooklyn for fifth place in the draft lottery standings, the matchup was less of a basketball game and more of a physics experiment: what would happen if two tanks […]

Brooklyn Nets fans may be frustrated with the team’s lack of immediate success but general manager Sean Marks is looking toward the future. Amid the team’s rough patch of ongoing losses, Marks addressed his lack of recent success and tanking rumors. As most general managers do during periods of adversity, Marks said that he is […]

The Brooklyn Nets have been on the struggle bus as of late, currently sitting at 13-25 following Friday evening’s road loss to the Denver Nuggets. The Nets recently made some major moves by trading Dennis Schroder to the Golden State Warriors in exchange for draft capital and then dealing Dorian Finney-Smith and Shake Milton to […]

The Brooklyn Nets continue to approach injuries to two of their top players cautiously as losses pile up. Cam Johnson and D’Angelo Russell will remain sidelined for Sunday’s road matchup with the Utah Jazz. Johnson will miss his fifth consecutive game with a right ankle sprain, while Russell will sit out his fourth straight with […]

The Brooklyn Nets will remain without a key bench contributor for the remainder of their six-game road trip. Head coach Jordi Fernandez said Friday that Trendon Watford is unlikely to play during the West Coast swing. The 24-year-old has missed Brooklyn’s last 12 games due to a left hamstring strain. Watford missed the entire preseason […]

The Brooklyn Nets have shifted their focus toward draft positioning during the second half of 2024-25. After pivoting to a rebuild this summer, the team seemingly committed to a hard tank during the last month, trading Dennis Schroder and Dorian Finney-Smith. Brooklyn has taken a cautious approach to recent injuries, with Cam Johnson, Cam Thomas, […]

The Denver Nuggets (21-15) are preparing to wrap up their three-game homestand with a matchup against the Brooklyn Nets (13-24) on Friday night. However, the availability of star center Nikola Jokic remains uncertain. The Nuggets listed Jokic as questionable with an undisclosed illness, which has kept him out of their last two games, including Wednesday’s […]

The Brooklyn Nets will receive reinforcements for the start of a six-game West Coast swing. After missing the team’s last three games due to calf soreness and lower back injury management, Ben Simmons will return to the lineup against the Denver Nuggets on Friday. With D’Angelo Russell (left shin contusion) and Cam Thomas (left hamstring […]

The NBA season continues, and we have a tilt between the Brooklyn Nets and the Denver Nuggets on Friday. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with a Nets-Nuggets prediction and pick. The Brooklyn Nets (13-24) face the Denver Nuggets (21-15) on Friday at Ball Arena in Denver. The Nuggets, averaging 120.5 points per […]

The injury-ravaged Brooklyn Nets could welcome back one of their top players during a six-game road trip. Head coach Jordi Fernandez said the team expects Cam Johnson to return during an upcoming West Coast swing. The veteran wing has missed Brooklyn’s last three games due to a right ankle sprain. “We believe [he’ll play during […]

The Brooklyn Nets have shifted their focus toward draft positioning midway through the 2024-25 campaign. While lottery odds will be a top priority during the second half of the season, so will player development. And no young prospect on Brooklyn’s roster has shown more promise than second-year forward Noah Clowney. Clowney was a bright spot […]

Ben Simmons’ first extended absence of the 2024-25 season will continue Wednesday vs. the Detroit Pistons. The Brooklyn Nets ruled out the three-time All-Star for his third-straight game due to lower back injury management. He has also experienced calf soreness relating to his back in the last week. Before his absence, Simmons saw an increased […]

The Brooklyn Nets will host the Detroit Pistons on Wednesday night at Barclays Center. Ben Simmons is questionable on the team’s injury report due to lower back injury management. Here’s everything we know about Simmons’ injury and playing status vs. the Pistons. *Watch NBA games LIVE with fuboTV (Get Access | Save $30)* Ben Simmons […]

The NBA season continues, and we have a tilt between the Detroit Pistons and the Brooklyn Nets on Wednesday. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with a Pistons-Nets prediction and pick. In a pivotal Eastern Conference clash, the Detroit Pistons (18-18) look to extend their four-game win streak against the struggling Brooklyn Nets […]

The Brooklyn Nets will be without D’Angelo Russell again during Wednesday’s home matchup with the Detroit Pistons. Russell will remain sidelined for his third consecutive game due to a right shin contusion. The veteran point guard, who joined the Nets from the Los Angeles Lakers in a Dec. 29 trade, sustained the injury during Saturday’s […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are reportedly keeping their options open in the trade market after acquiring Dorian Finney-Smith from the Brooklyn Nets in exchange for D’Angelo Russell. According to Senior Lakers reporter Anthony Irwin, the Lakers explored the possibility of including Nets center Day’Ron Sharpe in the deal but were told it would require additional […]

Day’Ron Sharpe was a bright spot for the Brooklyn Nets during an otherwise forgettable 113-99 loss to the Indiana Pacers on Monday. The fourth-year center turned in his best performance of the season, posting 16 points, 13 rebounds and five assists on 8-of-13 shooting. He was a team-best +9 in 22 minutes off the bench. […]

The Brooklyn Nets started the 2024-25 NBA season with cautious hope. They aimed to build on their mix of promising young players and experienced veterans. However, a 13-23 record through the first 36 games has made it clear that significant changes are required to keep the team’s playoff aspirations alive. Sure, there have been moments […]

The Los Angeles Lakers, after much ado, finally decided to trade away D’Angelo Russell, sending him to another former team of his in the Brooklyn Nets in a deal that brought them back Dorian Finney-Smith and Shake Milton. Russell simply did not fit on the Lakers squad anymore amid Austin Reaves’ continued emergence, which pushed […]

Dariq Whitehead has not received an extended NBA opportunity during his second season with the Brooklyn Nets. However, a slew of injuries to the team’s top players could change that in the coming weeks. The Nets will be without Cam Johnson (right ankle sprain) and Cam Thomas (left hamstring strain) for extended periods. Point guards […]

With less than five weeks until the 2025 NBA trade deadline, the Golden State Warriors have some major decisions to make. General manager Mike Dunleavy Jr., owner Joe Lacob, and the entire organization are on the same page when it comes to finding ways to potentially win another championship with Stephen Curry and Draymond Green. […]

We’re back for our daily NBA betting predictions and picks as we head to the Eastern Conference for this next showdown. The Indiana Pacers (18-18) will take on the Brooklyn Nets (13-22) as both teams trend in opposite directions. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with a Pacers-Nets prediction and pick. The Indiana Pacers are currently sitting […]

The Brooklyn Nets will host the Indiana Pacers on Monday at Barclays Center. Ben Simmons and D’Angelo Russell are on the injury report, both listed as questionable. Simmons is dealing with left calf soreness, while Russell has a left shin contusion. Here’s everything we know about Simmons and Russell’s injuries and playing statuses vs. the […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder have been rolling as of late, undefeated since their NBA Cup finals loss to the Milwaukee Bucks and with Shai Gilgeous-Alexander playing like a legitimate MVP candidate. The Thunder are currently running away with the number one seed in the Western Conference despite significant injury concerns, including to big man Chet […]

The Brooklyn Nets’ injury struggles grew more dire on Saturday. Already down Cam Johnson and Cam Thomas, the team lost point guards Ben Simmons and D’Angelo Russell. Simmons was a late scratch due to left calf soreness before a 123-94 loss to the Philadelphia 76ers, while Russell exited the matchup due to a left shin […]

Saturday night’s game against the Philadelphia 76ers has been one to forget for the Brooklyn Nets. Not only are they down 107-86 as of this writing, but veteran guard D’Angelo Russell has been ruled out for the remainder of the game with a right shin contusion, via ClutchPoints’ Erik Slater. Russell finished with five points […]

Brooklyn Nets forward Maxwell Lewis has been diagnosed with a left tibia fracture and will be re-evaluated in four weeks. Lewis suffered the injury during the opening minute of his Nets debut after the team acquired him from the Los Angeles Lakers. He is expected to return this season. “I just talked to him now […]

The Brooklyn Nets lost two of their top players for extended periods. Cam Johnson will miss the team’s next three games after spraining his ankle during Thursday’s road win over the Milwaukee Bucks. Cam Thomas will be sidelined for nine games after reaggravating a hamstring injury that recently held him out a month. The injuries […]

The Brooklyn Nets will host the Philadelphia 76ers on Saturday at Barclays Center. Cam Thomas and Noah Clowney are questionable on Brooklyn’s injury report, while Cam Johnson is doubtful. Thomas is tending to a left hamstring strain, Johnson is dealing with a right ankle sprain and Clowney has a left hip contusion. Here’s everything we […]

The 76ers have been playing much better recently, but they need to bounce back after losing in their last game. The Nets are struggling and have a bad matchup in this game at home. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with a 76ers-Nets prediction and pick. The 76ers struggled to start the season, […]

Sean Marks has been the NBA’s most active general manager this season. The Brooklyn Nets GM executed his second trade earlier this week, sending Dorian Finney-Smith and Shake Milton to the Los Angeles Lakers for D’Angelo Russell, Maxwell Lewis, and second-round picks in 2027, 2030, and 2031. “This particular trade came around really quickly,” Marks […]

Jimmy Butler has requested a trade from the Miami Heat. Once Pat Riley made his offseason comments about Butler needing to keep his mouth shut if he wasn’t playing in the team’s playoff series, and after failing to agree to terms on a new extension, the writing appeared on the wall for this marriage to […]

The Brooklyn Nets won a war of attrition against the Milwaukee Bucks on Thursday but lost one of their top players. Cam Johnson sprained his right ankle in the final second of a 113-110 win at Fiserv Forum. He had X-rays that came back negative but left the building on crutches, according to the New […]

In about one month, all 30 teams around the league will be working their phones to determine if they will be involved in any deals before the 2025 NBA trade deadline. Nobody ever knows what will occur at the trade deadline. Yet, it is a foregone conclusion that the Sacramento Kings will be looking to […]

D’Angelo Russell’s homecoming raises lineup questions for the Brooklyn Nets, the most prominent of which surrounds his former high school teammate, Ben Simmons. After opening the year in Brooklyn’s starting lineup, Simmons moved to the bench nine games into the season. He was thrust back into the starting unit after the Nets traded Dennis Schroder […]

On Thursday evening, the Milwaukee Bucks will host the Brooklyn Nets in their first game of the new year. In a somewhat unbelievable piece of scheduling, it’s already the fourth time the Nets and Bucks will have squared off this season, with Brooklyn having won two out of the first three matchups. The Bucks recently […]

The Brooklyn Nets visit the Milwaukee Bucks on Thursday night. Ben Simmons is on the team’s injury report alongside Noah Clowney. Simmons is listed with lower back injury management, while Clowney has a left hip contusion. Here’s everything we know about both players’ playing statuses entering the Nets-Bucks matchup. *Watch NBA games LIVE with fuboTV […]

Despite firing Mike Brown, the Sacramento Kings have not given up on their season just yet. With just over one month until the 2025 trade deadline, the Kings are expected to be active, with Brooklyn Nets forward Cam Johnson well within their sights. As they scramble to improve their roster, the Kings have made their […]

Maxwell Lewis’ Brooklyn Nets tenure may have been derailed before it started. Appearing in his first game since joining the team alongside D’Angelo Russell in a trade from the Los Angeles Lakers, the 22-year-old suffered what appeared to be a serious knee injury on Wednesday at Toronto. After checking in with three minutes remaining during […]