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The past one and a half seasons have been tough for the Brooklyn Nets organization. Just as the Nets were hitting their stride in the post-James Harden era, Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving decided to bail on the team, setting them on a downward spiral. The organization, after one year of trying to remain semi-competitive […]

Who are the Los Angeles Lakers? We all know them to be the 17-time NBA champions and one of the most historic professional sports organizations in the United States due to their rich culture with legends such as Magic Johnson, Kobe Bryant, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Jerry West, and others. But the question of “Who are the […]

When the Brooklyn Nets made the rare cross-borough trade with the New York Knicks to send Mikal Bridges to Manhattan for Bojan Bogdanovic and a small war chest of draft picks, it seemingly signified a firesale at the Barclay Center, with anything not nailed down available for the right price. Do you want a point […]

The NBA free agency frenzy has slowed down drastically over the last couple of weeks. Still, some teams, including the Los Angeles Lakers, continue exploring the market. The Lakers missed out on several stars, including Klay Thompson, and they require adding talent to the roster to try and make another playoff run. The Brooklyn Nets […]

Cam Johnson has never played an NBA season without Mikal Bridges as a teammate. That will change in 2024-25, as the duo was abruptly split when the Brooklyn Nets shocked the NBA by trading Bridges to the New York Knicks. After the Phoenix Suns selected the pair of wings in the first round of back-to-back […]

After spending years in the middle of the East, fighting for a first-round playoff spot but rarely anything more, the Brooklyn Nets have officially made a decision about the direction of the franchise moving forward, forgoing the sort of star-hunting efforts that bit them in the behind a few years back in favor of a […]

The NBA trade market is heating up, and the Brooklyn Nets are at the center of the rumor mill. After embracing a full rebuild by sending Mikal Bridges to the New York Knicks, the Nets have several veterans who could be on the move, namely Cam Johnson and Dorian Finney-Smith. The Los Angeles Lakers are […]

On Wednesday evening, the Los Angeles Lakers made a boost to their overall shooting profile by adding Dalton Knecht out of the University of Tennessee with the seventeenth pick in the first round of the 2024 NBA Draft. At the age of 23, Knecht figures to be one of the more NBA-ready prospects in this […]

The offseason is here, and there is no offseason tradition quite like predicting Los Angeles Lakers trades. Being the most prestigious team in the league, the Purple and Gold are always in win-now mode, and there are always rumors of the team making blockbuster trades in order to fit that philosophy. Los Angeles’ desire to […]

A rebuild is on the horizon in Brooklyn. The Brooklyn Nets signaled as such with their shocking blockbuster trades. Not only did they get five first-round picks from the New York Knicks for Mikal Bridges, but they also acquired some of their own picks back from the Houston Rockets. That could mean more deals are […]

With the 2024 NBA draft rapidly approaching, the Philadelphia 76ers’ entire strategy was shaken up considerably thanks to Leon Rose and the New York Knicks, who traded away a half dozen picks to their cross-river rivals, the Brooklyn Nets, to acquire Villanova alum Mikal Bridges, who Brett Brown actually selected 10th overall in 2021 before […]

If there’s one thing Daryl Morey doesn’t much care for doing as the general manager of the Philadelphia 76ers, it’s using his draft picks. Sure, he’ll select a player from time to time to help fill out the roster like Jaden Springer, and has been darn good at identifying talent all over the board and […]

The Philadelphia 76ers have a golden opportunity to put a strong supporting cast around Joel Embiid and Tyrese Maxey. As much as they could use a third star, they’re also going to need surefire depth in their future quests for a championship. The Sixers can open up $52 million in cap space by renouncing all […]

Like many of his Brooklyn Nets teammates, Mikal Bridges limped through a disappointing close to the 2023-24 season. After a 32-50 campaign, it was no surprise Bridges looked beaten down as he took the podium for Monday’s exit interview. “Tough,” he said when describing the season in one word. “It was really tough, just personally. […]

Several Brooklyn Nets have played their final game of the season. After being ruled out for Friday’s matchup with the New York Knicks, Dennis Schroder, Dorian Finney-Smith and Dennis Smith Jr. will miss Sunday’s season finale against the Philadelphia 76ers, interim head coach Kevin Ollie announced. Schroder has battled through right Achilles soreness in recent […]

The Sacramento Kings enter Sunday’s matchup with the Brooklyn Nets in the midst of a tight Western Conference play-in race. A lengthy Nets injury report will give them a significant boost in those efforts. After overcoming a 19-point deficit to defeat the Detroit Pistons on Saturday, the Nets placed three starters on the injury report. […]

The Brooklyn Nets will likely be without two rotation pieces Saturday vs. the Detroit Pistons. Cam Johnson (left big toe sprain) and Dennis Smith Jr. (right hip synovitis) are both doubtful for the home matchup, the team announced Friday. Johnson appeared to re-aggravate his toe sprain early in Brooklyn’s 115-11 win over the Indiana Pacers […]

The Brooklyn Nets will be without a key starter again Friday vs. the Chicago Bulls. Cam Johnson will miss his third straight game due to a left big toe sprain. Johnson injured his toe driving to the basket during Saturday’s loss to the New York Knicks. He did not travel with the Nets for their […]

The Brooklyn Nets are battling the injury bug as they close out a disappointing 2023-24 campaign. Already down Cam Johnson (left big toe sprain) and Dennis Smith Jr. (right hip synovitis) for Monday’s matchup with the Toronto Raptors, the team ruled out Cam Thomas due to lower back tightness before pulling out a 96-88 win. […]

The Brooklyn Nets will be shorthanded for their road matchup with the Toronto Raptors on Monday. Cam Johnson (left big toe sprain) and Dennis Smith Jr. (right shin stress reaction) have both been ruled out, the team announced Sunday. Johnson injured his toe during Saturday’s 105-93 loss to the New York Knicks. After signing a […]

Mikal Bridges has built upon his reputation as the NBA’s undisputed “Iron Man” this season. The Brooklyn Nets forward reached another milestone on Tuesday, playing in his 500th consecutive game, including the regular season and playoffs. Bridges’ mark is the longest active streak in the NBA and the 13th longest of all time. He sits […]

The Brooklyn Nets are nearing full strength as they attempt to make a play-in push with 17 games left in the season. After missing three games due to a right ankle sprain, Cam Johnson is expected to play Wednesday vs. the Orlando Magic. Johnson injured his ankle in the opening minutes of a March 5 […]

Former Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown had a stellar career with the team. He eventually departed for the Tampa Buccaneers, but he has inserted himself back into the conversation. Brown made an amusing Bill Burr comment on new Pittsburgh punter Cameron Johnston. Antonio Brown recognizes Bill Burr resemblance in new Steelers punter News broke […]

The Brooklyn Nets were the healthiest they’d been all season after the All-Star break, and it didn’t last long. With Cam Thomas (right ankle sprain) and Ben Simmons (left lower back nerve impingement) already sidelined for five games, Brooklyn sustained two more injuries to key players this week. Day’Ron Sharpe suffered a right wrist contusion […]

The Brooklyn Nets may not have admitted it, but their season was on the line entering this week’s pair of matchups with the Atlanta Hawks. A 2-8 stretch dropped them four games back of Atlanta for the final spot in the Eastern Conference play-in tournament ahead of the mini-series. Times were desperate, and interim head […]

The Brooklyn Nets needed some offensive heroics from their supporting cast with Cam Thomas sidelined for Thursday’s pivotal matchup with the Atlanta Hawks. They had yet to find such production in four appearances under interim head coach Kevin Ollie, posting the league’s worst offense (92.8 points per game on 40.5 percent shooting) on their way […]

The only Brooklyn Net left on the injury report is nearing his return. After missing the team’s last eight games due to left adductor tightness, Cam Johnson is expected to play Wednesday vs. the Boston Celtics. The extended absence is one of several lower extremity injuries the 6-foot-8 sharpshooter has battled this season. After signing […]

The Brooklyn Nets will remain shorthanded Thursday versus the Cleveland Cavaliers, with Cam Johnson (left adductor tightness) and Lonnie Walker IV (left hamstring strain) sidelined for the second straight game. Johnson and Walker exited during Monday’s loss to the Golden State Warriors and did not return. Head coach Jacque Vaughn said Tuesday that both players […]

The Brooklyn Nets are battling the injury bug entering the second night of a back-to-back Tuesday against the Dallas Mavericks. Cam Johnson (left adductor tightness) and Lonnie Walker (left hamstring tightness), who exited Monday’s loss to the Golden State Warriors and did not return, were both ruled out. Their absences mean Jacque Vaughn’s squad will […]

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 […]

The Brooklyn Nets will be short-handed when they return home on Wednesday night to face the Milwaukee Bucks. Spencer Dinwiddie (rest), Cam Johnson (right knee sprain – injury maintenance), and Nic Claxton (left ankle sprain – injury maintenance) are all listed as out with the team set to play their second game in as many […]

The Phoenix Suns began an organizational makeover when they traded Mikal Bridges and Cam Johnson for Kevin Durant at last year’s deadline. The team continued that revamp following a second-round loss to the eventual champion Denver Nuggets by firing head coach Monty Williams. Williams was reunited with Bridges and Johnson, who played under him from […]

The Detroit Pistons made history Saturday at Barclays Center with a 126-115 loss to the Brooklyn Nets. The defeat marks Detroit’s 26th straight, tying the longest single-season streak in NBA history, also held by the 2013-14 Philadelphia 76ers and 2010-11 Cleveland Cavaliers. Before the record-matching loss, Pistons head coach Monty Williams took full responsibility for […]

The NBA’s age-old adage goes, “It’s a make-or-miss league.” Mikal Bridges has been on the wrong end of that saying of late, and the result has been a 1-5 stretch for the Brooklyn Nets. Bridges is averaging 16.3 points per game on 31.9 percent shooting during that span. After a disappointing five-game West Coast trip, […]

The Brooklyn Nets fell 121-102 to the New York Knicks Wednesday at Barclays Center. The blowout loss comes after a disappointing 1-4 West Coast swing from head coach Jacque Vaughn’s squad. Here are three key takeaways from another lackluster Nets performance: Cam Johnson bounces back after disappointing road trip Johnson could not find his rhythm […]

The Phoenix Suns’ matchup with the Brooklyn Nets Wednesday marked the start of a new era, with the team’s big three of Devin Booker, Kevin Durant, and Bradley Beal taking the floor for the first time. However, as one era began, a reminder of another returned. Mikal Bridges and Cam Johnson returned to face their […]

A lot of eyes were on the Phoenix Suns on Wednesday as they debuted their new big three of Devin Booker, Kevin Durant and Bradley Beal, but instead the story of the matchup against the Brooklyn Nets was Mikal Bridges and Cam Johnson coming back to Phoenix and getting a win against their old team. […]

The Phoenix Suns were the NBA’s worst team for three seasons before the arrival of Mikal Bridges and Cam Johnson, posting a 68-178 record from 2015 to 2018. Fast forward to last season’s blockbuster trade that sent both players to the Brooklyn Nets for Kevin Durant, and the Suns were a perennial title contender with […]

For the first time since last season’s trade deadline blockbuster, Mikal Bridges and Cam Johnson will return to Phoenix on Wednesday as members of the Brooklyn Nets. The duo, affectionately nicknamed “The Twins” during their Phoenix days, became fan favorites throughout the Suns’ turnaround from 2019 to 2023. Both are expected to receive a tribute […]