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It would be fair to say that the NBA today is more focused on offense. Efficiency on offense, the pace of game, and every other offensive statistic have been continuously increasing. It doesn’t help that a certain Stephen Curry added to this even more by influencing the league to maximize the three-point line. The name […]

The Portland Trail Blazers are heading home to Rip City winless following Wednesday’s disappointing 107-104 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers, finishing a quick Eastern Conference road trip 0-3. Here are three key takeaways from another frustrating Blazers defeat. The Wrong Kind of Dame Time Lillard’s fingerprints were all over crunch-time…just not in the way Rip […]

The 2021-22 NBA season is a few months away. This is the perfect time to field our predictions on who’s going to be the next big star of the league. There are actually a lot. The NBA is home to the best athletes and the smartest individuals out there. It would be foolish not to […]

Cleveland Cavaliers center Jarrett Allen just received a $100 million payday, but he’s still wondering how the rest of his Brooklyn Nets tenure could’ve played out if he wasn’t traded. Allen was solid during his time in a Nets uniform and after he left, they received limited production from their bigs. He spoke on the […]

When the Brooklyn Nets made the bold move to acquire James Harden from the Houston Rockets, they lost a big piece in the process in Jarrett Allen. While the team tried hard to keep the young big man, it’s just impossible to trade for a superstar without giving up a key piece. However, had the […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers made some bold moves in the offseason. As for one, they made a twin tower duo after securing Jarrett Allen to a hefty deal then drafting Evan Mobley with the third overall pick. They also acquired Ricky Rubio via trade for some much-needed veteran presence. These moves, coupled with the presence of […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers have their frontcourt for the 2022 NBA season and beyond. Jarrett Allen, who was the source of considerable intrigue once Evan Mobley was picked No. 3 by the Cavs in the 2021 NBA draft on Thursday, signed with the team on Monday at the start of NBA free agency. He will stay […]

Even though he’s still growing and developing as a young talent in this league, Jarrett Allen has established himself as one of the best rim protectors, rebounders, and shot blockers. His tireless defensive efforts, post moves, and presence as a lob threat are what will make him a highly sought-after free agent this summer, especially […]

Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid threw down an emphatic slam 0ver the head of Cleveland Cavaliers center Jarrett Allen. After the monster poster, the ever so brash Cameroonian added a little more insult to injury, giving the Cavs big the “too small” taunt. Watch the Sixers All-Star’s highlight below, via NBA TV on Twitter: Don't […]

Several Brooklyn Nets fans have a tinge of regret that the team had to give up center Jarrett Allen in the transaction that gave them James Harden. After all, Allen is one of the best up-and-coming big men in the NBA. Now, in a recent rumor, the Nets reportedly actually laid out all their cards […]

The Brooklyn Nets had to give up Jarrett Allen as part of the three-team deal that landed them James Harden, though they tried to trade Landry Shamet instead. Brian Windhorst of ESPN reported on The Hoop Collective podcast the Nets had hoped to move Shamet in exchange for draft capital so as to complete the deal: […]

The Brooklyn Nets and Houston Rockets reportedly executed a massive trade on Wednesday evening with both the Indiana Pacers and Cleveland Cavaliers also in the mix, all centering on James Harden. However, the Nets and Rockets were the key players in this deal as superstar James Harden will now be heading to Brooklyn with a […]

Brooklyn Nets center Jarrett Allen had a tremendous showing Tuesday night against the Utah Jazz, and he joked a change in pasta sauce resulted in his big game. Allen, who finished the game with 19 points and 18 rebounds, said after the game he made a slight alteration in his pregame meal, one he believes […]

Brooklyn Nets coach Steve Nash has the enviable position of having two capable big men at his disposal in DeAndre Jordan and Jarrett Allen. At face value, the two seem to be jockeying for more playing time but Nash quickly dismissed rumors of a mini-drama brewing. While Jordan has remained the starting center for the […]

Brooklyn Nets center Jarrett Allen is apparently on double duty on Sunday evening against the Charlotte Hornets. Allen was called for an illegal screen, and rightfully so, though it might have been the Nets big man that ultimately made the call rather than the referee. How is that possible, you ask? As soon as Allen […]

Some NBA teams can slightly let their feet off the gas pedal now that the dealing for extensions is finally over. Now, front offices across the league get to assess their respective players before making an ultimate decision on them during their restricted free agencies in 2021. While that tactic does surely pay off for […]

Brooklyn Nets head coach Steve Nash recently expressed his optimism on big man Jarrett Allen’s future in the league despite the short period of time that they have worked together thus far. The former Texas Longhorn is currently on the $3.9 million rookie deal he signed back in 2017 when he first came to the […]

When the Brooklyn Nets hired Amar’e Stoudemire as a player development coach, eyes flocked to the team’s big men particularly incoming four-year man Jarrett Allen. After all, many have spotted Allen’s potential and in a recent interview, the big man shared how Amar’e been on him from the get-go. As an assistant for player development, […]

Brooklyn Nets center Jarrett Allen has been mentioned as a player who could possibly get traded to the Houston Rockets for 2018 MVP James Harden, who has reportedly told Houston he wants to get traded to Brooklyn so he can play with Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving. Allen, speaking from the Meals and Math Thanksgiving […]

The Brooklyn Nets will have a tricky situation on their hands next season regarding the future of their young center Jarrett Allen. The 6-foot-11 slotman is still in contract up until 2021-22, but he is eligible for an extension this season. Judging by the 22-year-old’s performance in his third year, Allen is bound for a […]

The NBA Draft is just a few weeks away and the league is looking to lift their moratorium on trading in the coming days. This offseason, teams have less money to spend in free agency than in recent years because the salary cap may remain stagnant, so some experts believe teams, like the Brooklyn Nets, […]

Jarrett Allen and the Brooklyn Nets upset Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks on Tuesday by a final score of 119-116, except Allen didn’t even play. It’s one of the biggest upsets in recent memory, considering the Bucks have the best record in the NBA and the Nets were playing without Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving, […]

The Brooklyn Nets are reportedly monitoring Zach LaVine’s situation in case the Chicago Bulls star requests a trade from the Windy City. The Nets are in win-now mode. They will look to maximize the limited championship window they have with Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving as their franchise cornerstones. Durant will turn 32 this September […]

Brooklyn Nets center DeAndre Jordan says he’s still going to check up on Jarrett Allen’s fro amid the coronavirus situation. Tuesday marked the first day the NBA installed its new media rules. As can be seen below, Jordan was speaking to Nets reporters from a podium, far away from anyone. All NBA, MLB, MLS and […]

Jacque Vaughn is taking over as interim head coach for the Brooklyn Nets after the team and former head coach Kenny Atkinson mutually agreed to part ways on Saturday. Vaughn will make his coaching debut on Sunday, and he has already made his first lineup change. Vaughn will start DeAndre Jordan over Jarrett Allen at […]

Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart leapt up high in the air to reject Brooklyn Nets third-year center Jarrett Allen on Tuesday in the two teams’ Tuesday night matchup. Smart, 25, then gave Allen the classic Dikembe Mutombo finger wag (via Taylor Snow). MARCUS SMART MUTOMBO'D JARRETT ALLEN 💀@smart_MS3 pic.twitter.com/DmsKayiPiF — Taylor Snow (@taylorcsnow) March 4, […]

Brooklyn Nets players Spencer Dinwiddie, Caris LeVert and Jarrett Allen are all names that rival NBA executives believe to be available in some form this summer, according to Tim Bontemps of ESPN. The Nets could use those players in a package to acquire a third star next to Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving: Several people mentioned the Nets […]

Brooklyn Nets center DeAndre Jordan doesn’t exactly hand out a ton of dimes, as he has averaged just less than one assist per game (0.9) over his 10 year career. Maybe that’s why Jordan got slightly prematurely excited after finding Garrett Temple under the basket towards the end of the 1st quarter — only for […]

Trade season in the NBA is heating up, and it’s only expected to get hotter as the Feb. 6 deadline gets closer. The Houston Rockets are among teams looking to make changes, and one player they have reportedly made available is starting center Clint Capela. The Rockets are reportedly aggressively shopping the 25-year-old big man. […]

The Brooklyn Nets are one of the few teams expected to make some moves prior to the Feb. 6 trade deadline, yet a rumored package of point guard Spencer Dinwiddie, swingman Caris LeVert, and young center Jarrett Allen in exchange for draft picks is unlikely to happen, according to ESPN’s Zach Lowe. The Nets won’t […]

Detroit Pistons center Andre Drummond brought the thunder to the Barclays Center on Wednesday night against Jarrett Allen and the Brooklyn Nets. Drummond put Allen on a poster during the first quarter of the game, unleashing a massive one-handed slam over the Nets center. https://twitter.com/LegionHoops/status/1222688762758455297 Drummond is among the more athletic centers in the league, […]

Brooklyn Nets center Jarrett Allen is only 21 years old, but head coach Kenny Atkinson believes the youngster has already established himself as a force to be reckoned in the NBA. Prior to Saturday night showdown against the Milwaukee Bucks, Atkinson spoke highly of Allen and called him “one of the best centers in the […]

Brooklyn Nets center Jarrett Allen says there’s “no bad blood” between point guard Kyrie Irving and the rest of the team. After Brooklyn lost to the Philadelphia 76ers, Irving told reporters he felt it was “glaring” that the Nets “need one or two more pieces to complement” himself, Kevin Durant, DeAndre Jordan, Garrett Temple, Spencer […]

Brooklyn Nets big man Jarrett Allen did not just give Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert a taste of his own medicine, but he also finished an alley-oop in the next possession. Gobert is a two-time Defensive Player of the Year award, but Allen let him know that he is a good shot-blocker himself and that […]

Now in his 12th season in the league, veteran big man DeAndre Jordan has found himself in unfamiliar territory with the Brooklyn Nets. After being a starter for pretty much his entire career (save for his first few seasons in the NBA), the 6-foot-11 center has now been relegated to a bench role in head […]

Jarrett Allen has been a great contributor to the Brooklyn Nets ever since he was drafted by the team with the 22nd pick of the 2017 NBA Draft. A 6-foot-11 big man with a long wingspan and impressive athleticism, Allen has obviously made a name for himself as an elite shot blocker. Despite being just […]

To be clear, I don’t think that Karl-Anthony Towns is currently being shopped and it should be no surprise to anyone that he is being reported as “unhappy” with the Minnesota Timberwolves after recently losing 11 straight games and likely playoff hopes along with it. That being said, Towns could reach a point where he […]

Brooklyn Nets center DeAndre Jordan had some fun with frontcourt partner Jarrett Allen ahead of theit matchup with the Charlotte Hornets on Wednesday night. Jordan used an air-horn to mock combing and grooming Allen’s afro before the Nets and Hornets got ready to tip things off. DeAndre Jordan grooming his protege 😂 pic.twitter.com/3GGmDVpjJk — ClutchPoints […]

Brooklyn Nets big man Jarrett Allen wants to take his game to the next level, and if there’s one player in the NBA he’d like to emulate, it’s Detroit Pistons’ Blake Griffin, as a teammate of DeAndre Jordan. Allen said that he and Griffin have a couple of similarities and that’s one of the reasons […]