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The Brooklyn Nets shocked the NBA world by acquiring two legitimate stars in the Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant. Overshadowed in the acquisition is the signing of DeAndre Jordan, who will join the team on a four-year, $40 million contract. Adding Jordan was an interesting move by the Nets, who already have a dominant young […]

Dallas Mavericks sophomore Kostas Antetokounmpo pulled off a Giannis-esque Euro step against shot-blocking specialist Jarrett Allen of the Brooklyn Nets during their Summer League game on Saturday. Big brother took notice: 👀 @Kostas_ante13 https://t.co/BeAYDogwWD — Giannis Antetokounmpo (@Giannis_An34) July 6, 2019 Perhaps a little revenge for Allen’s rejection of one of The Greek Freak’s dunks […]

Jarrett Allen is still the Brooklyn Nets’ center of the future. Whether or not the third-year big man is his team’s center of the present, though, is suddenly a question mark in the wake of Brooklyn’s drastic offseason overhaul. One thing for sure? Allen has no intention of giving up his starting spot in 2019-20 […]

There has been a lot of talk regarding the big splash that the Brooklyn Nets made during the first day of free agency, landing Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving, and DeAndre Jordan to four-year deals that helped turn them from a rebuilding team to a championship contender. But what most people immediately forgot about the team […]

Brooklyn Nets big man Jarrett Allen suffered a mild injury to his right thumb and his status for the team’s Summer League opener on Friday is up in the air, according to Brian Lewis of the New York Post. Allen has a wrap on his thumb. Jarrett Allen suffered a mild injury to his right […]

Besides building his frame this summer, Brooklyn Nets big man Jarrett Allen wants to work on expanding his range to the 3-point line and improving his decision-making. Allen is one of the best young centers in the NBA. The Nets are expecting the 21-year-old to take the next step in his development in 2019-20. “I […]

Brooklyn Nets big man Jarrett Allen hasn’t spoken with point guard D’Angelo Russell this summer about free agency, but says he would take the talented lefty back “in a heartbeat.” Russell becomes a restricted free agent this summer. If the Nets sign star point guard Kyrie Irving, Brooklyn could renounce Russell’s free agent rights, making […]

The Brooklyn Nets are reportedly targeting a big man in the 2019 NBA Draft to complement/ back up starter Jarrett Allen, according to Ian Begley of SNY. The Nets have the 17th overall pick in the draft, which is on June 20. They also have the 27th and 31st pick. This year is the first […]

NBA scouts and executives are high on Brooklyn Nets center Jarrett Allen, but they don’t think he’ll be an “elite” big man in the game. Allen averaged 10.9 points, 8.4 rebounds, 1.4 assists and 1.5 blocks this season for the Nets while shooting 59.0 percent from the field and 70.9 percent from the free-throw line. […]

The NBA’s Last Two Minute Report confirmed Brooklyn Nets center Jarrett Allen was indeed fouled in the final seconds of a Game 4 loss to the Philadelphia 76ers on Saturday afternoon. The foul was not called and Allen turned it over, ultimately setting up a Joe Harris intentional foul that would salt things away for […]

Brooklyn Nets center Jarrett Allen finished with 21 points and eight rebounds in Game 4 against the Philadelphia 76ers. By scoring 20 points, Allen became the youngest player in Nets franchise history to notch 20 points in a playoff game. From Nets PR: Jarrett Allen (21 points) has recorded his fifth-career 20-point game. At 20 […]

Early in Tuesday night’s Game 3, Brooklyn Nets center Jarrett Allen threw down a slam for the ages. The series against the Philadelphia 76ers is tied at a game apiece, so emotions are running high in Brooklyn. One of Allen’s teammates, Shabazz Napier, was particularly fired up about the dunk. Unfortunately, he accidentally took it […]

Philadelphia 76ers star center Joel Embiid says he didn’t mean to laugh during his postgame press conference after the Sixers’ Game 2 win when he was talking about his elbow to Brooklyn Nets big man Jarrett Allen. Embiid, who wasn’t ejected and received a Flagrant 1 foul, says he apologized to Allen multiple times on […]

Brooklyn Nets point guard Spencer Dinwiddie believes if center Jarrett Allen had elbowed Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid in Game 2, Allen would have been ejected by the refs. Embiid viciously elbowed Allen in Game 2, but was only called for a Flagrant 1 foul. Embiid also laughed about it with Ben Simmons as he […]

Brooklyn Nets swingman Caris LeVert and the rest of his teammates weren’t big fans of what Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid and point forward Ben Simmons did during their Game 2 postgame press conference. Embiid and Simmons laughed while Embiid was “apologizing” to Nets big man Jarrett Allen. Embiid viciously elbowed Allen in Game 2 […]

Sixers star Joel Embiid’s Flagrant 1 foul against Nets center Jarrett Allen will not be upgraded to a Flagrant 2 upon league review, according to ESPN’s Tim Bontemps. Embiid landed a vicious elbow to Allen’s neck area with only seconds left in the first half, a play which could have landed the Philadelphia 76ers center […]

Joel Embiid’s vicious elbow on Brooklyn Nets center Jarrett Allen could have been one that turned the tide in favor of the road team, as a Flagrant 2 call would have seen the Philadelphia 76ers big man exit with only seconds left in the first half of Game 2 on Monday. The officials ruled the […]

Things got pretty heated in Game 2 of the first-round series matchup between the Philadelphia 76ers and the Brooklyn Nets. At one point in the game, Sixers big man Joel Embiid got hit with a Flagrant 1 after catching Nets center Jarrett Allen with an elbow right on the face. After his team’s lopsided 145-123 […]

Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid has a reputation around the NBA. He always plays hard, aggressive basketball, but sometimes he takes it a bit too far. On Monday night, he did just that. Late in the second quarter of Game 2 of the Sixers’ first-round matchup against the Brooklyn Nets, Embiid tried to drive to […]

Brooklyn Nets center Jarrett Allen made his first few impressions in the league as a rookie in 2017-18 late in the season, but he soon saw himself flourish into a capable starter during this season. His teammates even expect him to break through as one of the best centers of the league in the near […]

Brooklyn Nets center Jarrett Allen has been the king of denying people at the rim this season. His latest victim is Boston Celtics rookie Robert Williams. “Time Lord” appeared to have a clean look at a dunk after Terry Rozier found him cutting to the basket. Allen came out of nowhere to block the dunk […]

Brooklyn Nets big man Jarrett Allen has racked up a bunch of poster blocks this season, swatting some of the very best players in the league at the rim. Well, now, he is adding poster dunks to his arsenal. During the Nets’ win over the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday night, Allen ran a pick-and-roll […]

LA Clippers big man Montrezl Harrell was going to the rim late in the fourth quarter, one way or the other. Unfortunately for Brooklyn Nets center Jarrett Allen, he just so happened to be in Harrell’s path when he threw down a monster jam. Montrezl DOWN HARD! 😤#ClipperNation 113#WeGoHard 106 1:26 left on NBALP pic.twitter.com/hIxXLx3Yw4 […]

Brooklyn Nets center Jarrett Allen has become an essential part of the team’s future. Despite just being 20 years old, he has proven himself to be a great defender. However, for head coach Kenny Atkinson, Allen can still improve. Atkinson is a big believer of Allen and even said that the young defensive stalwart can […]

Brooklyn Nets big man Jarrett Allen is quite acquainted to the back-to-the-basket art of basketball. Meaning, if he’s given the choice, he’s going to throw it down on his defender…or in this case, defenders. "Jarrett Allen. A GROWN man's move!"😳#WeGoHard pic.twitter.com/bl7Q59xf5e — NBA TV (@NBATV) March 7, 2019 A fundamentally-sound asset for the Nets, Jarrett […]

Jarrett Allen is already one of the most promising young centers in the NBA. Just imagine then how good the Brooklyn Nets big man will be once he adds a reliable 3-pointer to his game — a development coach Kenny Atkinson apparently wishes would come a bit sooner. When discussing Jarrett Allen's development in year […]

Minnesota Timberwolves swingman Josh Okogie has developed into a key contributor during his rookie campaign and has parlayed that early excellence into a spot on the NBA Rising Stars Challenge roster. With many getting to see the Lagos, Nigeria, native for the first time Friday, he showed up with this monster put-back jam over the […]

The Brooklyn Nets have already exceeded expectations. Considered by many as another also-ran in the Eastern Conference cellar before 2018-19 tipped off, Kenny Atkinson’s team has instead emerged as one of the league’s most pleasant surprises. Brooklyn is a respectable 30-29 this season, sixth in the East as All-Star weekend looms, where the team will […]

Brooklyn Nets backup point guard Spencer Dinwiddie says the team is going to be a force for years to come because they have an All-Star point guard in D’Angelo Russell and a future top-five center in Jarrett Allen. The Nets are 30-29 on the season, good for sixth place in the Eastern Conference standings. Brooklyn is looking […]

Jarrett Allen is one of the most valuable assets on this year’s Brooklyn Nets roster and it’s a no-brainer. The 20-year-old center leads all second-year pros this season in blocks per game (1.5) while ranking second in offensive rebounds per game (2.5), third in total double-doubles (17) and rebounds per game (8.6), and fourth in field […]

The Brooklyn Nets have become one of the hottest teams from around the NBA as of late with the franchise’s young core leading the way night-in and night-out. While the Nets continue to string together wins through cohesive team effort, there has been one player that has stood out from the rest since the start […]

Earlier in the season, Brooklyn Nets big man Jarrett Allen swatted a LeBron James poster dunk attempt, which finally put him on the national radar, something that should have happened a long time ago. Now, he has added Houston Rockets star James Harden to his list of victims: Whew. Allen just stuffed that. More people […]

Brooklyn Nets center Jarrett Allen has been turning heads this season, thanks to his impressive blocks on superstars like Anthony Davis, LeBron James and Blake Griffin. However, the young defensive stalwart also has his flaws. During the first few minutes of their game against the Toronto Raptors, Jarrett Allen received a pass from Nets teammate […]

Brooklyn Nets center Jarrett Allen is developing a penchant for blocking superstar players from dunking. Today, Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo is his latest victim, with the Greek Freak denied mercilessly at the rim by Jarrett Allen. Early in the first quarter of the Nets-Bucks matchup, Allen soared high to meet Giannis Antetokounmpo and stop […]

The Brooklyn Nets have not had a whole lot of highlights the past few seasons. Well, now, they have one to put on their mantle. Early in their game against the Los Angeles Lakers on Monday night, Nets big man Jarrett Allen swatted a LeBron James poster dunk attempt into oblivion: Jarrett Allen will tell […]

Brooklyn Nets center Jarrett Allen had a hard time getting back on his feet. In their Wednesday night matchup against the Oklahoma City Thunder, Allen fell on the floor and needed some help in order from him to stand up. The 20-year old  got that assistance from teammate Rondae Hollis-Jefferson. But unfortunately he wasn’t able […]

Brooklyn Nets sophomore Jarrett Allen has become the team’s starting center this season. Teammate Spencer Dinwiddie says that Allen is actually different than most NBA players, but it’s in a good way. Kelly Whiteside of The New York Times wrote about Allen’s ascent to basketball fame and how he is doing it in his own […]

Brooklyn Nets big man Jarrett Allen definitely has one of the most recognizable hairdos in the NBA today. In a recent interview with Kelly Whiteside of The New York Times, the 6-foot-11 center discussed the story (or lack thereof) behind his signature afro. According to Allen, there actually isn’t much to say about his eye-catching […]

Though this is just his second year in the NBA, Brooklyn Nets center Jarrett Allen is showing a lot of promise. To further his progression in the league, the former first-round pick is taking a few pointers from his teammate, Ed Davis. “That’s why you have Ed Davis around,” Nets coach Kenny Atkinson told Brian […]