<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/How-Bruce-Brown-can-help-the-Brooklyn-Nets_-rotation-Thumbnail.jpg"></figure><h1>How Bruce Brown can help Nets’ rotation</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2020-11-16T08:54:46-08:00">November 16th, 8:54am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2020-11-16T08:54:46-08:00">November 16th, 8:54am</time><address><a>Kellen Voss</a>Sports Editor at Grand Valley State University for the Lanthorn. Sidelion Report Contributor. Class of 2021 member majoring in Multimedia Journalism. Lover of God, My Family and Friends, Basketball, Cheezits, Chocolate Chip Cookies and the Detroit Lions. Glad to be a part of the next generation of bitter Lions fans. But hey, at least I don't root for the Bears</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Even though it <a href="https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1328334749539184643">wasn’t the Woj Bomb</a> that Brooklyn Nets fans were hoping for (that could still come later), the Nets have made their first trade of the 2020 offseason, as they’ll be sending Dzanan Musa and a 2021 second-round pick to the Detroit Pistons for Bruce Brown.</p><p>The Nets are picking up a young guard with a bulldog mentality on defense and an offensive game that has grown leaps and bounds since Brown broke into the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bruce-browns-breakout-among-top-takeaways-from-summer-league-for-pistons/">NBA consciousness at Summer League in 2019</a>.</p><p>The appeal of Brown is not necessarily his upside. While he’ll never be a star, he should be a quality role player off the bench for Brooklyn, which is important for a team in need of good role players around the stars already in place.</p><p>Nets fans don’t have a clear picture of what their team will look like when the 2020-21 NBA season starts on Dec. 22, but with Brown, they are getting a defensive guard with a high floor who doesn’t break the bank contract wise. To make the money work for this deal, <a href="https://twitter.com/BobbyMarks42/status/1328336709122224128">the Nets will be guaranteeing</a> the $1.66 million on Brown’s contract for 2020-21.</p><p>While Brown is by no means a lockdown defender, his effort and sharp instincts in passing lanes <a href="https://hoopshabit.com/2019/12/20/detroit-pistons-bruce-brown-defense-stifling/#:~:text=He%20averaged%204.3%20points%2C%202.5,for%20that%20was%20his%20defense.&amp;text=He%20is%20averaging%208.3%20points,games%2C%2024%20of%20them%20starts.">have made him a quality defender</a> over his first two seasons, giving the Nets another rotation guy they can throw at quality guards like Ben Simmons, Kyle Lowry and Goran Dragic in the playoffs.</p><p>From an offensive perspective, Brown <a href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/b/brownbr01.html">boosted his numbers</a> from his first to second season with an improved 3-point stroke, as well as better vision when driving to the lane.</p><p>Additionally, Brown played with so much energy in short bursts in Detroit, getting a lot of offensive rebounds for a 6-foot-4 combo guard. He ranked fifth among point guards <a href="https://www.teamrankings.com/nba/player-stat/rebounds-offensive">in offensive rebounding in 2020</a>, averaging over one offensive rebound per game.</p><p>That effort to corral a missed shot could be crucial for the Nets, as giving superstars like Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving a second chance on an offensive possession is yet another reason why the Nets should have one of the best offenses in the league this season. That offensive rebounding along with Brown’s ability to move without the ball will be crucial for a Nets team where the superstars should have the ball in their hands for the majority of offensive possessions.</p><p>This trade is a relative home run for Brooklyn, as Brown gives them a cheap rotation player who gives the flexibility to move on from heftier contracts like Spencer Dinwiddie and Caris LeVert in a potential James Harden trade. While those guys are obviously much better players than Brown, the former Detroit Piston makes the Nets feel much better about potentially parting with those talented guards in a bigger deal.</p><p>Brown gives Brooklyn a quality defender who isn’t afraid to do the dirty work on offense. If he can continue to make strides with his 3-point shot, there’s no reason why he can’t be a cheap 3-and-D guy who can be on the floor in crunch time for a star-studded Nets team.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

How Bruce Brown can help Nets’ rotation

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Bruce-Brown.jpg"></figure><h1>Report: Nets acquiring Bruce Brown in trade with Pistons</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2020-11-16T05:59:56-08:00">November 16th, 5:59am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2020-11-16T06:34:24-08:00">November 16th, 6:34am</time><address><a>Jason Patt</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Brooklyn Nets are trading Dzanan Musa and a 2021 second-round pick to the Detroit Pistons for Bruce Brown, <a href="https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1328334749539184643" rel="noopener noreferrer">according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.</a> The pick <a href="https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1328336615438229504" rel="noopener noreferrer">is via the</a> Toronto Raptors.</p><p>This certainly isn’t the Woj Bomb Nets fans were hoping to see amid all the James Harden rumors, but this is still a solid move for a Nets team trying to surround its star players with solid role guys. Brown averaged 8.9 points, 4.7 rebounds and 4.0 assists in 28.2 minutes per game for the Pistons last season. He started 43 out of 58 games for Detroit and is a stellar perimeter defender. He also improved his efficiency in a big way from his rookie season, shooting 44.3% overall and a respectable 34.4% on 3-pointers after struggling with his shooting in his first year.</p><p>The Pistons selected Brown with the 42nd pick in the 2018 NBA Draft out of Miami. He had a non-guaranteed contract worth $1.7 million for the upcoming season, but the Nets <a href="https://twitter.com/BobbyMarks42/status/1328336709122224128" rel="noopener noreferrer">will be guaranteeing his contract</a> in order to make this trade work. The 6-foot-4 guard will then be a restricted free agent in 2021.</p><p>As for Musa, he was the 29th pick in the 2018 NBA Draft. Unfortunately, he hasn’t found his footing in the NBA. The 6-foot-9 forward played just nine games in his rookie season and 40 games in Year 2 for Brooklyn. The 21-year-old averaged only 4.8 points, 2.2 rebounds and 1.1 assists in 12.2 minutes per game. He shot just 37.2% from the field and 24.4% on 3-pointers.</p><p>The fresh start in Detroit could be good for Musa. He’s owed just over $2 million for this upcoming season and has a $3.6 million team option for 2021-22.</p><p>This is the first trade for new Pistons general manager Troy Weaver.</p><p>Trades can become official at noon ET on Monday.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Report: Nets acquiring Bruce Brown in trade with Pistons

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The Pistons implanted the play on their minds and vowed to avenge themselves. Midway into the third quarter, they succeeded in this campaign as Bruce Brown and Christian Wood teamed up for an inbounds alley-oop of their own.</p><p>The Lakers defense didn’t see the play coming. JaVale McGee reacted but was too late. Christian Wood was already up in the air staring into the rim with Brown seemingly hopping in excitement that the play is virtually done. Besides, even if the Lakers center read the play in advance, it seemed that there was no way in hell that he was going to deflect that pass. Only Wood had the capacity to catch that high-arching lob and throw it down.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe class="no-margin"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Inbounds play lob from Bruce Brown to Christian Wood.<a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/DetroitPistons?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@DetroitPistons</a> 73<a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/Lakers?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Lakers</a> 73 <a target="_blank" href="https://t.co/fkvHT4xTEf">pic.twitter.com/fkvHT4xTEf</a></p><p>— NBA (@NBA) <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/NBA/status/1214046385366093827?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 6, 2020</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></iframe></figure><p>Even the Lakers coaching staff was disappointed in the play. After all, Frank Vogel and company take pride in their defensive packages. But in that play, the Pistons fooled them. 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