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The Brooklyn Nets have landed in Sacramento, gearing up for the California Classic with a squad of rookies, sophomores, and fringe NBA players looking to make an impression during this extended summer showcase. This means that Nets fans are dying to get their first look at Mikel Brown Jr. and Tyler Bilodeau (but mostly Mikel), […]
Raptors Seven years after leading the Raptors to their only NBA championship, Kawhi Leonard is back in Toronto. Few around the league saw it coming. According to TSN’s Josh Lewenberg, many initially believed reports of Leonard’s interest in returning to the Raptors were simply leverage to help secure a richer extension from the Clippers. Instead, […] The post NBA Notes: Raptors, Kawhi Leonard, Knicks, Jordan Clarkson, Nets appeared first on Hoops Wire .
Summer League has become a particularly special time of year for Nets fans over the past two seasons. Last summer, Brooklyn’s 2025 No. 8 pick, Egor Dёmin, headlined a roster packed with rookies. This year, No. 6 overall pick Mikel Brown Jr. leads a squad with even more young pieces to get excited about. The […]
Jaylen Brown’s offseason drama in Boston has finally ended. Paul Pierce’s final chapter in the city ended with a trade to Brooklyn in a deal that stripped the franchise bare. Kevin Garnett went with him. Both were eventually celebrated again, but the manner of the exit stayed after the banners went up. Jaylen Brown has […] The post “Thinks He’s the Smartest Guy in Every Room”: Jaylen Brown’s ‘Disease’ Made Him Difficult to Deal With, Says Analyst appeared first on EssentiallySports .
Several players selected in the first round of the 2026 NBA draft officially signed their rookie scale contracts throughout the day on Wednesday. Many of those players are expected to take part in the Salt Lake City and California Classic Summer Leagues, which will take place before the Las Vegas Summer League, so their teams […]
The Brooklyn Nets have added to their roster. It’s not a guard this time. Far from it, actually. Moe Wagner signed a two-year, $19 million deal to join the team Wednesday morning. Mike Scotto of HoopsHype had the news first. The signing will drop their cap space to around $25 million, according to reports. As […]
The Brooklyn Nets reportedly landed center Moritz Wagner in free agency on Wednesday.
The Brooklyn Nets have continued to use their cap flexibility this offseason, agreeing to a two-year, $18 million guaranteed contract with free agent guard Keon Ellis, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania. The deal includes a full mutual option for the second season, allowing both Ellis and the Nets to revisit the partnership next summer while […] The post Keon Ellis joins Nets appeared first on TalkBasket.net .
Keon Ellis‘ new two-year, $18MM contract with the Nets will include both a player option and a team option, according to reporting from Fred Katz and Mike Vorkunov of The Athletic (Twitter link). As Katz and Vorkunov explain, after earning $9MM in 2026/27, Ellis will have the ability to pick up a $9MM player option […]
The Brooklyn Nets first free agent signing of the 2026 off-season is Keon Ellis, a 26-year-old 6’4″ 3-and-D shooting guard. Ellis, who played last season for the Sacramento Kings and Cleveland Cavaliers, will be paid $18 million over the next two seasons under the proposed deal. Shams Charania was first with the news… Shams also […]
Cleveland Cavaliers guard Keon Ellis, who they acquired this past season, has reportedly signed with the Brooklyn Nets on a guaranteed two-year, $18 million deal, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania. The Cavs traded for Ellis and point guard Dennis Schroder from the Sacramento Kings for De’Andre Hunter, a move that was widely seen as a […]
$9 million per year is way too much to be paying Keon Ellis.
The Brooklyn Nets agreed to a two-year, $18 million contract with guard Keon Ellis on Tuesday, according to ESPN's Shams Charania.
The Nets plan to sign free agent wing Keon Ellis to a two-year, $18MM contract, sources tell Shams Charania of ESPN (Twitter link). Charania refers to the second year deal as a “mutual option,” but says it’s fully guaranteed (Twitter link). Those details seem somewhat at odds, so we’ll have to wait to see how […]
Now that the NBA has set its salary cap for the 2026/27 league year at $164,961,000, we have a clear idea of what maximum-salary contracts will look like for the coming season. Listed below are the maximum-salary contracts for players signing contracts that start in 2026/27. The first chart shows the maximum salaries for a […]
Suddenly, the 2026 NBA free agency market for center is shallow, and the Bulls look prescient via their pre-NBA Draft trade to acquire center Nic Claxton.
Brooklyn Nets GM Sean Marks recently spoke with media members about rookie Mikel Brown Jr.’s talent level/growth/intelligence (selected sixth overall in the 2026 NBA Draft). (via Brooklyn Nets): “I think anytime you can add a level of talent like that… we’ve watched him coming up through his high school career, whether it’s at [Nike] Hoop […] The post Sean Marks: Mikel Brown Jr.’s a student of the game appeared first on TalkBasket.net .
With the beginning of the NBA’s moratorium period less than 24 hours away, the Brooklyn Nets have officially made decisions on all of their club options. Chaney Johnson will be back on a two-way contract, and Malachi Smith will be on the team’s training camp roster. Josh Minott and Day’Ron Sharpe, respectively, earned extensions, and […]
As the Los Angeles Lakers search for ways to build out the rotation, the Brooklyn Nets has thrown them a bone.
The Boston Celtics have not made much progress with trade talks for Jaylen Brown so far this offseason, The Athletic's Sam Amick reported Tuesday.
Late last week, we got the news that former North Carolina men’s basketball player Coby White had agreed to a new deal with the Charlotte Hornets, who he had been acquired by in a trade last season. On Monday, we got more news that another Tar Heel had come to an agreement on a new […]
The Brooklyn Nets are bringing back forward Chaney Johnson after the 24-year-old agreed to sign his two-way qualifying offer, according to NBA insider Michael Scotto of HoopsHype. Johnson appeared in 17 games for Brooklyn during the 2025-26 season, averaging 8.2 points, 4.6 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 0.9 steals in 20.5 minutes per game. He shot […] The post Nets retain Chaney Johnson on two-way deal appeared first on TalkBasket.net .
The Brooklyn Nets have declined to tender qualifying offers to guards/forwards Ochai Agbaji and Jalen Wilson, making both players unrestricted free agents, according to NBA insider Michael Scotto. By passing on qualifying offers, Brooklyn loses any matching rights and allows both players to negotiate freely with any team when free agency opens. Agbaji arrived in […] The post Nets decline qualifying offers to Ochai Agbaji and Jalen Wilson appeared first on TalkBasket.net .
Brooklyn Nets rookie Mikel Brown Jr. has revealed the message he got from his new teammate, Julius Randle, after this […]
Nets forward Chaney Johnson will sign his two-way qualifying offer to remain with the team, Michael Scotto of HoopsHype tweets. Brooklyn tendered the qualifying offer over the weekend. The qualifying offer is equivalent to another one-year, two-way deal with a partial guarantee of approximately $91K. Johnson appeared in 12 games for Brooklyn this past season, […]