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Back on June 24, the second night of the NBA Draft, fans were aghast that the Nets, who picked at No. 43 weren’t going for a big man, preferably one who can protect the rim. Why didn’t they use their cache of 21 second rounders to take Trevon Brazile of Arkansas, taken by the San […]
Tonight, the Brooklyn Nets kick off their first of at least five Summer League games in Las Vegas. After playing in a back-to-back-to-back during the “California Classic” in Sacramento, the team arrived in Vegas to face off against a familiar organization: the cross-town rivals and reigning NBA Champion New York Knicks. Now, it may not […]
July 6 came and went and the Brooklyn Nets trade sending Nick Claxton to Chicago and Julius Randle to Brooklyn didn’t get officially approved. The reason was mundane: a late add to the trade, the Bulls Mouhamadou Gueye, couldn’t be dealt until July 9 because he had been acquired by the Bulls on April 9 […]
The Hornets’ blockbuster trade sending LaMelo Ball to the Timberwolves is expected to become official on Friday. And that will be good news for more than just the Hornets and Timberwolves. According to Rod Boone of The Charlotte Observer, the trade will be combined with the Timberwolves’ separate three-team Julius Randle trade involving the Nets […] The post Hornets’ LaMelo Ball trade nearly official, clearing way for Suns’ moves appeared first on Hoops Wire .
The Hornets‘ trade involving LaMelo Ball and Naz Reid appears on track to be officially finalized sometime on Friday, according to Rod Boone of The Charlotte Observer (Twitter link). The expectation is that, for salary-matching purposes, the deal will be combined with the Timberwolves‘ separate three-team Julius Randle trade with the Nets and Bulls and […]
With the Nets likely to trade Michael Porter Jr. before the start of the season, we explore four teams that could benefit from acquiring the sharpshooting forward.
The brief hiatus from basketball has ended, and it is time to put on your best basketball-watching attire and enjoy some Knicks Summer League play in Las Vegas. After the wild ride that was the 2026 NBA Playoffs and the ultimate high of the Knicks bringing the Larry O’Brien Trophy back to New York, it […]
Brooklyn made history in the 2025 NBA Draft by securing five first-round picks, the most ever selected by a single team in one round. After one full season and a look at the California Classic, we asked the simple question: Who out of the “Flatbush Five” has the most to prove? The results are in, […]
DHJ Quick Take: Dusty May Compares Kyrie Irving Workout to Watching Picasso Paint Dusty May said a Thursday morning Kyrie Irving workout in Las Vegas left him comparing the session to watching Picasso paint, adding fresh praise for the veteran guard that echoes recent comments from Masai Ujiri and Mike Schmitz. LAS VEGAS — Dusty […]
Here are the five best landing spots for Jonas Valanciunas, with three contenders and two dark horses that could offer him real minutes.
NBA Summer League isn’t just the event in Las Vegas. They keep hosting these miniature Summer Leagues in California and Salt Lake City the week before everyone goes to Nevada. I’ve never heard an explanation as to why they exist, but they keep on doing them. In any case, with Vegas Summer League starting today, […]
The Pistons have very little bench shot creation after trading away Caris LeVert.
Houston Rockets star forward Kevin Durant is no stranger to a trade request. Durant has made a few throughout his career, specifically in his last couple of years with the Brooklyn Nets and Phoenix Suns. While he said he hoped to finish his career with the Rockets after being traded last summer, Bleacher Report writer […]
The California Classic is officially over and that California love is being spread the Brooklyn way. The lottery picks showed out. Mikel Brown Jr. looked like the real deal in his one game, while Egor Dëmin continues to evolve. Hard to argue anyone at that tournament was better than him — as discussed. Furthermore, Pooch […]
After a one-year hiatus, the California Classic returned to the Golden One Center in Sacramento, CA. Over three days, July 4-6, the Sacramento Kings, Brooklyn Nets, Golden State Warriors, and Milwaukee Bucks each played their first NBA Summer League games. Kings fans were eager to see how their team’s new rookies would perform in their […] The post How Did the Kings’ Rookies Perform at the California Classic? appeared first on The Lead .
The Hornets‘ trades sending longtime starters LaMelo Ball to Minnesota and Miles Bridges to Phoenix aren’t yet official, so president of basketball operations Jeff Peterson didn’t specifically address those moves when he spoke to Rod Boone of The Charlotte Observer on Tuesday about the team’s offseason. However, asked in more general terms about the front […]
There was a moment — one of many — in the Nets-Kings game that showed just what the new and improved Egor Demin can do. Mikel Brown Jr. wasn’t playing and for many fans, the contest was disappointing. There would be no faceoff between Brown Jr. and Darius Acuff, taken just after him in the […]
Wizards Khris Middleton is headed back to Washington. According to ESPN’s Shams Charania, the veteran forward has agreed to a three-year, $17.6 million contract that will send him to the Wizards in a sign-and-trade with the Mavericks. The deal will be folded into a massive six-team transaction involving the Wizards, Mavericks, Grizzlies, Bucks, Clippers and […] The post NBA Notes: Wizards, Khris Middleton, Sixers, Anfernee Simons, Nets appeared first on Hoops Wire .
As expected, Isaiah Hartenstein‘s three-year, 75MM contract with the Thunder and Keon Ellis‘ two-year, $18MM deal with the Nets feature both player and team options on their respective final seasons, Hoops Rumors has confirmed. It has been 25 years since a mutual option (ie. both a player and team option) has been included in an NBA […]
Khris Middleton re-signs with the Wizards for three years and $17.6 million as part of six-team blockbuster trade.
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NBA. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Nets fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. Brooklyn made a splash in the 2025 NBA Draft by taking five first-round picks, the most […]
Former WFAN hosts John Jastremski and Sal Licata have teamed up to launch a New York sports podcast on the BetRivers Network. New York Sports Rush featuring Jastremski and Licata premiered this Monday. New episodes are expected to be released on the New York Sports Rush YouTube channel every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday around 11…
Donovan Mitchell signed a massive extension to stay with the Cleveland Cavaliers, making clear that he intends to be a part of what they are building.
Lakers It doesn’t sound like DeMar DeRozan will be heading home after all. Ryan Ward of SI.com relayed that the Lakers aren’t considered a landing spot for the veteran forward after he was waived by the Kings, citing ESPN’s Dave McMenamin. That ends years of speculation linking the Los Angeles native to the Lakers. Instead, […] The post NBA Notes: Lakers, DeMar DeRozan, Magic, Nikola Vucevic, Nets appeared first on Hoops Wire .
At noon Monday, the NBA’s annual race for proven talent — free agency — began but for Brooklyn Nets fans, it was a bit of non-starter. The Nets made some moves, all of them already agreed to and not surprising. However, the big move so far this Summer did not materialize: the multi-team trade that […]