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Early in their Nets careers, Drake Powell and Nolan Traore looked like the team’s two rookies least equipped for the NBA. One didn’t impress in college and missed most of the preseason. The other arrived built like a featherweight and played like the game was on fast-forward. Powell wasn’t a starter or a featured player […]
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The Brooklyn Nets sulked back to the visitors’ locker room after a historic, 54-point loss to the New York Knicks on Wednesday night. Jordi Fernández headed to a brief postgame presser, where he fell on the sword in his typically monotone style. Did the head coach really believe he was “responsible” for the ass-kicking, that […]
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The Brooklyn Nets sulked back to the visitors’ locker room after a historic, 54-point loss to the New York Knicks on Wednesday night. Jordi Fernández headed to a brief postgame presser, where he fell on the sword in his typically monotone style. Did the head coach really believe he was “responsible” for the ass-kicking, that […]
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The Long Island Nets returned to their home court on Friday night, January 23, for a showdown with the 10-2 Toronto Raptors 905, the G League’s best team. Long Island featured the three Brooklyn two-ways – E.J. Liddell, Tyson Etienne and Chaney Johnson – as well as Brooklyn’s rookie assignee, Ben Saraf but 7-footer Grant […]
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The Brooklyn Nets had nowhere to go but up on Friday night. Not that it wasn’t obviously, but everyone knew it, and seemed focused on it. “Just bounce back,” said Michael Porter Jr. at practice this afternoon. “Be ready to play tonight and move on.” “It’s about how you respond,” Fernández added pregame. “Obviously you […]
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After a brief hiatus, the Nets are back to their losing ways. Their most abrupt and recent one being an embarrassing loss to the New York Knicks on Wednesday night. While many fans are aligned on the importance of the tank, the way Brooklyn is doing it now has definitely soured on a few people. […]
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There isn’t much good news to report after a 54-point loss to the Knicks, but we’ll offer one: the Nets have an opportunity to make up for it against the Celtics. Best part about an 82-game season as most players and coaches will tell you. 🏀 Celtics (27-16) @ Nets (12-30) ⏰ WHEN: 7:30 PM […]
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Let’s try something new. We’re just going to pretend that the last game didn’t exist. We never played the Knicks two nights ago. We are on a clean slate right now. Everything is okay, guys! Tonight, Brooklyn will be taking on Jaylen Brown and the Boston Celtics as the Nets will look to get back […]
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Pretty much same ol’, same ol’. In a series of tweets and podcasts Thursday, pundits suggested that with two weeks to go before the February 5 (3:00 p.m. ET) trade deadline, the Brooklyn Nets are unlikely to make a big deal involving either Michael Porter Jr. or Nic Claxton. As for Cam Thomas, there doesn’t […]
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The Long Island Nets returned to the court on Wednesday night, as they traveled to South Dakota to take on the Sioux Falls Skyforce. While it looked like it might be a disaster for Long Island, they were able to cut down a 25-point deficit to single digits on the backs of E.J. Liddell and […]
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On Wednesday night, the Brooklyn Nets had a game to win. It was the game to unite both sides of the aisle, whether you believe rooting for your favorite team to lose is a morally corrosive practice that leaves stains on the heart of your fandom or if you believe more in the marriage of […]
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The Knicks are sliding and they need a win in the worst way. Enter: the Brooklyn Nets. Brooklyn can stay the course with the tank and help both sides get what they want. A win-win. Or they can kick the enemy while they’re down; maybe remind them with every kick that the Nets control their […]
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Nothing doing. The Brooklyn Nets returned home to face a revitalized Phoenix Suns team on Monday night. Brooklyn battled, but the Suns were too much to handle. The L was their second in a row and dropped the Nets to 2-9 in January. The opponent tonight… boy I don’t know. The New York Knicks walked […]
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Welcome to another week of The Long Forecast on NetsDaily. Another week of college basketball is in the books, which means a deeper look at this year’s incoming NBA draft class. Where do the Nets’ picks sit? Since last week’s column, the Nets went 1-3 and hold the league’s fifth-worst record at 12-29, a game […]
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Lightning struck twice this weekend for the Long Island Nets as they eeked out two back-to-back wins over the Iowa Wolves, one easy on Sunday, the other a nail-biter Monday night, 108-106. Six players wound up in double figures including two of the Nets three two-ways and one of the Flatbush Five. Long Island entered […]
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The Brooklyn Nets hosted the Phoenix Suns at the Barclays Center Monday evening. It was the first time in a while where the two teams meeting didn’t feel like running into an ex out in public. No Kevin Durant. No Cam Johnson. No Mikal Bridges. Not even any of Phoenix’s future first rounders were in […]
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The Brooklyn Nets couldn’t get it done against the Bulls in the home-and-home. They’re back in Brooklyn on Monday where they’ll welcome former Nets assistant Jordan Ott and his new-look Suns. It’s Ott’s first season as head coach after he spent six years with the Nets, spanning from Kenny Atkinson to Jacque Vaughn. Onto the […]
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There’s been a lot of rumors about other teams’ interest in Michael Porter Jr. (latest reportedly from Milwaukee) and Nic Claxton (as always from the Lakers) and even Day’Ron Sharpe (at least historically from Boston), but nothing about Cam Thomas. Thomas famously exercised his qualifying offer back in the summer and less famously switched agents […]
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Even though Caleb Williams and the Chicago Bears were unable to pull it off against the Los Angeles Rams, the Chicago Bulls were able to give their city a tad bit of comfort as they manhandled the Nets all game last night. Of course, having your best player in Michael Porter Jr. out of the […]
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The Long Island Nets returned to the court on Sunday evening for a showdown with the Iowa Wolves on the road. While Grant Nelson was inactive for this game due to injury management, the three Brooklyn Nets two-way players — Tyson Etienne, Chaney Johnson, & EJ Liddell — were out in full force as they […]
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It’s rare to have a regular season game where just about everyone’s attention in the arena is elsewhere. That’s where the fans at United Center found themselves on Sunday evening as the hometown Bears took on the Los Angeles Rams in the last game of the NFL Divisional Round. It was a thriller at Solider […]
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It’s the second half of a home-and-home. The Nets (12-27) are looking for a rare road win to sweep the mini-series, but the tanking crowd is eyeing those lottery balls. Chicago (19-22) is desperate to get back to .500 and stop a four-game slide. 🏀 Game Info ⚠️ Injury Report Nets: Bulls: 💬 Discussion Share […]
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Let’s do it again. The Chicago Bulls almost pulled off an improbable comeback, but the Brooklyn Nets escaped with a 112-109 win on Friday night. The W snapped their five game losing streak. Where to follow the game YES Network on TV. WFAN on radio. Gotham Sports on streaming. Amazingly, this game will tip off […]
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The Brooklyn Nets’ youth movement has been well documented this year. How could it not? In any conversation involving the team, you can’t get more than a minute or two without someone mentioning it. After all, Brooklyn made history seven months ago when it picked five players in the NBA draft, which we’ve since dubbed […]
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The Brooklyn Nets returned home to face the Chicago Bulls on Friday night after completing a miraculous 3-game road trip. Miraculously, the Nets lost all games to teams with a combined 39-70 record. Perhaps it’s a sign that this year’s attempt at tanking is blessed by the basketball gods, but that’s no consolation to Head […]
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