Getty Mikal Bridges #1 of the Brooklyn Nets. Could this be the start of a heel turn for Brooklyn Nets star Mikal Bridges? The former Villanova and Phoenix Suns swingman has done nothing but show his affable side to fans even amid a world-changing trade that shipped him across the country. But everybody has their…
Getty Mikal Bridges #1 of the Brooklyn Nets.Gett If the Brooklyn Nets can’t come to terms with the Portland Trail Blazers on a trade for Damian Lillard, perhaps they can trade for one of his good friends in Washington Wizards star Bradley Beal who will work with the team on a trade if the franchise…
Getty Kevin Durant #35 of the Phoenix Suns. Time is supposed to heal all wounds but, in the case of former Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant, it may be having the opposite effect. In a sidebar from a larger discussion about his legacy, primarily regarding his two championships won with the Golden State Warriors, Durant…
Getty Mikal Bridges #1 of the Brooklyn Nets. Can the Brooklyn Nets acquire Portland Trail Blazers star Damian Lillard on their terms? We learned the Nets have “genuine interest” in acquiring the seven-time All-Star from Brian Lewis of the New York Post. But they are also said to have no interest in dealing Mikal Bridges…
Getty Seth Curry #30 of the Brooklyn Nets. If the Brooklyn Nets aren’t careful, they could see one of the ‘best value’ free agents walk out the door this offseason in veteran guard Seth Curry entertained returning to his hometown of Charlotte to play with the Hornets “Growing up a Hornets fan, watching my dad…
Getty Damian Lillard #0 of the Portland Trail Blazers. The Brooklyn Nets are in an interesting space right now. On the one hand, they are a team in need of a true superstar, even if Mikal Bridges showed a lot of positives in his brief cameo as the de facto top option. But getting that…
Getty Mikal Bridges #1 of the Brooklyn Nets. The Brooklyn Nets and their fans got to see first-hand just what Mikal Bridges is capable of. Now, the rest of the world will get its chance. “Team USA’s roster for the upcoming FIBA World Cup in the Philippines is beginning to take shape,” reported Shams Charania…
Getty Head coach Jacque Vaughn of the Brooklyn Nets. What is generally a quiet time in most cities around the NBA has been alit with coaching news of late and the Brooklyn Nets joined the action. “The Brooklyn Nets are hiring Kevin Ollie as an assistant coach,” reported ESPN NBA insider Adrian Wojnarowski citing sources…
Getty Head Coach Jacque Vaughn of the Brooklyn Nets. One of the thinnest positions on the Brooklyn Nets roster this past season was power forward. Even before their mini-teardown at the trade deadline, Brooklyn was allocating minutes at the 4 to wings players. Despite the NBA’s shift to smaller players and an abundance of wings…
Getty Ben Simmons #10 of the Brooklyn Nets. How much do the Brooklyn Nets want to be free of the burden that the most recent version of Ben Simmons proved to be down the stretch of last season? The cost to do so could be enough to make even the most pro-active front office blush….
Getty Nic Claxton #33 of the Brooklyn Nets. One of the key points of Brooklyn Nets general manager Sean Marks’ exit interview was the desire to add size to the roster. Beyond thin-framed starter Nic Claxton, the Nets have unproven Day’Ron Sharpe and little else in the way of a true power forward. What they…
Getty Jusuf Nurkic of the Portland Trail Blazers and Draymond Green of the Golden State Warriors go for a loose ball. Since being bounced by the Miami Heat in the second round of the postseason, rumors have surfaced suggesting that the New York Knicks may have an interest in bolstering their frontcourt depth by striking…
Getty Jalen Brunson #11 of the New York Knicks. This summer could see the Brooklyn Nets watch the “best pure shooter on the market” walk out the door for nothing in Seth Curry. Not only that, he could wind up on the rival New York Knicks. “The Knicks have their full MLE to offer Curry,…
Getty Jacque Vaughn, Head Coach of the Brooklyn Nets. The biggest issue facing the Brooklyn Nets is they don’t control their draft future. With draft picks owed out from previous deals, namely the trade for James Harden in 2021, even the picks they have gotten back from subsequent transactions can’t offset the need to remain…
Getty Ben Simmons #10 of the Brooklyn Nets. If the Brooklyn Nets can just get the Philadelphia 76ers version of Ben Simmons, they might really have something. “Ben from Philly – that I played against – elite athlete, 6-foot-10, guard all five positions,” Nets guard Spencer Dinwiddie said about Simmons on the ‘Gil’s Arena’ presented…
Getty Jaylen Brown of the Boston Celtics looks on against the Miami Heat. Down 3-0 in their best-of-seven Eastern Conference Finals matchup against the Miami Heat, the emergency alarms are already sounding for the Boston Celtics, with fans and media pundits alike suggesting that, come the offseason, this organization could see some serious shakeups. According…
Getty Head coach Jacque Vaughn of the Brooklyn Nets. The Brooklyn Nets may need to take a step back to launch themselves forward and a new starting backcourt would be a solid place to start. “The Blazers’ first call this summer should be to Brooklyn, checking on the asking price of not just [Mikal] Bridges,…
Getty Mikal Bridges #1 of the Brooklyn Nets. If nothing else, the Brooklyn Nets making the playoffs allowed for Mikal Bridges to gain more postseason experience. It also served as a bit of a showcase and, with the 26-year-old swingman showing well enough, he could entice a team like the upstart Sacramento Kings to put…
Getty Head coach Jacque Vaughn of the Brooklyn Nets. At some point, the Brooklyn Nets’ season will come to an end, and when it does their attention will turn to the offseason where they could be big players for a highly-sought after piece. “The market for [Toronto Raptors forward OG] Anunoby was hot at the…
Getty Lauri Markkanen #23 of the Utah Jazz. Given their choice of options, the Brooklyn Nets were more than happy to let Kelly Olynyk take the final shot for the Utah Jazz. It was a running mid-range look while falling away with two defenders near him that was lucky to hit the backboard. “I didn’t…
Getty Mikal Bridges #1 of the Brooklyn Nets. It took until the very last second but the Brooklyn Nets came away with a 111-110 win over the Utah Jazz thanks in no small part to Mikal Bridges once again. “Free throws, earlier in the game, were a bit of an issue for us – fouling,”…