If you haven’t heard, Brooklyn has a tendency of going hard. At least that’s the goal, right? The Nets have it is their hashtag on Twitter and it’s said very frequently at Barclays Center (they yell it every time the last t-shirt is shot out of the cannon — I’m still waiting to catch one. We’re […]
Caris LeVert’s Top 10 Plays In 2018-19 Thus Far
So, here we are. Caris LeVert, how we miss you so. At one point, this Brooklyn Nets season appeared wholly optimistic — for the first time in years, the franchise looked competitive and youthful. Although plenty of sidekick partners contributed to the Nets’ impressive start, it was, of course, fueled by LeVert himself. A man […]
The Soundtrack To A Mini-Road Trip: Brooklyn Nets-Style
The Soundtrack To A Mini-Road Trip: Brooklyn Nets-Style After blowing The Process, Joel Embiid and the Philadelphia 76ers to tiny pieces on Sunday night to improve to 4-6, the Brooklyn Nets are off on the road for a four-game jaunt that promises to be an early test for this youthful team. While the Nets have […]
How Do The Nets Surprise Thee? Let Me Count The Ways
“How Do The Nets Surprise Thee? Let Me Count The Ways.” — Elizabeth Barrett Browning, probably. On paper, the Brooklyn Nets’ record might look disappointing after two weeks, currently sitting at 4-6 after a face-palming loss to the New York Knicks, plus two heartbreakers against the Golden State Warriors and New Orleans Pelicans. Still, they […]
Help wanted! TBG looking for new contributors
Calling all contributors! The 2018-19 season is just ahead of us and The Brooklyn Game is looking for new people to join the team. It has been a quiet summer for us, admittedly, because we are going through some changes. This means that The Brooklyn Game is going to be a little different this year, […]
Mid-Summer TBG Roundtable: Free agency, Summer League and looking ahead
It is almost August, which means hectic free agency news is just about wrapped up. We know the Nets had their fair share of moves, with an overall positive reaction amongst the NBA. Now that Summer League is over and Sean Marks may be done working his magic, The Brooklyn Game crew went roundtable to touch […]
Nets get Faried, first-round pick in Lin, Whitehead trades
Sean Marks waited until midnight on Friday to make his mark on 2018 free agency. Making two moves overnight, Marks’ trades include sending Jeremy Lin to Atlanta and Isaiah Whitehead to Denver, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. While both trades clear up Brooklyn’s logjam at the guard position, the Nets also build on their future […]
Nets go for shooting, size in 2018 NBA Draft with Musa and Kurucs
The 2018 NBA Draft is in the books. A day after the Dwight Howard drama (and eventual fizzling out), the Brooklyn Nets made their first acquisitions of the summer. No, the Nets did not move up, nor did they absorb another salary dump after the Howard deal — Brooklyn stayed at picks 29 and 40 […]
Brooklyn chooses Rodions Kurucs with No. 40 pick
The Nets had no plans to pass on Rodions Kurucs from FC Barcelona in the 2018 NBA Draft. Rodions Kurucs goes No. 40 to the Nets pic.twitter.com/T9gojrxhYc — Bleacher Report NBA (@BR_NBA) June 22, 2018 Rodions is a 6-foot, 9-inch wing who can develop into a productive player in the future. He does not possess […]
Nets pick ‘scoring machine’ Dzanan Musa in NBA Draft first round
Brooklyn has an energetic wing coming its way. With the No. 29 pick in the 2018 NBA Draft, the Nets chose Dzanan Musa from Bosnia-Herzegovina on the Barclays Center stage Thursday evening. “This is like my dream come true and I’m willing to work hard every minute on the court,” Musa said in his press conference. .@DzananM13 […]
Nets agree to receive Howard in exchange for Mozgov, picks
UPDATE — June 21, 2:05 p.m.: Brooklyn and Howard plan to finalize a buyout come July 6, according to ESPN’s Chris Haynes. Dwight Howard and Brooklyn will negotiate a buyout to enter free-agency, league sources tell ESPN. — Chris Haynes (@ChrisBHaynes) June 21, 2018 The Brooklyn Nets are getting Timofey Mozgov’s contract off the books […]
