D’Angelo Russell was the biggest offseason acquisition by the Brooklyn Nets. While the Nets traded away the beloved Brook Lopez, the addition of Russell, a polarizing, but talented playmaker, was a solid consolation prize. Russell just might be the highest upside young prospect that switched teams this offseason in franchise player deals. (To note, the […]
Brooklyn Nets Summer League review: A sign of styles to come?
The Las Vegas Summer League concluded July 17, with the Los Angeles Lakers emerging victorious. (SUMMER LEAGUE CHAMPS 2K17) Laker rookie Kyle Kuzma shined in the Championship game and Lonzo Ball dazzled throughout the week. Without any big-time rookies playing, the spotlight was not on the Brooklyn Nets in Sin City. (That lack of spotlight […]
Tackling the Justin Hamilton-DeMarre Carroll trade from all angles
It was made official Thursday that Sean Marks cut a deal that sent Justin Hamilton to the Toronto Raptors for DeMarre Carroll and two future picks. This deal could end up being more than a pure salary dump for both sides. This is the second largest salary that the Nets have absorbed over the past […]
DeShawn Stevenson talks Brook Lopez fights, Jay-Z and the Brooklyn Nets
The BIG3 basketball league debuted on June 25 at the home of the Brooklyn Nets, the Barclays Center. Several current and former Brooklyn (and New Jersey) Nets attended the inaugural event for the upstart league. Caris LeVert, Rondae Hollis-Jefferson, Archie Goodwin and Quincy Acy all attended. Newest Net D’Angelo Russell (fresh off being acquired in the […]
Brooklyn Revolution Podcast: 2017 NBA Free Agency Overview
Brooklyn Revolution is a revolutionary podcast covering the Brooklyn Nets. On Episode 7, Sandy Mui and Josh Rudy preview the Nets’ plans for free agency. The Brooklyn Nets are entering free agency with roughly $34 million in cap space, and are set to make a splash if they luck out in restricted free agency this time around. There are […]
Analyzing Jarrett Allen’s fit in Brooklyn
The Brooklyn Nets selected Jarrett Allen with the 22nd pick in Thursday’s NBA Draft. After trading the 27th pick in the D’Angelo Russell deal, it became even more important for Marks and his staff to find a gem with the team’s other pick in the 20s. The Nets, at the very least, gave themselves an […]
Brooklyn Revolution Podcast: Brook Lopez Trade, 2017 NBA Draft
Brooklyn Revolution is a revolutionary podcast covering the Brooklyn Nets. On Episode 6, Sandy Mui, Nick LeTourneau and Charles Maniego discuss the Brook Lopez trade and 2017 NBA Draft. All in the same week, the Brooklyn Nets sent Brook Lopez to the Los Angeles Lakers and selected two players in the 2017 NBA Draft. Yes, Brook […]
Culture remains a priority on NBA Draft night for Brooklyn
Sean Marks and Kenny Atkinson don’t waste any time when it comes to introducing prospective players to the Brooklyn Nets’ system, and that was no exception to the team’s No. 22 pick of Thursday night’s NBA Draft in Jarrett Allen. The freshman coming out of the University of Texas did not work out for the […]
Brooklyn Nets select Aleksandar Vezenkov 57th overall
In the second of their two 2017 draft picks, the Brooklyn Nets took European big man Aleksandar Vezenkov at fifty-seventh overall. Three of four mock drafts had the FC Barcelona power forward go un-drafted, with NBADraft.net projecting him at fifty-second overall. Vezenkov stands at 6’9″ and weighs 225 pounds, fairly similar in size to Trevor […]
Future is written all over Brooklyn Nets through Brook Lopez trade
Sean Marks and the Brooklyn Nets continue to show they’re committed to unearthing the franchise from the horrors of its early days in Brooklyn. This was on full display Tuesday night, when The Vertical’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported the Nets were shipping Brook Lopez and the No. 27 pick in this year’s draft to the Lakers, […]
What Brook Lopez meant to me
Being a lifelong Nets fan wasn’t really a choice for me. My dad was a Nets fan, so I watched Nets games growing up, and that’s how I learned the game. Basically, Ian Eagle taught me everything I know. That’s not so bad, right? As much as I watched New Jersey Nets games, my interest […]
Nets reportedly trade Brook Lopez, 2017 pick to Lakers for Mozgov, Russell
The Brooklyn Nets have traded Brook Lopez and the No. 27 pick to the Los Angeles Lakers for Timofey Mozgov and D’Angelo Russell, The Vertical‘s Adrian Wojnarowski reports. Lakers are trading Tim Mozgov and D'Angelo Russell to Nets for Brook Lopez and 27th pick Thursday, sources say. — Adrian Wojnarowski (@WojVerticalNBA) June 20, 2017 A player […]
