D’Angelo Russell, Guard 2016-17: 28.7 MPG, 15.6 PPG, .447%, .352%, 3.5 RPG, 4.8 APG, 1.4 SPG, 0.3 BPG, 63 G Who is D’Angelo Russell? The positivity coming into the beginning of the 2017-18 season for the Brooklyn Nets and fans alike seems almost foreign. For the first time in a long time, the Nets look […]
TBG Player Preview 2017-18: Jeremy Lin
Jeremy Lin, Point Guard 2016-17: 24.5 MPG, 14.5 PPG, 43.8 FG%, 37.2 3P%, 81.6 FT%, 3.8 RPG, 5.1 APG, 1.2 SPG, 36 GP Who is Jeremy Lin? Jeremy Lin was the Nets’ big free agent acquisition a year ago. Remember that offseason? That was the one where the cap spiked and teams were signing players […]
TBG Player Preview 2017-18: Sean Kilpatrick
Sean Kilpatrick, Shooting Guard 2016-17: 25.1 MPG, 13.1 PPG, .415 FG%, 4 RPG, 2.2 APG, 0.6 SPG, 0.1 BPG, 1.9 TOV, 70 G Who is Sean Kilpatrick? Basically, Kilpatrick is a motivational quote come to life. Kilpatrick is one of the most inspiring Instagram follows out there and for good reason. He’s the perfect 10-day […]
TBG Player Preview 2017-18: Rondae Hollis-Jefferson
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson, Power Forward/Small Forward/Shooting Guard 2016-17: 22.6 MPG, 8.7 PPG, .434 FG%, .224 3P%, 5.8 RPG, 2.0 APG, 1.1 SPG, 0.6 BPG, 78 G Who is Rondae Hollis-Jefferson? There are a few ways to describe Rondae Hollis-Jefferson: 22-year-old, third-year player out of the University of Arizona, The Hyphen, the longest-tenured Net, starting power forward? Hollis-Jefferson […]
TBG Player Preview 2017-18: DeMarre Carroll
DeMarre Carroll, Forward 2016-17: 26.1 MPG, 8.9 PPG, 40.0 FG %, 3.8 RPG, 1.0 APG, 1.1 SPG, .4 BPG, 0.8 TOV, 72 G Who is DeMarre Carroll? DeMarre Carroll will be getting a fresh start with the Brooklyn Nets, as the seven-year veteran will be joining his seventh NBA team this upcoming season. Drafted at […]
TBG Player Preview 2017-18: Trevor Booker
Trevor Booker, Power Forward 2016-17: 24.7 MPG, 10 PPG, 51.6 FG%, 8.0 RPG, 1.9 APG, 0.4 BPG, 1.1 SPG Who is Trevor Booker? The 6-foot, 8-inch left-handed Clemson alumnus is set to embark on his eighth season in the NBA. To call Trevor Booker just a basketball player may, in fact, be a bit insulting […]
TBG Player Preview 2017-18: Jarett Allen
Jarett Allen, Center 2016-17: 32.2 MPG, 13.4 PPG, .56 FG%, 8.5 RPG, 0.8 APG, 0.6 SPG, 1.5 BPG, .56 FT%, 33 G Who is Jarett Allen? The 2017-18 rookie class includes some of the most intriguing players we’ve seen in a long time. A record 16 freshmen were selected in the first round, and the Nets […]
TBG Player Preview 2017-18: Quincy Acy
Quincy Acy, Power Forward/Center 2016-17: 15.9 MPG, 6.5 PPG, 41.2 FG %, 3 RPG, 41.1 3P %, 0.4 BPG Who is Quincy Acy? Quincy Acy had a great summer vacation. Not only did he and his fiance Jessica get married, but while on their honeymoon, they found out that Quincy’s option was picked up and […]
D’Angelo Russell is embracing the New York City game
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 […]
