Head coach Kenny Atkinson and GM Sean Marks took over in 2016. What they inherited was, to put it diplomatically, a mess. The Nets had zero first-round draft picks of their own until 2019, millions of dollars owed to the notorious Deron Williams and a roster in shambles. Little did Nets faithful know, Atkinson and […]
A timeline of D’Angelo Russell’s growth and impact in Brooklyn
To call this offseason a wild ride would be a huge understatement. While Sean Marks worked his magic to get Kyrie Irving, Kevin Durant and DeAndre Jordan to Brooklyn, it came with a cost. D’Angelo Russell is being shipped with a new max deal to the Golden State Warriors. While his stint with the Brooklyn […]
Kyrie Irving finds his ‘home’ in Brooklyn
Nets fans were rewarded on Sunday afternoon with the sweet taste of All-Star free agent commitments. Sean Marks has earned praise around the NBA for making Brooklyn the free agent destination of New York. Now, attention shifts to how Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving and DeAndre Jordan will fit in and contribute to the existing Nets […]
Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving highlight Brooklyn’s landmark free agent class
Sundays are known for football, relaxing and get-togethers — but Brooklyn Nets fans are going to remember Sunday, June 30, 2019 as when the Nets were the clear winners of NBA free agency. All-Star free agents Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving both agreed to four-year deals with Brooklyn on Sunday, as first reported by Adrian […]
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 […]
Former Net Joe Johnson has the Clippers on the brink
Joe Johnson has taken advantage of his playoff time in Utah and, for some reason, it’s come to surprise most NBA fans. Across the country, fans couldn’t believe their eyes when Johnson single-handedly carried the Jazz through some important playoff moments, asking if Joe had always been this clutch. Well, in fact, Nets fans have […]
The Reclamation of Anthony Bennett
The Reclamation of Anthony Bennett As far as the eye can see, Anthony Bennett was the perfect risk for the Brooklyn Nets to take on this summer — the former no. 1 overall selection in the 2013 NBA Draft had bounced around from team to team and nearly found himself out of the league completely […]
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! When the Brooklyn Nets faced the Los Angeles Clippers two weeks ago, the elite franchise was dominating the Western Conference, humiliating opposing sides, and the Nets were still without Jeremy Lin. Now, on the crux of December, not much has changed, unfortunately. Your Nets are current losers of seven-straight games and while the Clippers’ […]
Nets look to reach .500 against the NBA’s best team
Nets look to reach .500 against the NBA’s best team Opponent: Los Angeles Clippers Time: 10:30 PM EST Location: Staples Center Watch: YES Network Listen: WFAN 660AM/101.9FM There are two ways to look at the Brooklyn Nets’ most recent outing, a 122-104 win over the Phoenix Suns. On one hand, it was a bad-to-mediocre team beating […]
Roundtable: Uncovering the Brooklyn Nets’ best lineups
Our former leader Devin Kharpertian may be on to new adventures and The Brooklyn Game is definitely changing, but let’s be clear: we still love our roundtables. In fact, our affinity for the group conversation is about as strong as Jarrett Jack’s adoration for the mid-range jumper. That is to say, we’re going to rely on our bread-and-butter until […]
Report: NBA, Adam Silver forces Celtics to return Nets’ draft picks from 2013 blockbuster
In a stunning turn of events, commissioner Adam Silver has mandated that the Boston Celtics return their draft picks to the Brooklyn Nets, a source reports. In case you’ve forgotten, the Nets traded their 2014, 2016, and 2018 picks to the Celtics in a 2013 draft day blockbuster that brought them Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce, […]
Chris Paul, Blake Griffin two-man game too much for Nets
Hack-A can only get you so far. The Nets staged a furious fourth-quarter comeback against the Los Angeles Clippers Saturday night, trimming an eighteen-point lead to just two in the final minutes thanks to a well-timed intentional fouls on career 41.5% free throw shooter DeAndre Jordan and some quick buckets from their outside shooters. “(Hack-A-Jordan) […]
