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) […]
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Around the Nets, where Andrea Bargnani makes a weird face
Here’s the latest Nets news & notes from around the ‘net: The Italian men’s national basketball team, led in part by Brooklyn Nets center Andrea Bargnani picked up a key 89-82 victory over Germany yesterday in FIBA Eurobasket, improving to 3-1 in Group B. (Highlights here.) Though Danilo Gallinari stole the show and Bargnani fouled […]
Top 10 Nets Games You Should Go To, Ranked
The NBA season schedule is out, which means it’s time to mark your calendar for Nets nights. Here’s one crack at a top 10 list. The criteria, in no particular order: overall quality of opponent, interesting or fascinating players, returning Nets, scarcity of games (the Warriors coming once means more than the Cavaliers coming twice), […]
The Los Angeles Clippers now have the NBA’s most expensive “Big 3”
After re-signing DeAndre Jordan to a max deal following the Great Free Agency Emoji War of 2015, the Los Angeles Clippers now have the most expensive “Big 3” in the NBA, clocking in at a little over $60 million in salary for Jordan, Blake Griffin, and Chris Paul. With Griffin, Jordan, and Paul all commanding […]
