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 […]
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 […]
Happy Birthday, Kenyon Martin!
Happy Birthday to Kenyon Martin, 39, who stands as one of the most exciting players in New Jersey Nets franchise history. Martin was the no. 1 overall pick by the Nets out of the University of Cincinnati in the 2000 NBA Draft and is the reason why many Nets fans are fans today — including […]
Holiday Gift Guide for the Biggest Nets Fans You Know
Holiday Gift Guide for the Biggest Nets Fans You Know Hey, you — yes, you — it’s me. It’s December 11th, which means there officially just two weeks before Christmas. Mhm, it snuck up on all of us this year, undoubtedly, but that’s not why we’re here — no, we’re here to save your holiday […]
Nets look for first back-to-back wins of the season in San Antonio
Opponent: San Antonio Spurs Time: 8:30 p.m. Location: AT&T Center Watch: YES Network Listen: WCBS 880 AM Here’s a not-so-fun fact that you may have seen bandied about already: the Nets have never won a game in the AT&T Center. That isn’t entirely true, though. You see, the then New Jersey Nets won Game 2 of the […]
Landon Donovan, Julius Erving, and the unretirement
On Thursday, the internet was captivated by of the news of Landon Donovan coming out of retirement to play, once again, for the Los Angeles Galaxy. Donovan, the best American-born men’s soccer player in history, walked away in 2014 following the Galaxy’s victory over the New England Revolution in the MLS Cup. The United States’ […]
Bojan Bogdanovic on Team World for Rising Stars Challenge
It’s hard to imagine anyone from the Nets headed to Toronto for the All-Star Game, but at least one player will make the trip up for a secondary challenge. Second-year guard Bojan Bogdanovic will join Team World in the BBVA Compass Rising Stars Challenge to be held on Friday night of All-Star Weekend, as the […]
Can Rondae Hollis-Jefferson bring personality — and defense — back to Brooklyn?
It’s been quite some time since the Nets have had an emotional leader with a big on-court impact. Gerald Wallace was supposed to be that guy, but the mileage on his body led to the precipitous decline in his production. Paul Pierce was that player, but his brief, late-career stint in Brooklyn limited his mark […]
The last Nets NBA Finals Team: Where Are They Now?
The last Nets NBA Finals Team: Where Are They Now? Originally posted March 22, 2013. Updated June 4, 2015.
Nets face tough task against the Bucks’ stingy defense
The Nets (21-29) played one of their worst games of the season in Washington Saturday night; relinquishing 65 points in the paint while shooting just 33.8 percent from the field en route to a lackluster and uninspired 114-77 loss to the Wizards. The defeat came on the hind end of their twelfth back-to-back set of […]
NetLinks: Nets eyeing return to D-League?
Here’s some of the latest news & notes from around the ‘Net: In what he’s calling “The Jay-Z rule,” Zach Lowe of Grantland reports that the NBA will no longer allow NBA owners that purchase less than 1 percent of the team. Jay-Z’s ownership stake was roughly 0.16 percent of the Nets, and was transferred […]
Mason Plumlee, Bojan Bogdanovic to play in Rising Stars Challenge
The Rising Stars Challenge, which used to pit rookies against sophomores, now pits a mixture of the two in a U.S.A. vs. World format. Plumlee, who also played on the U.S. Men’s National Basketball Team this summer, will represent America, while the Croatian-born Bogdanovic will play for the world squad.
