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: Caris LeVert
Caris LeVert, Shooting Guard/Small Forward 2016-17: 21.7 MPG, 8.2 PPG, .450 FG%, .321 3P%, 3.3 RPG, 1.9 APG, 0.9 SPG, 57 G Who is Caris LeVert? Caris LeVert, one half of the “swing brothers,” was selected by the Indiana Pacers with the No. 20 pick in the 2016 NBA Draft. The following day, the Brooklyn […]
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: Allen Crabbe
Allen Crabbe, Shooting Guard 2016-17: 28.5 MPG, 10.7 PPG, .468 FG%, 2.9 RPG, 1.2 APG, 0.7 SPG, 0.3 BPG, 0.8 TOV, 79 G Who is Allen Crabbe? Like an implacable Liam Neeson after punching his way through Eastern European henchmen, Sean Marks finally got his man. A year after signing Allen Crabbe to a four-year, […]
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: 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 […]
Media Day takeaways: Bear hugs, leadership and new projects
BROOKLYN, N.Y. – Timofey Mozgov was fielding questions from media when he didn’t know what hit him. Someone ran into him from behind, nearly knocking the seven-foot, one-inch big man over, and the table in front of him. That person was D’Angelo Russell. “That’s my guy right here, make sure y’all take care of my […]
Shifts in Eastern Conference can help Brooklyn Nets exceed expectations
The Brooklyn Nets are used to being underdogs. Drastically low expectations have become the norm surrounding the Nets ever since the futile Kevin Garnett-Paul Pierce “super team” experiment left the team bereft of draft picks. It doesn’t help that Brooklyn finished in last place last season, though as I’ve noted on numerous occasions, the team […]
Brooklyn Revolution Podcast: Direction of Rebuilding NBA Teams
Brooklyn Revolution is a revolutionary podcast covering the Brooklyn Nets. On Episode 10, Sandy Mui and Lucas Johnson discuss the rebuilds of the Nets, Sixers and Timberwolves. While teams like the Golden State Warriors and Cleveland Cavaliers will dominate the NBA for the time being, rebuilding teams are intriguing cases for the NBA’s future landscape. The Brooklyn Nets, Philadelphia […]
Brooklyn Nets summer news roundup
With the draft, free agency, and now Summer League all more-or-less over, the most interesting portion of the NBA session (the offseason) is at an end. Before a weary nation shifts its sports attention almost exclusively to football come August, let us take a look at some Nets news before the white raven signaling the […]
Brooklyn Revolution Podcast: NBA Free Agency Week 2, Summer League Roundup
Brooklyn Revolution is a revolutionary podcast covering the Brooklyn Nets. On Episode 9, Sandy Mui and Jimmy Espinal recap the Nets’ second week of free agency and Summer League. The Brooklyn Nets finally struck out with Otto Porter Jr. last Saturday, but it didn’t take long for General Manager Sean Marks to make his first successful move by landing […]
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 […]
