Wednesday was another landmark day in Nets franchise history as Brooklyn reportedly acquired James Harden in a multi-team trade. As first reported by The Athletic‘s Shams Charania, the Nets are parting with Caris LeVert, Jarrett Allen, Taurean Prince and Rodions Kurucs. The Rockets are receiving four first-round draft picks and four first-round swaps in the […]
Brooklyn Nets 2019-20 Season Preview
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 […]
Melo-Mania: Nine Years Later, The Nets Should Consider Carmelo Anthony
Carmelo Anthony was waived by the Chicago Bulls on Friday afternoon and, per ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, the future Hall of Famer is expected to clear waivers and become a free agent. And when he does, Brooklyn should consider bringing him in. Stay with me. Yes, Anthony has had a serious fall from grace — that’s […]
TBG Stock Watch 6: Dinwiddie’s Demolition
How do you account for this past week? It was a perfect 3-0 week. But just saying that wouldn’t even account for the kind of wins that Brooklyn accumulated. There was a thrashing of the Boston Celtics. There was the crazy, improbable, what-just-happened comeback at Houston. And then a last-minute win on the road in […]
Red-hot Rockets will be big test for Nets on end of back-to-back
Time: 8 p.m. EST Location: Toyota Center Watch: YES Network, FOX Sports GO Listen: WFAN 101.9, 660 AM The Brooklyn Nets snapped their three-game losing streak after beating the Memphis Grizzlies 98-88 on Sunday. Brooklyn overcame multiple injuries, as DeMarre Carroll scored 24 points on 7-12 shooting and Joe Harris chipped in 13 points in […]
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 […]
How’d We Get Here: K.J. McDaniels
How’d We Get Here: K.J. McDaniels Last Thursday, the Brooklyn Nets acquired K.J. McDaniels in a trade with the Houston Rockets. McDaniels was acquired at essentially no long-term cost, with the Nets giving up the minimum cash consideration, $75,000, for the third-year swingman. On the surface, this trade may not look like much as, on the […]
Sustainably Sourced: Adding the Ingredients for an Efficient Nets Offense, Part II
Sustainably Sourced: Adding the Ingredients for an Efficient Nets Offense, Part II Rebuilding an NBA franchise is a painful process that every NBA team — aside from the San Antonio Spurs — must undergo. Without their own draft picks, the Brooklyn Nets must look everywhere to find players that fit Sean Marks’ envisioned program and the […]
Scorching Wizards visit sunken Nets
Tonight, the Washington Wizards visit the last-place Brooklyn Nets as the Eastern Conference’s fourth seed that’s running on an 8-2 run over their last ten games. The Nets, in contrast, have dropped ten straight as the team struggles to meet the modest benchmark of even 10 wins this season. Both squads are coming off of […]
How Atkinson built a modern offense for the Brooklyn Nets, both for now and the future
How Kenny Atkinson built a modern offense for the Brooklyn Nets, both for now and the future The Brooklyn Nets are in flux. By rebuilding, the Nets are not just signing new players and staff — the entire franchise is changing. The players, head coach, and general manager are the most noticeable changes, but the […]
Nets ride offensive explosion to first win of 2017
Nets ride offensive explosion to first win of 2017 The Brooklyn Nets snapped an 11-game losing streak in New Orleans on Friday night with a 143-114 victory over the Pelicans. Eight different Nets players scored in double-figures as Brooklyn scored their highest point total in a non-overtime game since 1982. Not only was this the […]
Greenberg: Nets are bad, but they’re playing like a playoff team
Greenberg: Nets are bad, but they’re playing like a playoff team Well, we’re only a few days into 2017, but it isn’t shaping up to be much better than last year. After the Brooklyn Nets threw away 40 good minutes against the Utah Jazz in the blink of an eye, wanting to hibernate until the summertime […]
