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Kyrie Irving is calling his shot (no pun intended) early. The Brooklyn Nets guard spoke with reporters on Tuesday and all but outright predicted a championship for Brooklyn this season. It all started when Irving was asked what a championship would …
Now that Kevin Durant is officially here to stay in Brooklyn (at least for now), the Nets may be further tailoring their roster to him. Sean Deveney of Heavy spoke this week with an unnamed East executive who said that the Nets “would like to …
Veteran forward Bruce Brown is glad to finally be away from the NBA’s P.T. Barnum show. Brown, who left the Brooklyn Nets to sign a two-year contract with the Denver Nuggets this summer, told reporters at media day on Monday that he was happy …
Joe Tsai may have had his fingerprints all over one particular signing. Veteran basketball reporter Marc Stein wrote this week in a post to Substack that the Brooklyn Nets owner Tsai made a personal recruiting pitch to Nets free agent acquisition …
Kevin Durant is no longer the only former Golden State Warriors champion on the Brooklyn Nets roster. The Nets announced on Friday that they have signed veteran guard Chris Chiozza. Terms of the agreement were not released, pursuant to team policy. …
Everything finally appears to be coming up roses for the Brooklyn Nets. Priority Sports founder Mark Bartelstein spoke this week with Brian Lewis of the New York Post and gave an update on the health of Nets marksman Joe Harris. Bartelstein, who is …
Markieff Morris may soon have a new team. In his Sunday newsletter, NBA writer Marc Stein discussed Morris’ status. Stein said that the Brooklyn Nets had registered the most serious interest in Morris. Stein said the Philadelphia 76ers also had …
The Brooklyn Nets are back with a vengeance after successfully convincing Kevin Durant to drop his trade request. The Nets announced on Sunday that they have signed fifth-year forward Yuta Watanabe. The 27-year-old had been a free agent after …
The Utah Jazz have discussed a potential Donovan Mitchell trade with multiple teams, and the three-time All-Star reportedly has some preferred destinations in mind. Tony Jones of The Athletic reported on Thursday that Mitchell has not asked the Jazz …
After over a year away from the game, Ben Simmons could be coming back as something entirely different. Alex Schiffer of The Athletic reported on Wednesday that there have been some rumblings that the former All-Star Simmons could potentially play …
Tristan Thompson’s time in the spotlight may not be over just yet. Michael Scotto of HoopsHype reported Wednesday that the Brooklyn Nets are looking to add a veteran backup center. Scotto adds that the ex-NBA champion Thompson is thus a name to …
Kevin Durant has apparently had a change of heart. After asking the Brooklyn Nets to trade him and then recently reiterating his stance, Durant has decided that he wants to move forward with his current team. The Nets released a brief statement on …
Ben Simmons may no longer be the scourge of Brooklyn for long. The Athletic’s Shams Charania reported on Monday that the former All-Star Simmons has already been cleared for three-on-three activities following his back surgery in May. Charania …
It was not all that long ago that the Brooklyn Nets seemed destined to blow up their roster, but they have reportedly informed rival teams that they have no interest in trading at least one of their star players. The Nets have informed teams that …
After several weeks of inactivity, Carmelo Watch could be back on. Heavy’s Sean Deveney spoke this week with an NBA executive, who said that there has been some talk about the Brooklyn Nets potentially signing ten-time All-Star forward Carmelo …
The Brooklyn Nets and Kevin Durant remain at odds, and there does not appear to be any resolution in sight. That may be by design, at least in the case of the team. In an appearance on ESPN’s “Get Up!” on Thursday, Brian Windhorst …
