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In midst of celebrations, Mikel Brown Jr. talked faith, family, heritage

Mikel Brown Jr. talked about a lot of things after he was selected by the Brooklyn Nets at No. 6 in the NBA Draft on Wednesday. And in talking with NetsDaily, he spoke as well as what’s important to him, faith and family as well as his Puerto Rican roots. “Faith definitively plays a big […]

Nets Announce Full 2026 Summer League Schedule

The NBA draft is now in the books, and while free agency doesn’t start until next week, we’ve already begun peeking at is pages. That means NBA Summer League, and our next chance to get a tangible look at the Nets, is right around the corner. Friday morning, Brooklyn announced the first four of the […]

Steinline: Nets have ‘legitimate interest’ in Mitchell Robinson

After the parade but before the White House visit, the New York Knicks may be facing the first loss of next season: Jake Fischer and Marc Stein, reporting for Stein’s Steinline, write Friday that the Brooklyn Nets have “legitimate interest” in New York free agent center Mitchell Robinson. The Stein Line has learned that the […]

What I saw in New York Liberty’s 99-88 loss to Seattle Storm

Classic trap game. The New York Liberty had just convincingly beaten the Las Vegas Aces before playing the 3-15 Seattle Storm, the penultimate game on this West Coast road trip that’ll end against the Golden State Valkyries. And they fell into the trap. New York’s defense was rancid in the first quarter. Sabrina Ionescu led […]

Liberty vs. Storm preview: Suddenly shorthanded for late night game

Back in the winner’s circle. The New York Liberty continued their Western swing with a late night showdown with the Las Vegas Aces. New York handled business and had their best win of the season against the reigning WNBA champions. The opponent tonight is trying to right the ship. The Seattle Storm have been competitive, […]

How big was Sean Marks’ decision to bet the ranch on Mikel Brown Jr?

It’s basically pretty simple. All the rebuilding, all the losses, all the trades, all the disappointments over the past two years came down to the moment that Adam Silver stepped to the stage Tuesday night and intoned those words, “with the sixth pick of the 2026 NBA Draft, the Brooklyn Nets select… MIKEL BROWN JR!” […]

The Brooklyn Podcast: 2026 NBA Draft Special with Sharif Phillips-Keaton

THE PICK IS IN! The Brooklyn Nets have selected Mikel Brown Jr. at six overall in the highly anticipated 2026 NBA Draft. They picked up Joshua Jeffries and Tyler Bilodeau later in the draft. They also just traded for…you guessed it…JULIUS RANDLE! Sharif Phillips-Keaton rejoins the show to talk through one of the wildest weeks […]

Brooklyn Nets take Tyler Bilodeau at #43, who’ll sign two-way

The Brooklyn Nets have selected Tyler Bilodeau at 43rd overall, adding the UCLA forward to their stock of rookies from 2026 NBA Draft, which includes Mikel Brown Jr. and Joshua Jefferson, taken at Nos. 6 and 28. Mike Scotto and Brian Lewis report that Bilodeau will sign a two-way contract… With the pick, the Nets […]

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LIVE DISCUSSION: the 2026 NBA Draft, Second Round

The second round of the NBA Draft is on tap. A night after the Nets took Mikel Brown Jr. of Louisville at No. 6 and Joshua Jefferson at No. 28, they have the No. 43 pick Wednesday night KEY INFO WHO: The NBA WHEN: 8:00 p.m. ET WATCH: ESPN/ABC Other than that Deputy Commissioner Mark […]

Liberty pick up big win over the Aces, 97-86

Seeing your rival always snaps you back into formation. When you know the team on the other side is the very best of the best, you know that a poor effort will not get the job done. You’ve got to execute at a high level and hope that you do enough to slow your rival […]

ANALYSIS: Brooklyn Nets on the come up? Sean Marks thinks so.

What a difference a year makes. Following the first round of the 2025 NBA Draft, Sean Marks faced, through a screen, bewildered media simply trying to make sense of what the hell had just happened. The Brooklyn Nets not only did not trade any of their five first-round picks, but, judging by consensus, reached on […]

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Brooklyn Nets select Joshua Jefferson with #28 overall pick

Late on Monday night, the Brooklyn Nets acquired Julius Randle via trade, jettisoning Nic Claxton and moving five spots in the NBA Draft, from #33 to the back of the first round at #28. On Tuesday night, Brooklyn selected Iowa State forward Joshua Jefferson with that pick, a player that wasn’t invited to the Green […]

Brooklyn Nets select Mikel Brown Jr. with #6 overall pick

The Brooklyn Nets have selected Mikel Brown Jr. out of Louisville University with the #6 overall pick in the 2026 NBA Draft. As he said in his introductory interview with ESPN, Brown had this to say about Barclays Center. “I’m home. This is home now.” The selection was greeted by celebrations in the Nets war […]

LIVE DISCUSSION: the 2026 NBA Draft, First Round

The first night of the NBA’s two-day Draft, with the first round on Tuesday night and the second on Wednesday, same time, same place: Barclays Center. As of now, the Brooklyn Nets have three picks, the Nos. 6 and 28 in the first round tonight and No. 43 in the second round tomorrow night. With […]

The Long Forecast: Nets Draft Day Rumor Primer

Brooklyn Nets fans, the day has come. Draft day is here! The number of the picks — Nos. 6, 28 and 43 after the Julius Randle trade pales when compared to 118, the total losses over two years of tanking that have led the Nets to this day. While they didn’t earn as high of […]

NY Liberty vs. LV Aces preview: Getting back on track

Sometimes, it is not the loss itself, rather it is the way you lose that can have a more vital effect. After losing a close one to the Washington Mystics, the New York Liberty enter the second game in their West Coast road trip Wednesday with two straight losses hanging over their heads, thanks to […]

DEAL: Nets trade Nic Claxton, #33 for Minnesota’s Julius Randle, #28

Julius Randle may have missed the parade, but he’s returning to New York City. As a member of the Brooklyn Nets, that is. On Monday evening, NetsDaily welcomed all to the “Sean Marks Trade Zone,” now that there are under 24 hours to go until the NBA Draft. As we noted: “Nine years out the […]

Inside the ‘Sean Marks Trade Zone’ – a history

In the war room where it happens, on the eighth floor of HSS Training Center in Sunset Park, this is crunchtime, and not just for the Draft. Historically, Sean Marks makes most of his trades right around the Draft, not the trade deadline in February … that is, if you don’t count the superstar distress […]

Reading the Draft tea leaves, it looks like Mikel Brown Jr.

The next-to-last mocks are rolling out and the top 20 prospects have spoken at the annual Green Room press conference in Manhattan and there appears to be two headlines as fans await the NBA Draft at Barclays Center Tuesday night, starting at 8:00 p.m. ET. The first is easy: Mikel Brown Jr. the 20-year-old, 6’5″ […]

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Liberty vs. Sparks preview: A primetime matchup

The streak ends at eight. The New York Liberty had a chance to push their winning streak to nine straight games on Friday night, but let an eight point lead in the final minutes slip away and the Washington Mystics took full advantage. It’s like that sometimes. The opponent tonight is trying to get back […]

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NetsDaily Off-Season Report – No. 9

A decade ago, we were told that at least one NBA team stopped talking with the Nets, complaining that the team’s front office would leak trade inquiries to the media. Also, a decade ago, the Nets chief scout, aka director of player personnel, would announce which prospects were coming into the Championship Center in East […]

Brooklyn Nets lose E.J. Liddell to overseas gig … more to come

The Brooklyn Nets are looking to add some new, young, talent in a few days. It’s only fair that they lost a dash of it this past week. After all, they were not only the youngest team in the NBA this past season. Sean Marks has said they were the youngest roster on any NBA […]

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New York Liberty shocked by late Washington Mystics comeback, lose 86-83

There have been overtime games, playoff nail-biters, blowouts, low-scoring games, and barnburners, but the New York Liberty have not lost to the Washington Mystics in nearly three years. Washington’s starting backcourt in their most recent win over the Libs was Natasha Cloud and Brittney Sykes, who hit a game-winning alley-oop… The Liberty still have Sabrina […]

Liberty vs. Mystics preview: Friday night hoops

It took a last second miracle, but the streak lives. The New York Liberty got all they could handle against the Chicago Sky on Wednesday night, but a Sabrina Ionescu game winner in the final seconds helped them get out of the Windy City with a 96-95 win. The winning streak is now at eight […]

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