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It’s trade deadline week. You know, that special time of year where the actual basketball games being played seem to fall into the backdrop of wider league news regarding player movement. Today’s involved Danny Ainge adding a new skyscraper to the Salt Lake skyline, beards suddenly becoming stylish in The Land, and the leaders of […]
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Back in Brooklyn. The Nets closed out their five-game road-trip with a Sunday stomping by the Pistons 130-77. Is this Bron’s last game in Brooklyn? 🏀 KEY INFO WHO: Brooklyn Nets (13‑35) at Los Angeles Lakers (29‑19)WHEN: 7:30 PM ETWATCH: YES Network ⚡GAME PREVIEW “The Nets return home for a matchup against a Lakers team concluding their […]
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Welcome to The Long Forecast on NetsDaily. With another week of college basketball in the books, we take another look at June’s incoming draft class. Where do the Nets’ picks sit? Since last week’s column, the Nets went 0-4 and currently own the league’s fourth-worst record at 13-35, while their two second-round selections are currently […]
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It’s just after 3:00 p.m. ET on Tuesday. So we are within 48 hours of the NBA trade deadline and although there have been two trades, only one a blockbuster. That one between the Grizzlies and Jazz starts a tank in Memphis and a move toward contention in Utah. The two others are more common […]
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It was eight years ago that E.J. Liddell and Malachi Smith combined to win an Illinois state championship for Belleville West High School. Liddell was also Illinois’ Mr. Basketball and the two went on to sterling college careers, ending up at Ohio State (Liddell) and Gonzaga (Smith). Now, the two have been reunited in Long […]
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Finally home. The Brooklyn Nets closed out their five game road trip with a Sunday night tilt against the Eastern Conference leading Detroit Pistons. The Nets were never in it and got stomped out by the Pistons 130-77. A loss is a loss, I guess? The opponent tonight is trying to break into that contenders […]
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Turns out, Michael Porter Jr. isn’t the only Brooklyn Nets big currently garnering interest around the league. Jake Fischer reports Monday that “sources say that Toronto, in addition to calls on mid-tier centers like Dallas’ Daniel Gafford, has also expressed interest in Brooklyn’s Day’Ron Sharpe.” Day’Ron continues to be one of the best bigs off […]
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Michael Porter Jr. is averaging 25.6 points and 3.2 assists, both career-highs. Throw in his seven rebounds a night and the fact that he is true-shooting 61.8% (+3.8% over league-average) on a team devoid of other high-end talent, and it seems like an ironclad All-Star case. Not so. The NBA announced the full list of […]
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The Brooklyn Nets finally won a game without Michael Porter Jr. Friday, defeating the Utah Jazz on the second night of a hellacious back-to-back that saw them fly in from Denver the night before. Brooklyn had lost their first eight games when MPJ sat, as he typically does in one half of a back-to-back, and […]
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The Nets were shorthanded but they finally gutted out a victory vs. Utah in the second night of a back-to-back. Egor Demin dropped 25 points and Brooklyn snapped a seven game skid. Onto Detroit… KEY INFO WHO: Brooklyn Nets (13-34) at Detroit Pistons (35-12) WHEN: 6:00 PM ET WATCH: YES Network GAME PREVIEW “MPJ will […]
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Left with a W. The Brooklyn Nets took on the Utah Jazz Friday night as part of the second half of a back-to-back. The Nets were shorthanded but got plenty of terrific contributions across the board and came away with a 109-99 victory. The W snapped the team’s seven game losing streak. It was a […]
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The Nets won the ABA’s final game. Then they were forced to sell the best player in the world just to survive. Yeah, that qualifies as a justification for a curse. The Nets and Nuggets were the last two teams to play an ABA game: May 13, 1976. It’s the 50-year anniversary for the final […]
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Cam Thomas may have finally found a suitor. Mike Scotto of Hoopshype reports Saturday in his reporting that the Milwaukee Bucks have interest in the Nets shooting guard who (coincidently or not) had his best game in weeks Friday night, scoring 21 points off the bench and being one of the team’s leaders in a […]
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With five days left till Thursday’s 3:00 p.m. ET trade deadline, the Brooklyn Nets have: Alas, they have only 13 wins. Do you really believe that all those assets, all that flexibility, the Nets won’t play some role in the Giannis Antetokuonmpo trade speculation? The front office and ownership are going to dismiss the possibility […]
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Coming off seven straight losses, the Brooklyn Nets finally found the win column Friday night in Salt Lake City, besting the opposition for the first time in 26 days while sliding past the Utah Jazz 109–99. The win was rooted more in execution than shot-making. Even while shooting lower percentages from the field and from […]
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Close but no cigar. Michael Porter Jr. was fantastic with 38 points in 37 minutes, but the Nets couldn’t get over the hump against a depleted Denver team. They’ve now dropped seven straight games, and most eyes are headed toward the trade deadline rumor mill. The road trip is almost over. 🏀 KEY INFO WHO: NETS […]
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The opponent tonight continues on the rebuilding road. The Utah Jazz lost to the Golden State Warriors at home on Wednesday night. The Nets, down five players mostly due to injury management on a back-to-back, played a tight game with another injury-laden club, the Denver Nuggets. Their missing man formation was due mostly to nagging […]
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On their road trip out in the wild, wild west, the tank-committed Brooklyn Nets went for their not-so-magnificent seventh loss in a row tonight. The Denver Nuggets, knocking on San Antonio’s door for the second seed in their respective conference, were eager to oblige. The deal looked jeopardized more than once, but eventually, everyone got […]
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It was nearly 50 years ago the Nets and Nuggets competed in the 1976 ABA Championship, the final ABA game ever. The two teams have had different fates since the merger but that’s not here nor there. The Nets have lost six straight and it isn’t getting easier tonight. 🏀 KEY INFO Brooklyn Nets (12-33) […]
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A heck of a fight, but no win to show for it. The Brooklyn Nets went into the desert on Tuesday night to take on an improved Phoenix Suns team. There were plenty of antics throughout the night and the Nets were competitive all the way through. However, it wasn’t enough as the Nets fell […]
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Some time in the not too distant future, an NBA superstar will emerge from China. It’s a mathematical certainty considering the country has 300 million people who play basketball and has already produced one Hall of Famer in Yao Ming. Nearly as certain is that this future superstar whoever he — or she — will […]
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The Long Island Nets returned to the court on Wednesday night for their second of a back-to-back showdown with the Motor City Cruise. Entering Wednesday’s game, Long Island has won six of its last eight games. The last time these two teams were on the court, Long Island came away with the win. Despite Tyson […]
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Could Brooklyn Nets swoop in and steal Giannis Antetokounmpo from the New York Knicks … using the Knicks own first round picks? Wouldn’t that be juicy? Well, ESPN’s Brian Windhorst, Tim Bontemps, Dave McMenamin agree there’s indeed a possibility of a Nets offer in the Wednesday edition of their Hoop Collective podcast.“ Windhorst took the […]
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The Brooklyn Nets, once again, could only move on in the wake of a depressing blowout to the Los Angeles Clippers on Sunday night. After following a 54-point loss with a double-OT defeat last week, Tuesday night’s match against the Phoenix Suns (sans Devin Booker) was their opportunity to continue a semi-disturbing pattern of blowout […]
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Welcome back to The Long Forecast on NetsDaily. Another week of college basketball is in the books, which means we are back for another roundup as we get a closer look at this year’s incoming draft class. Where do the Nets’ picks sit? Since last week’s column, the Nets are 0-3 and own the league’s […]
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