'What if' scenarios are always tricky when it comes to hypotheticals in the NBA. The Brooklyn Nets may own the most polarizing of all, as three years later players and media alike are still pondering what the 2021 season could've been for the still-ringless franchise.
Every NBA franchise (every life too) has its moments where if a something different had happened, things would’ve changed dramatically. Nets seem to have more of them.
Nic Claxton has been the buzz of the Brooklyn Nets offseason so far with free agency approaching. With all fingers pointing at Claxton returning, there's no better time to address his free-throw shooting.
The Brooklyn Nets were very close to winning it all three years ago with Kevin Durant, James Harden and Kyrie Irving all on the roster. In Game 7 of their playoff series against the Milwaukee Bucks, Durant appeared to hit a go-ahead 3-pointer that could have won the game for the Nets.
Ben Simmons was once among the best young stars in the NBA. He is coming off a year where he only played in 15 games for the Brooklyn Nets and averaged 6.1 points, 7.9 rebounds and 5.7 assists per contest while shooting 58.1% from the field.
LaMelo Ball is coming off another year where he dealt with injuries and only appeared in 22 games. That said, he was still fantastic when he was on the floor and finished the regular season with averages of 23.9 points, 5.1 rebounds, 8.0 assists and 1.8 steals per contest while shooting 43.3% from the field and 35.5% from the three-point range.
A former Brooklyn Nets fan favorite is leaving the NBA to take his talents overseas. After declining his $2.6 million player option with the Memphis Grizzlies for 2024-25, Yuta Watanabe is expected to join the Chiba Jets in Japan’s Professional Basketball League, according to BasketNews’ Donatas Urbonas.
After many media members like Bill Simmons connected Nets' forward Mikal Bridges to the New York Knicks and their 'Villanova core,' Brooklyn's star took to Instagram to attempt a reversal of the media's prediction.
The Brooklyn Nets are in a very, very unique position. They've got a few directions they can go with their roster-building, and no direction is easier than the other.
Barring any trades, the Brooklyn Nets won't have any rookies to select for their team from the 2024 NBA Draft. However, they have a pair of first-round picks from 2023, including Duke's Dariq Whitehead, who played in just two games in his first official NBA season.
We’ll be updating the Nets’ off-season weekly, with bits and pieces of information, gossip, and everything in between to help fans get ready for ... anything.
While promoting his book 'Letters to a Young Athlete' in a 2021 interview with Fubo Sports, former NBA legend Chris Bosh spoke on a hypothetical matchup between his Miami Heat big three of himself, Dwyane Wade and LeBron James and the infamous Nets big three of Kyrie Irving, James Harden and Kevin Durant.
The Brooklyn Nets are eager to re-sign Nic Claxton in free agency, but if he walks, the team needs a Plan B. Bleacher Report suggests New Orleans Pelicans center Jonas Valanciunas could be that second option.
With the 2024 free agency period rapidly approaching, the Brooklyn Nets can figure out a way to settle contract situations and pursue the top three best available free agents this summer to make a push for the 2025 NBA Finals.
Brooklyn Nets forward Mikal Bridges has seen a slew of mock trades and evaluations over the past few months, with his name being in trade rumors for what seems like forever.
A new head coach for the Brooklyn Nets was found in Jordi Fernandez. Mikal Bridges has been deemed untouchable by the organization. All that remains is to acquire an established superstar to pair alongside the Nets' franchise cornerstone, right?
The Brooklyn Nets are the only team in the NBA that won't be on the clock later this month for the draft. For a team that didn't even make the Play-In Tournament this past season, it could spell more misfortunes for the franchise.
The NBA has become arguably the most popular sports league on social media. Fans love to see what their favorite players are doing, share their opinions and a lot of the league's news also gets broken on X (formerly known as Twitter).
According to NBA insider Kevin O’Connor of The Ringer, the Houston Rockets want to acquire Mikal Bridges from the Brooklyn Nets. However, the Nets prefer
One NBA analyst proposed that the Cleveland Cavaliers acquire Dorian Finney-Smith from the Brooklyn Nets this offseason. Dan Favale of Bleacher Report proposed the following trade idea: Cleveland Cavaliers Receive: Dorian Finney-Smith Brooklyn Nets Receive: Ty Jerome, Georges Niang, No.
According to Kevin O’Connor of The Ringer, the Houston Rockets recently reached out to the Brooklyn Nets in hopes of acquiring Mikal Bridges. O’Connor said the Rockets have interest in trading the No.
The Nets are about to lose another key executive, according to a report.
The Brooklyn Nets are among two teams in talks with the Houston Rockets for the No. 3 overall pick in the 2024 NBA Draft, according to a report.
The Brooklyn Nets have a big summer ahead of them because they will look to retool their roster despite not having much to work with, as far as assets are concerned.
The Nets will need some patience or some luck — or both — in order to reemerge as a legitimate contender in the East.
The Nets are lacking a first-round pick in the 2024 NBA Draft.
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