Brooklyn Nets
Kidd ‘working hard’ to Get Frank on Staff
In an interview with Greg Kelly and Rosanna Scotto on Good Day New York Monday, Jason Kidd touched on a number of the same issues he talked about at last week’s press conference, including... »Read More
Roy Rogers Joining Nets Coaching Staff?
The Brooklyn Nets are interested in adding Roy Rogers as an assistant coach on Jason Kidd’s staff and will be talking with Rogers this week, according to a source. Rogers worked as an assistant... »Read More
NBA Sunday: Top-Five Free Agent PF’s
Ranking the top-five power forwards on the free agent market this summer... Clippers-Celtics blockbuster trade brewing? »Read More
NBA AM: Three-Game Showdown for Finals
The NBA Finals are notched at 2-2 and are anyone's series heading into Game 5 ... Jason Kidd back to "rookie" status? »Read More
Clippers Not Allowed to Contact Rivers?
According to a source, Celtics president Danny Ainge denied a request from the Clippers to talk to (Doc) Rivers earlier this week. But Ainge has adamantly turned down all official outreach. He has now... »Read More
Source: Nets’ C.J. Watson to Opt Out
A league source confirmed to ESPNNewYork.com Thursday that Nets backup point guard C.J. Watson will opt out of the final year of his contract and become an unrestricted free agent. via Mike Mazzeo of... »Read More
Walsh ‘Disappointed’ Nets Passed on Shaw
The Nets head coaching search eventually filtered down to two candidates, Jason Kidd and Indiana Pacers assistant Brian Shaw, said general manager Billy King. In actuality at the end, there was only one, Kidd,... »Read More
NBA AM: Kidd’s Chance To Bolster Brooklyn
The Brooklyn Nets dared to be great by hiring Jason Kidd as its next head coach, but can he get the job done? »Read More
More Suitors Emerging for Dwight Howard?
Sources also say that the field for Howard’s free agency has widened considerably… Houston, Dallas, Atlanta, San Antonio, LA and Brooklyn via Steve Kyler via Twitter »Read More
Nets to Add Frank, Wohl as Assistants?
The Nets have had conversations about adding their former head coach, Lawrence Frank, to Kidd’s staff, as well as longtime NBA assistant Dave Wohl, league sources told CBSSports.com. Wohl was a key member of... »Read More
Jason Kidd To Get Nets Coaching Job
Multiple reports peg Jason Kidd as landing the Brooklyn Nets coaching job. »Read More
Nets Narrow Search to Shaw, Kidd?
A person with knowledge of the details says the Brooklyn Nets’ coaching decision is down to Jason Kidd and Brian Shaw. via The Associated Press »Read More
Report: Kidd Impresses in Meeting with Nets
After meeting with Brooklyn Nets management Monday, the head coaching candidacy of Jason Kidd has emerged as formidable in possibility, league sources told Yahoo! Sports. Kidd has convinced Nets management of his seriousness of... »Read More
Kidd Wants Lawrence Frank as Assistant
Element of Jason Kidd’s pitch to Nets, I’m told, is Lawrence Frank joining him on bench, giving Nets assistant w/HC experience they demand via Marc Stein via Twitter »Read More
NBA AM: Dirk Nowitzki’s Ideal Mavs Plan
Dirk Nowitzki has very specific expectations for the Dallas Mavericks' offseason... The next great NBA head coach? ... The NBA's first Teammate of the Year Award-Winner. »Read More
Shaw to See Clippers, Nets this Week?
Sources say (Brian) Shaw is meeting with Clippers today, Nets Wednesday. via Peter Vecsey via Twitter »Read More
Jason Kidd Wants the Nets Head Coaching Job?
Freshly retired NBA star Jason Kidd is pursuing the Brooklyn Nets’ head coaching job and his candidacy has been discussed within the highest levels of the organization, league sources told Yahoo! Sports. Kidd has been... »Read More
Brian Shaw Incites Bidding War?
We know that the Los Angeles Clippers have Pacers assistant coach Brian Shaw near the top of their list — he may be untested but he brings some Lakers rings cache to the team... »Read More
Nets to Workout Dieng, Withey, Franklin
The Nets are the only team to schedule Staten Island native guard Dami Sapara to this point, but he has been tabbed as an alternate workout for the Knicks if someone pulls out according to... »Read More
Gorgui Dieng to Work Out for Knicks, Nets
Louisville center Gorgui Dieng, who’s projected to be a late first-round pick, will work out for the Knicks and Nets before the June 27 draft, his agent, Makhtar N’Diaye, confirmed with ESPNNewYork.com. The Knicks... »Read More
Report: Nets Free to Talk to Pacers’ Shaw
The Brooklyn Nets have been granted permission to speak to the franchise’s top coaching target, Indiana Pacers associate head coach Brian Shaw, league sources told Yahoo! Sports. Nets president Billy King is expected to... »Read More
Memphis Halts Nets From Interviewing Hollins
The Brooklyn Nets’ search for a coach may no longer include Memphis Grizzlies Head Coach Lionel Hollins. A source confirmed to ESPN The Magazine’s Chris Broussard that the Nets were denied permission to speak with... »Read More
NBA AM: Brian Shaw Continues To Generate Buzz
The Los Angeles Clippers and Brooklyn Nets are reportedly high on Brian Shaw, but where will the hot coaching prospect land? »Read More
Source: Sixers, Nets Contact Larry Brown
The Brooklyn Nets and the Philadelphia 76ers have both “contacted” SMU coach Larry Brown about their coaching openings, a source close to Brown told SNY.tv. The source said a third team, possibly the Los... »Read More
Nets Want Brian Shaw as New Head Coach?
Indiana Pacers assistant coach Brian Shaw is a serious target for the Brooklyn Nets, NBA coaching sources tell ESPN.com’s Marc Stein and ESPN The Magazine’s Chris Broussard. The Nets are expected to request permission... »Read More
NBA Saturday: Head Coach Candidates Dwindling
Indiana Pacers assistant Brian Shaw is one of the last truly desirable head coaching candidates left for four teams with vacancies... Which teams have made the best head coaching hires so far?... Update on... »Read More
Hollins Can’t Speak to Teams Until July 1?
If the Nets want to speak to Lionel Hollins about their head coaching vacancy, they might have to wait a while. Speaking to reporters yesterday — a day after Memphis’ season ended with a... »Read More
Lionel Hollins Hopes to Return to Grizzlies
After the Memphis Grizzlies’ season ended Monday in a sweep from the Western Conference finals by the San Antonio Spurs, the team’s biggest free agent this summer could be coach Lionel Hollins. Hollins’ contract... »Read More
Ainge Won’t Allow Nets to Contact Rivers?
Boston Celtics president of basketball operations Danny Ainge denied the Brooklyn Nets permission to speak to Doc Rivers about their vacant coaching position, team and league sources confirmed to ESPNBoston.com. Rivers has three years... »Read More
Carlesimo: Nets’ Title Hopes Not Realistic
P.J. Carlesimo should be an expert on the Nets’ roster after coaching them to the playoffs this season. And while he believes Brooklyn’s talent places it in the upper echelon of the NBA, the... »Read More
NBA AM: Latest On The Coaching Carousel – East
There are six head coaching vacancies available in Eastern Conference. We take a look where each one stands in the process »Read More
Jackson: Nets Offer Good, But Done Coaching
Phil Jackson says the best job offer he has received recently was to coach the Brooklyn Nets. But Jackson turned the Nets down and insisted that he is finished coaching during an interview Tuesday... »Read More
Hollins Wants to Return to Grizzlies as Coach
Memphis Grizzlies Head Coach Lionel Hollins has no contractual obligation to the franchise beyond this season, but he is hopeful he’ll get to keep coaching what he’s helped build in Memphis. “There’s no question,”... »Read More
Source: Shaw, Brown, Skiles on Nets List
The Nets, who fired Avery Johnson in late December and decided not to re-sign interim P.J. Carlesimo after their first-round playoff loss to Chicago, are expected to turn their attention to the coaching candidates... »Read More
Source: Nets Contact Phil Jackson
The Nets took it a step further than the Knicks and actually contacted Phil Jackson on Monday, a source confirmed to the Daily News, hoping to gauge the Zen Master’s interest in returning to... »Read More
Belinelli Fined $15K for ‘Sam Cassell Dance’
The NBA fined Chicago Bulls guard Marco Belinelli $15,000 for an obscene gesture during the fourth quarter of Saturday’s 99-93 Game 7 victory against the Brooklyn Nets, a person with knowledge of the penalty... »Read More
Carlesimo: Championship Would’ve Saved Job
P.J. Carlesimo doesn’t think winning Game 7 of the Eastern Conference quarterfinals against the Chicago Bulls would’ve saved his job as coach of the Brooklyn Nets. “I think short of winning a championship, it... »Read More
Blatche Leaning Toward Staying With Nets
Backup center Andray Blatche, now an unrestricted free agent, would like to stay with the Brooklyn Nets. “That’s the plan. I’m not sure yet right now,” Blatche said Sunday. “I can’t tell you 100... »Read More
Bojan Bogdanovic to Join Nets Next Season
Billy King said today he plans to bring Croatian Bojan Bogdanovic onto the roster next season. Bogdanovic was 2nd round pick in 2011 via Stefan Bondy via Twitter »Read More
Deron Williams Positive on Nets’ Season
For Deron Williams, a first-round Game 7 loss to the Bulls ended a season that was as up-and-down for him personally as it was for the Nets as a whole. “I think we got... »Read More
Nets Interested in Phil Jackson?
Billy wouldn’t rule out Phil Jackson as a possible replacement. Said he’ll call him, but has no idea of any interest level. via Rod Boone via Twitter »Read More
Brooklyn Nets Fire P.J. Carlesimo
Nets search for a new coach has started. P.J. Carlesimo won’t be brought back. Jeff Van Gundy is a top target, sources say. via Adrian Wojnarowski via Twitter »Read More
NBA Sunday: Analyzing Conference Semifinals
Breaking down the second round of the 2013 postseason... Chicago Bulls' leader backs up bold prediction »Read More
Bulls’ Rose Not Returning for Game 7
Chicago Bulls point guard Derrick Rose said Saturday morning he was unaware of the criticism he’s taking for not returning to action from ACL surgery, and while he didn’t rule out a return if... »Read More
The Best Comebacks of NBA’s First Round
With a few exceptions, the first round of the 2013 NBA Playoffs has been all about big comebacks, but which has been most impressive? »Read More
Joakim Noah Positive Bulls Will Take Series
Joakim Noah wanted to make it clear what he believes will happen when his beleaguered Chicago Bulls face off against the Brooklyn Nets in Game 7 on Saturday night. “We’re a team of fighters,”... »Read More
Injuries Impacting Nets’ Joe Johnson
Brooklyn Nets shooting guard Joe Johnson admitted that he’s essentially playing on one leg at this point and probably wouldn’t be playing if it were the regular season. Johnson is hampered by plantar fasciitis... »Read More
Deron: ‘We didn’t need’ Criticism to Win
During the halftime show on the local broadcast of Saturday’s 142-134 triple-overtime loss in Game 4, a Bulls beat writer said that privately the Bulls thought the Nets were “heartless” and “gutless,” and that... »Read More
NBA Power Rankings – Playoff Edition
Two teams have already advanced. Can the Golden State Warriors upset the Denver Nuggets? NBA Rankings, playoff edition. »Read More
Nets Coach Waives Off Johnson Criticism
Brooklyn Nets interim coach P.J. Carlesimo thinks Joe Johnson’s critics have no idea what they’re talking about. Responding to a question during a Sunday conference call about how critics think Johnson is too reliant... »Read More
Nets’ P.J. Carlesimo Beyond Disappointed
Rather than rewinding all the footage of their epic fourth-quarter collapse in Saturday’s triple-overtime loss to the Bulls, the Nets probably felt better off simply burying it in the backyard like an old soup... »Read More
Bulls’ Hinrich is Questionable for Game 5
The Chicago Bulls’ guard Kirk Hinrich is questionable for Game 5 against the Brooklyn Nets with a bruised calf after scoring 18 points and dishing out 14 assists in almost 60 minutes in Saturday’s... »Read More
Bulls’ Robinson: ‘I Always Think I’m on Fire’
Chicago Bulls guard Nate Robinson scored 34 points, and Chicago wiped out a 14-point deficit late in regulation and beat the Brooklyn Nets 142-134 in triple overtime Saturday to take a 3-1 lead in... »Read More
Nets’ Williams: ‘We’re very desperate’
“We got to win on Saturday (Game 4),” Deron Williams said. “That’s it. “We’re very desperate. That’s the perfect word. We need to play with some desperation.” “We’re not shooting the ball at all... »Read More
Billy King Signing Extension with Nets?
The Brooklyn Nets are finalizing a multiyear contract extension with general manager Billy King, league sources told Yahoo! Sports. A formal announcement is expected in the near future, sources said. via Adrian Wojnarowski of... »Read More
2013 NBA Playoffs: Top 5 Studs and Duds
Which players have excelled and which players have missed the mark to begin the first round of the 2013 postseason? »Read More
MarShon Brooks Hopeful for More Minutes
MarShon Brooks never got to sniff the spectacle of the playoffs during his rookie campaign a season ago, given the Nets’ 22-44 record and last-place finish in the Atlantic Division. Two games into the... »Read More
Nets’ Johnson Battling Plantar Fasciitis
Brooklyn Nets shooting guard Joe Johnson did not practice Wednesday due to plantar fasciitis in his left foot and will be listed as a game-time decision for Game 3 of the Eastern Conference quarterfinals... »Read More
Carlesimo: Deron ‘too hard on himself’
Deron Williams didn’t mince words after he went 1-for-9 and finished with eight points in Monday’s 90-82 Nets loss to the Bulls in Game 2 of their best-of-7 series, which is now even at... »Read More
NBA AM: The Playoff Free Agent Point Guards
Free Agency opens in July however some of the best free agent guards are playing in the playoffs, who can be had?... 2014 is not just Wiggins And Parker... Is Bledose being shoved... »Read More
Nets, Kings More Appealing to Jackson?
(Phil) Jackson is considering other coaching options, sources said. The Brooklyn Nets and possibly the Sacramento Kings — if they relocate to Seattle — are two teams likely to appeal to Jackson more than... »Read More
Bulls’ Noah to Play in Game 2 Despite Foot
Chicago Bulls center Joakim Noah started Game 1 of the Eastern Conference quarterfinals against the Brooklyn Nets on Saturday, and after playing 13 minutes on his injured left foot, said he will play in... »Read More
Bulls’ Rose Likely Out for Playoffs
Chicago Bulls Head Coach Tom Thibodeau said Saturday that point guard Derrick Rose would not play in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference quarterfinals against the Brooklyn Nets and was “most likely out” for the... »Read More
Nets’ Bogans Finds Motivation Against Bulls
Almost two years later, Keith Bogans hasn’t forgotten that he was ditched by the Bulls. A starter for the 2010-11 Chicago team that won 62 games, Bogans was waived in a surprise move during... »Read More
NBA PM: Raptors Still Hope To Trade Bargnani
Raptors GM Bryan Colangelo breaks down his team's disappointing season ... Wilson Chandler ready for duty, Faried ankle update ... Brook Lopez talks Nets ... »Read More
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