Brooklyn Nets
Schedule Helping Nets Get Back on Track
The Brooklyn Nets won their third straight game Saturday night, a 113-93 rout of the Sacramento Kings at Barclays Center, for their best stretch since a five-game winning streak in the final week of... »Read More
Reggie Evans Providing Nets with Toughness
Reggie Evans liked the fight he saw from the Nets in their 113-93 win over the Kings at Barclays Center Saturday night. The aggressive power forward always likes to see the physical battle in his... »Read More
Blatche Return to Washington not Welcomed?
John Wall, Trevor Ariza, Trevor Booker and A.J. Price all participated in some portion of practice on Thursday, providing what amounted to a reunion as the Wizards had a rare practice following back-to-back games.... »Read More
NBA PM: Was The Clippers’ Streak Legit?
Did an "easy" schedule taint the Los Angeles Clippers' perfect December? ... Darren Collison fights his way back to the Mavs' starting lineup ... Nets down to Phil Jackson or P.J. Carlesimo? »Read More
Deron Holding Out Hope of Playing Elite
The matchup between the Nets’ Deron Williams and Thunder star Russell Westbrook tonight should be a battle between two of the elite point guards in the NBA. But given the way Williams has performed... »Read More
NBA Power Rankings Week Nine
The L.A. Clippers didn't lose a game the entire month of December to climb back on top of the NBA Power Rankings for week nine. »Read More
Nets GM: ‘We’re going to let P.J. coach’
After seeing the Nets pick up victories over the hapless Bobcats and Cavaliers in their first two games with P.J. Carlesimo in charge, general manager Billy King Sunday again threw his support behind his... »Read More
Nets Giving P.J. Carlesimo a Chance
Everyone expects Phil Jackson or a Van Gundy brother to get the Nets job, but we've forgotten the lesson of Knicks coach Mike Woodson. »Read More
Kelvin Sampson Not on Nets’ List?
Despite reports to the contrary, the person said Houston assistant Kelvin Sampson is not currently on the (Brooklyn Nets) list. via Sam Amick of USA TODAY Sports »Read More
Nets May Wait Until Offseason for Coach
The Nets are willing to wait until the offseason to find a new coach “if the right name is not there,” one person with knowledge of their plans told USA TODAY Sports on the... »Read More
Nets Request Waivers on Josh Childress
The Brooklyn Nets have requested waivers on forward Josh Childress, Nets GM Billy King has announced. via Nets_PR via Twitter »Read More
Nets’ Brooks Happy Playing for Carlesimo
Nets’ second-year guard MarShon Brooks was benched and ridiculed for his defense, lost in what had become recently fired Head Coach Avery Johnson’s nightly rotation shuffle. For him, more than any other player, new interim Head... »Read More
Is Jeff Van Gundy Interested in Nets?
While Jeff Van Gundy may ultimately have interest in the Brooklyn Nets opening, he will be unwilling to meet with team officials while an interim coach is in place, league sources told Yahoo! Sports.... »Read More
Carlesimo: I’d Pick Me as Permanent Coach
(Mikhail) Prokhorov said repeatedly Friday that (P.J.) Carlesimo will get a chance to turn the team around but also said he’d be involved if the team decided to make another coaching change. “I will... »Read More
Williams Takes Partial Blame for Avery’s Firing
“I feel if I would have played better, as a player, that we would have won a lot more games and he would still be here,” (Deron) Williams said Friday morning, a day after... »Read More
NBA PM: The Key to Atlanta’s Unlikely Success
Lou Williams explains why the Hawks are better than expected ... Mike Dunleavy covets the Brooklyn Nets job ... Gregg Popovich livid over Avery Johnson firing ... »Read More
Kelvin Sampson Candidate for Nets Job?
Houston Rockets assistant coach Kelvin Sampson has emerged as a significant candidate for the Brooklyn Nets’ head-coaching job, league sources told Yahoo! Sports. Nets general manager Billy King is intrigued with Sampson and his... »Read More
Source: Nets’ Top Target is Phil Jackson
Undaunted by Phil Jackson’s reported reluctance to coach their team, Brooklyn Nets officials have established Jackson as their top target in the wake of Avery Johnson’s dismissal, according to NBA coaching sources. Sources told... »Read More
Phil Jackson Intrigued by Coaching Nets?
As the Nets enter the search for Avery Johnson’s replacement, the most decorated coach in NBA history is only a phone call away. Phil Jackson, the 11-time champion coach, would be interested in exploring... »Read More
Nets’ GM: Not Fair to Pin Firing on Deron
Call it symbolism or foreshadowing, but yesterday the official word came that the Nets’ coaching career of Avery Johnson slept with the fish. Johnson said he was surprised, the firing was “something I didn’t... »Read More
Williams ‘Surprised’ About Johnson Firing
Deron Williams was at the practice facility when he heard that his coach (Avery Johnson) was about to get canned, and one of his immediate thoughts flashed back to Utah: “Here we go again.”... »Read More
Phil Jackson Doesn’t Want Nets’ Job
Phil Jackson’s longtime representative, Todd Musburger, tells me via text that Jackson “has no interest in the Nets’ job at this time.” via David Aldridge of NBA.com »Read More
Nets Officially Fire Avery Johnson
Avery Johnson was chosen as the coach to lead the Nets into a new era, but a 3-10 December may have been his undoing. »Read More
Avery Johnson on His Way Out?
Here is how one NBA executive described Avery Johnson’s job security this morning: “The watch is on.” As in death watch. “A flammable situation,” was how one Nets player, speaking on condition of anonymity, described... »Read More
Gerald Wallace Frustrated by Nets’ Struggles
When the Nets dramatically overhauled their roster this summer, the plan wasn’t to put together a .500 team. But that’s exactly what they are after last night’s 108-93 loss to the Bucks dropped them... »Read More
NBA PM: NBA Christmas Revelations
Christmas Day games revealed a lot about some key NBA teams ... The X-Factor for the Philadelphia 76ers ... Christmas Day ratings soar for the NBA ... »Read More
Garnett Bemoans Wallace’s ‘Shenanigans’
After being fouled by Kevin Garnett on a putback at the 9:31 mark, (Gerald) Wallace grabbed hold of Garnett’s shorts near the waist and wouldn’t release them. “He just grabbed my shorts,” Garnett said.... »Read More
NBA Power Rankings Week Eight
The Oklahoma City Thunder hold the top spot in the NBA Power Rankings by a fine margin over the surging L.A. Clippers. »Read More
Humphries Frustrated with New Role
Kris Humphries was summoned into Avery Johnson’s office before the Nets’ 95-92 win over the 76ers Sunday, and the coach delivered some sobering news to his usual starting power forward. “He just said he... »Read More
Brooklyn Nets Utilize ‘New-Old’ Sets
During the team’s three-day break between games, (Nets coach Avery) Johnson implemented some “new-old” offensive sets. The Nets had averaged 86 points per game during their losing streak. They started Sunday’s game just 2-for-11,... »Read More
NBA Saturday: Bulls Lose Noah, Deng?
The Chicago Bulls got a huge win over the New York Knicks on Friday, but did it cost them Luol Deng and Joakim Noah?... Leandro Barbosa and MarShon Brooks are two players that could... »Read More
Shengalia, Taylor to D-league
The Brooklyn Nets have assigned forward Tornike Shengelia and guard Tyshawn Taylor to the Springfield Armor of the NBA Development League. Shengelia acquired from the Philadelphia 76ers after being drafted 54th overall in the... »Read More
Evans to Return to Bench Role
“I just think the main thing is you know we lost a little bit of rhythm when Brook (Lopez) was out,” said (Avery) Johnson. “Then we came back and we wanted to take a... »Read More
Deron Williams: I Won’t Bad-Mouth Utah
He (Deron Williams) created a media firestorm this week with comments indicating he was happier before Jerry Sloan’s sudden resignation in February 2011 and the Jazz’s subsequent trade on Feb. 23 of that year.... »Read More
NBA Power Rankings Week Seven
The Oklahoma City Thunder have rolled off 10-straight victories to climb to best in the NBA. The NBA Power Rankings at seven weeks in. »Read More
Nets’ Deron Williams: Slump is ‘Mental’
People around Deron Williams keep telling him that he’s going to snap out of his slump, that he’s too good to be this bad and he shouldn’t stop hoisting jumpers. Williams, however, has exhausted... »Read More
C.J. Watson Felt ‘Mistreated’ by Bulls
(C.J.) Watson went on to say he never considered re-signing with the Bulls after last season and that he wasn’t treated fairly in the wake of the Bulls Game 5 loss to the Sixers... »Read More
Nets’ Joe Johnson Reclaims Swagger?
(Joe) Johnson’s 23-foot step-back buzzer-beater from the right wing as time expired enabled the struggling Nets to escape with a 107-105 double-overtime victory over the relentless Detroit Pistons on Friday night at Barclays Center.... »Read More
Will Brook Lopez Return the Same Player?
The Nets have been talking in circles regarding Brook Lopez’s latest foot injury, but these are the undeniable and important facts: The center, who signed a four-year max contract over the summer, has played... »Read More
Nets’ Evans Taking Advantage of Role
After a decade of playing for six different NBA franchises, Reggie Evans – the man best known for his prolific rebounding – is having arguably the best season of his career with the Brooklyn... »Read More
Relentless Reggie Evans Helps Nets Rebound
Reggie Evans has always been a relentless rebounder. Can putting him in the starting lineup help the Brooklyn Nets' season rebound? »Read More
Grading the NBA’s Atlantic Division
The NBA's Atlantic Division is finally competitive again, which means the Boston Celtics will have a tougher time pulling off their usual late-season surge. »Read More
NBA Power Rankings – Week Six
The San Antonio Spurs climb back on top of the NBA Power Rankings, six weeks into the season. »Read More
Kris Humphries No Longer Starting?
Kris Humphries was benched before the Nets’ loss to the Bucks Sunday night, and then the power forward went out played like it. For the first time in over a season, Humphries was not... »Read More
Deron Not Pinning Hopes on Lopez Return
(Brook) Lopez isn’t likely to be ready for the Knicks, either, rendering Brooklyn a sitting duck for Tyson Chandler and Carmelo Anthony. The last time these two teams played, the Nets were healthy and... »Read More
Prigioni: Playing in NBA ‘Not My Dream’
There’s something inspirational about watching 35-year-old Pablo Prigioni dart around the basketball court as if he were a kid a couple of years out of college. As the oldest rookie in the NBA, Prigioni... »Read More
Rotation Changes Coming in Brooklyn?
The worst defensive effort of the season was encapsulated in the bucket that sealed the Nets’ defeat. David Lee, the Knick castaway, was all alone in the paint, not a Net in the vicinity.... »Read More
Blatche Would Like to Re-sign with Nets
Andray Blatche has the greatest of expectations for himself and the Nets. But that’s only for this season. In an interview with the Daily News, the Nets center said he’d like to re-sign as... »Read More
Gerald Wallace Fined for Flopping
The NBA has fined Nets forward Gerald Wallace $5,000 for his second violation of the league’s anti-flopping policy on Wednesday. Wallace’s first warning came last week and he clearly didn’t learn his lesson, as both of... »Read More
Deron: Johnson Tends to ‘Micro-Manage’
Fair or not, the rap on Avery Johnson in Dallas is he was a type-A control freak, the kind of coach who demanded without compassion, and who could prompt Dirk Nowitzki to describe the... »Read More
Hollins, Johnson Named Coaches Of Month
The Brooklyn Nets’ Avery Johnson and the Memphis Grizzlies’ Lionel Hollins today were named the NBA Eastern and Western Conference Coaches of the Month, respectively, for games played in October and November. Johnson led... »Read More
NBA Power Rankings – Week Five
The Memphis Grizzlies stay on top but the Eastern Conference has gained significantly on the West. »Read More
How Serious Is Brook Lopez’s Injury?
Brook Lopez’s right foot has become a source of endless stress and curiosity for anyone following the Nets and, for that matter, anyone employed by them. Their entire season could hinge on the health... »Read More
NBA Statistical Anomalies: What Will Last?
The first month of the NBA season has given us a few surprises. What trends will last and which ones are fleeting? »Read More
Nets GM: ‘Agree to Disagree’ with NBA VP
The Celtics point guard (Rajon Rondo) was suspended for two games by the NBA Thursday for his role in sparking the incident with 29.5 seconds left in the second quarter after the Nets’ Kris... »Read More
Brook Lopez Out with Sprained Foot
Brooklyn Nets center Brook Lopez will miss the next two games due to a mild right foot sprain, the team announced Thursday. X-rays were negative. Lopez suffered the injury during Wednesday nights victory over the Boston Celtics. He... »Read More
Suspension Coming for Rajon Rondo?
The aftermath of Wednesday night’s brawl with the Brooklyn Nets could be costly for the Celtics, who may lose Rajon Rondo for multiple games if the league office levies a suspension. Rondo and Brooklyn’s... »Read More
Terry: Humphries a Pretend-Tough Guy
Meanwhile, Celtics guard Jason Terry, who tried breaking up the fight before (Rajon) Rondo charged (Kris) Humphries and the two tumbled into the stands, had some choice words for the Nets forward, whom he... »Read More
Rivers to Celtics: Nets ‘think you’re soft’
So (Celtics coach Doc) Rivers tried to laugh after his Celtics compounded the sin with a 95-83 loss to Brooklyn that left him using the dreaded S-word — soft — to describe his team.... »Read More
Blatche: Wizards Didn’t Have My Back
Speaking to reporters in the Nets locker room before Monday’s game, (Andray) Blatche asked, “anybody seen how the Wizards are doing?” He then later went on Twitter after the game and said, “feels good... »Read More
NBA AM: Still No Timetable For Eric Gordon
Hornets guard Eric Gordon is improving, but still no time table for his return... Jeff Green appreciates the loyalty Boston showed him... Drew Gooden and the Bucks... Brooklyn holding it down... NBA Chat at... »Read More
NBA Power Rankings Week Four
The Memphis Grizzlies climb to the top of the NBA Power Rankings with a league-best 9-2 record. »Read More
Nets’ Joe Johnson Finding His Groove?
Joe Johnson has had two good games in a row, which is certainly a good sign for the Brooklyn Nets. The 31-year-old shooting guard followed up a 19-point performance on Friday night by scoring... »Read More
Team-by-Team Payroll Breakdown
The L.A. Lakers easily have the biggest payroll in the NBA. How do the remaining 29 teams compare? »Read More
Reggie Evans Fined For Flopping
For his second flopping offense, the NBA has fined Brooklyn’s Reggie Evans $5,000, league source tells Y! Sports. via Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports »Read More
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