Brooklyn Nets

Michael Porter Jr.'s situation continues to be interesting, as he is entering the final year of his deal.

Mikel Brown Jr. came into the 2026 NBA Draft as a strong prospect, but many pointed out his defensive deficiencies.

He is on an expiring $40.8 million deal, and on July 6 became eligible for a four-year, $234 million extension.

The Nets are still relatively early in the process of shaping their roster into the team they want it to be moving forward, and one of their key decisions will revolve around Michael Porter Jr.‘s...

It took a few extra days, but we finally got our Mikel Brown Jr. vs Darius Acuff summer showdown. The Nets as a unit, however, delivered the box office production. The Nets leapt out to a 22-6...

The Nets got a bit of a reality check on Saturday night, losing 83-76 to the Atlanta Hawks on a night where the main attractions — Mikel Brown Jr. and Egor Dëmin — rested on the second night of a...

The Brooklyn Nets got a bit of a reality check on Saturday night. After cruising past the Knicks on Friday, the Nets dropped lost 83-76 to the Atlanta Hawks on a night where the main attractions —...

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“That’s the goal,” Nets summer league coach Dutch Gaitley said.

Most of the trades and free agent deals that were reported during or before the July moratorium have since been officially finalized, but there are still a handful of moves that we’re waiting on....

Drake Powell’s shooting slump for the Nets is part mental, part mechanical and entirely maddening.

You’d have to say that even with a couple of obvious concerns, the Nets Off-Season has been a success, starting from June 23. Their best draft pick in 16 years (think about that!) has been, as his...

Mikel Brown Jr. isn’t the Nets’ only first-round rookie, or even the only one, with a delayed debut.

In what could be his last game of summer league, No. 1 overall pick AJ Dybantsa scored 23 points to go along with seven rebounds, helping the Washington Wizards remain undefeated with a 104-85...

Charles Lee is not LaMelo Ball's head coach anymore, but it seems he is still hopeful for his former star's future.

Keon Ellis, the newest member in the Nets guard corps, is different the others. He’s not 20 or 21 years old, not here to run the offense so much as to run the defense. And he can shoot. At 26,...

Shooting guard Keon Ellis signed a two-year, $18MM contract with the Nets as a free agent. The deal contains a mutual option for 2027/28. Brooklyn can certainly use Ellis’ defensive chops,...

July 12: After using all of their cap room, the Lakers have officially re-signed Reaves, per a team announcement (Twitter link via Khobi Price of The California Post). “Austin’s relentless pursuit...

A couple of days ago, the Liberty were battling for the 4th seed and on the cusp of getting back to the team that New York loves. Since that victory over the Minnesota Lynx, the Liberty have now...

Chaney Johnson might be undersized, underrated and an underdog. But he won’t be outworked.

For Keon Ellis, it was about wanting to be where he’s wanted.

The Brooklyn Nets fell to the Atlanta Hawks, 83-76 Saturday night in Las Vegas, their fifth game of Summer League action. Overall, counting their record from the California Classic, the squad is...

Back-to-backs are always tricky. Particularly when you have two games in two days in two cities. In order to win, you have to stick together and weather the storm. It’s tough, but it’s something...

The Nets opened their Las Vegas Summer League with a 91-65 blowout victory over the Knicks on Friday, fueled by an encouraging glimpse of Brooklyn’s future backcourt. Egor Dëmin and rookie Mikel...

The Knicks have gotten every last say against the Nets and its fans this past year, but not Summer League. Nope. Nets were not having that. They defeated the defending champs in Las Vegas 91-65...

Calling it "probably the most difficult" decision he's made, Charlotte president of basketball operations Jeff Peterson told reporters Saturday in Las Vegas that the LaMelo Ball trade was done...

Nets lottery pick Mikel Brown Jr. made his Las Vegas Summer League debut on Friday and scored 16 of his 20 points in the second half. Brown added three assists, two steals and a block. “Seeing my...

Mikel Brown Jr.’s Las Vegas Summer League debut featured a slow start, a strong finish and all kinds of spectacular plays in between Friday night. 

Julius Randle sees the similarity between joining these rebuilding Nets and when he first helped guide the Knicks from the lottery to the playoffs.

Drake Powell’s offensive funk had just gotten deeper heading into Friday’s Las Vegas Summer League opener.

If you’re the fan who refuses to get too high on Summer League, but also the kind who’s keen to see the crown knocked off the recently-anointed New York Knicks, Brooklyn’s fourth game this summer...

The Nets have signed No. 28 overall pick Joshua Jefferson to his rookie scale contract, the team announced today in a press release. The signing of Jefferson’s first NBA contract was postponed...

The Nets have waived Malachi Smith, tweets Brian Lewis of The New York Post. Brooklyn exercised its minimum-salary team option on Smith at the end of June, but his contract was non-guaranteed, so...

The California Classic was plenty of fun for Nets fans. Egor Dëmin absolutely showed out, and Mikel Brown Jr. showed up just in time to make a serious first impression. Now, they’ll take their...

The four-team blockbuster trade that saw LaMelo Ball land with Minnesota and Julius Randle head to Brooklyn is now official, according to press releases from the Timberwolves, Hornets, Nets and...

Back on June 24, the second night of the NBA Draft, fans were aghast that the Nets, who picked at No. 43 weren’t going for a big man, preferably one who can protect the rim. Why didn’t they use...

Tonight, the Brooklyn Nets kick off their first of at least five Summer League games in Las Vegas. After playing in a back-to-back-to-back during the “California Classic” in Sacramento, the team...

July 6 came and went and the Brooklyn Nets trade sending Nick Claxton to Chicago and Julius Randle to Brooklyn didn’t get officially approved. The reason was mundane: a late add to the trade, the...

The Hornets‘ trade involving LaMelo Ball and Naz Reid appears on track to be officially finalized sometime on Friday, according to Rod Boone of The Charlotte Observer (Twitter link). The...

The Clippers maintain their previously reported interest in Peyton Watson, while the Hawks have also shown “fresh” interest in the Nuggets‘ restricted free agent forward, reports Jake Fischer of...

Nets' Tyler Bilodeau may be a one-trick pony, but that trick is key to basketball: shooting. Proving he can do anything else is his next test.

Brooklyn made history in the 2025 NBA Draft by securing five first-round picks, the most ever selected by a single team in one round. After one full season and a look at the California Classic, we...

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- Kylian Mbappe scored his eighth goal of this World Cup and the 20th of his tournament career after halftime, but exited before fu

Brooklyn will be hoping Brown can be the answer.

The most startling statistic for Brooklyn Nets last week in Sacramento may also be the most important going forward … not just for the 2026-27 season. On Thursday, Brian Lewis encapsulated what...

Whatever happens for the Nets in summer league, good or bad, likely none of it will matter more than this: Egor Dëmin is going to the rim. Hard.

The California Classic is officially over and that California love is being spread the Brooklyn way. The lottery picks showed out. Mikel Brown Jr. looked like the real deal in his one game, while...

Mikel Brown Jr.’s pro debut showed he can make extraordinary plays. Now the Nets have to help him make the ordinary ones over and over.