MINNEAPOLIS – Cam Thomas is finally making his Nets return. But he’s coming back to another Nets team. And he will have to change with it. After being out nearly eight weeks with a left hamstring strain, Thomas will play for the Timberwolves on Saturday. It will be the 24-year-old’s first upset appearance since suffering […]
Egor Dëmin has earned the most confidence of the Nets’ five first-round picks. Danny Wolf has shown his versatility by flirting with double-doubles. Drake Powell’s athleticism has allowed his defensive skills to translate. Ben Saraf has gotten the second-most starts among Brooklyn’s rookies and leads the team in assists per 36 minutes (6.0). Nolan Traore […]
It took Cam Thomas almost seven weeks before he was cleared to go 5-on-5. There’s no telling how long it will be before he gets back into a game. After sustaining another hamstring injury on Nov. 5 — his fourth since the start of last season — Thomas was finally cleared for 5-on-5 work on […]
From the start of the season to this point, the Nets defense has gone from sieve to stout. It was scorching hot on Sunday. The Nets pulled away for a 96-81 rout of the Raptors in front of a sold-out crowd of 17,548 at Barclays Center. And it wasn’t with a powerful attack, but with […]
For Michael Porter Jr. Making an All-Star team would be both a first and a childhood dream. And his career breakthrough makes it possible, even if unlikely. “It would definitely be a dream come true. As a kid, I thought about making it to the NBA, but not just playing in the NBA, but being […]
The Milwaukee Bucks suffered a historic 127-82 loss to the Brooklyn Nets on Sunday at Barclays Center, marking one of the franchise’s most lopsided defeats. Doc Rivers took responsibility for the team’s performance. “I thought that was terrible. It was terrible for me because I obviously didn’t have them ready… we still had a lot […]
It was a perfect night for the Nets, who rolled around on the floor laughing with every available rookie on the floor. Brooklyn dominated Milwaukee 127-82 on Sunday night in an all-out effort in front of 16,439 at Barclays Center. The win tied their biggest win in franchise history, comparable to a 45-point loss to […]
DALLAS — The Nets’ game Friday in Dallas could have been a reunion with Kyrie Irving and a grim reminder of their ill-fated Big 3. Instead, it’s a cautionary tale of stardom, and an amplification of Brooklyn’s new holistic approach in the apron era: Tank. Preliminary version. To develop. “Well, I have to say we […]
DALLAS – The Nets fell short by a pair of fourth-quarter turnovers – and a second scorer – against the Mavericks, falling 119-111 on Friday night before 19,032 fans at the American Airlines Center. The Nets shot just 6-for-21 overall and 2-for-9 from deep in the fourth quarter, being outscored 29-19 as their offense faded […]
Despite several ankle sprains that put a limit on his second season, there was no concern about Noah Clowney’s development for Jordi Fernández. “We saw him as part of our future,” the coach said after training on Tuesday. At the start of this season, the third-year forward got off to a rough start due to […]