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Through their first five games, the Nets are who most people thought they were: young and bad. With five picks in the first round, the spotlight is perhaps brightest on Egor Dëmin, the eighth overall selection, who has yet to take a single shot inside the three-point arc. With the Nets having three days between […]
Ziaire Williams suffered a “minor, very minor” back fracture in addition to a contusion after a hard fall during the Nets’ loss Sunday in San Antonio. And while he said he has recovered quickly, he knows he will likely have to continue playing with some pain even after his return. Williams will continue to take […]
Terance Mann knew this could be a possibility after arriving in Brooklyn. There were instances last season – when he split time between the Clippers and Hawks – where he had to be on the ball during offensive possessions. But as the oldest player on the youngest team in the league, there could be scenarios […]
This season is all about development and Brooklyn’s five first-round picks. But as Jordi Fernández tried to rally his Nets, he sat rookies Egor Dëmin and Ben Saraf for the entire fourth quarter of their 117-112 loss to the Hawks on Wednesday before veterans Tyrese Martin and Terance Mann. “Tyrese was great,” Fernández said. “So […]
The Nets are off to a historically bad start. They have allowed 522 points over their first four games, the most in franchise history. Poor defense isn’t terribly surprising for a Nets team that has the youngest roster in the NBA and is in its second straight season. But that doesn’t make things any easier […]
HOUSTON – Initially, the Nets tank appears safe. But losing is the easy part. The hardest part is walking the tightrope of losing without becoming losers. The Nets’ Day’Ron Sharpe drives to the basket during Monday night’s game against the Rockets in Houston. NBAE via Getty Images In the most star-driven league in sports, the […]
SAN ANTONIO – Three games into the season and the Nets are already starting to look a bit like a MASH unit after Ziaire Williams was forced out of Sunday’s loss with a lower back contusion following a hard fall. The attacker’s availability for Monday in Houston is unclear. “Yeah, tough fall. I wish I […]
SAN ANTONIO – It was Ziaire Williams’ janky jumper that got him dumped on his salary by Memphis. But now it’s his improved three-point stroke that’s earning him crucial minutes with the Nets. A below-league average player throughout his career, Williams enters Sunday’s game against the Spurs shooting 54.5 percent from behind the arc after […]
After combining for just 27 points on 7-of-24 shooting in the Nets’ season opener, Cam Thomas and Michael Porter Jr. rebounded. in the Nets’ 131-124 loss to the Cavaliers in Friday night’s home opener. Thomas scored 33 points and nine assists – one shy of his career high – while Porter added 31 points on […]
Nets fans have been looking forward to their record five rookies in the first round. But after just one game, they’re already down two heading into Friday’s home opener thanks to a pair of ankle sprains. Drake Powell (right ankle sprain) and Danny Wolf (left ankle sprain) will miss the game against the Cavaliers, as […]
