When the New Jersey Nets left for Brooklyn after the 2011-12 season, the state, and specifically Governor Chris Christie, wished good riddance to its pro basketball franchise.  The IZOD Center in East Rutherford has  remained merely as a relic of the past. It's been utilized by studios for workspace and the filming sets to the highest bidder including the zombie classic series, The Walking Dead, among others.  Now, an existing NBA franchise may look to relocate across state lines and into the Garden State.  That team, the Philadelphia 76ers, already has its training ..read more

  Mikal Bridges is a New York Knick. The supposed centerpiece of a Nets post-Big Three era is now a distant memory.  Sean Marks built a warchest of picks and capitalized on the Knicks overpaying for a zero-time All-Star.  The Nets will be in the Cooper Flag sweepstakes. That means plenty of losing and therein lottery balls hopefully bouncing their way.  In the meantime, the Knicks will be looking to dethrone a Celtics team that just inked Jayson Tatum to the richest contract in league history and has all of it's starters and key reserves locked up for at least the next fe ..read more

 All big things start small. When the New Jersey Nets were owned by YankeesNets LLC in the early 2000's, there was a New York City real estate mogul that threw his hat in the ownership ring. His name: Bruce Ratner. He's the main impetus for the Nets moving to Brooklyn and he used the deep pockets of then minority owner Mikhail Prokhorov in 2010 to help make it happen two years later.   Prokhorov made big championship promises and mortgaged the future to chase said dreams. Once that endeavor failed, Prokhorov accomplished his mission of moving his Russian financial assets over ..read more

  The New York Knicks went all in on the wrong star. Actually, Mikal Bridges has never been an All-Star and probably never will be one.  But the fact remains the same, Bridges was not the right move for James Dolan's Knicks. The superstar the Knicks actually needed was former Brooklyn Net savior turned John Hancock, Kevin Durant. There have been multiple reports that the Suns were willing to move off Durant and adding him to the Knicks core might make them a title favorite.  Given his age, Durant may actually cost fewer draft picks than Bridges.  Now, Isaiah Harkenstein w ..read more

  The Brooklyn Nets have an embarrassment of future first round picks. In fact, they have 13 first rounders between the 2025 and 2031 NBA Drafts. And guess what? More could be on the way. Dorian Finney-Smith is a highly coveted player across the league and he might possibly net Brooklyn at least another future first rounder. Cam Johnson is a valuable 6-foot -8 wing with accuracy from long range. Teams may look to attached a future first round pick to any deal where he's included. Don't forget expiring contracts in Ben Simmons and Dennis Schröder. Teams that are looking to clear salary c ..read more

  The Brooklyn Nets doled out a four -year, $100 million contract extension for big man Nic Claxton this past week.  Brooklyn's center is entering his fifth year since being drafted with the Nets and will be here for the foreseeable future.  The Nets have a young, dynamic scorer that is due for an extension, Cam Thomas.  Thomas may very well compile serious scoring numbers with the Nets rebuild underway and no bonafide scorers on the roster.  Thomas is entering the final year of his four-year rookie deal. Thomas will turn 23 this year and averages 22.5 points per ga ..read more

 The Brooklyn Nets were headed nowhere fast. With Mikal Bridges as the supposed building block of the franchise, the Nets stumbled to a 32-50 record with Bridges looking lackluster throughout stretches of this past season.  Some speculated that the NBA's Iron Man was wearing down with his consecutive games streak reaching ridiculous heights. In hindsight, Bridges joins a list of other NBA divas that simply wanted to take the easy road out and join his Villanova teammates across the East River at MSG.  General manager Sean Marks was being harpooned by his own fan base for not ..read more

Dennis Schröder is a man of many talents. From the German National basketball team to the Brooklyn Nets and now the German Sixth division of FIBA. Schröder clearly has the fitness level and footwork required to play at a competitive international level of soccer. Dennis Schröder officially debuted in football in the German sixth division (Via @FIBA ) pic.twitter.com/MDoTu1aDmU — NBACentral (@TheDunkCentral) May 31, 2024       Former Nets coach and two-time MVP, Steve Nash, tried his luck on the pitch, but not in this kind of professional sense.  It goes to sho ..read more

  Even mention the name Kyrie Irving in the city of Boston and you'll likely get a few disgusted glances if not worse. While Irving wore out his welcome in Brooklyn with management and ownership, there is still a contingent of the fans that doesn't blame him for how things ended up.  Boston fans on the other hand, put the entire situation on Irving's shoulders.  Now, Irving travels to TD Garden next Thursday night, June 6, with the Celtics standing between him and a second ring.  It's an incredible storyline that even the NBA scriptwriters may not have come up with.  ..read more

  Jason Kidd and Kyrie Irving have quite a bit in common. Kidd is and was a Nets franchise legend, while Irving wore out his welcome with ownership and the fan base before he even came close to reaching that stature. Kidd spearheaded a run to consecutive NBA Finals in 2002 and 2003. His best chance came in 2003 facing the San Antonio Spurs. The Nets went back home to New Jersey with the series tied 1-1 and three straight games at the Meadowlands.  The Nets were only able to win one out of three and went back to San Antonio for Game 6 with a thirteen point third quarter lead.  ..read more