This NBA offseason, so many teams in the Eastern Conference have made major improvements. Whether it be the chase for a championship or an attempt to improve amid the draft lottery reform to eliminate tanking, so many organization have taken strides in becoming competitive in 2026-27.
Yeah, we’re a little late but there’s a lot to ponder. The end of the Brooklyn Nets two summer leagues, coinciding with the start of free agency, seems like a good time to assess things.
The Brooklyn Nets, entering their final NBA Summer League game, were still evaluating their final open two-way contract. Undrafted free agent Dion Brown delivered one of his strongest all-around performances of the summer to stake his claim.
Mikel Brown Jr.’s first NBA Summer League is in the books. After a back injury cost him the second half of his freshman season at Louisville, the No. 6 pick impressed during his first action in a Nets uniform.
Michael Porter Jr. faces an uncertain future with the Brooklyn Nets, even if he sounds optimistic about the team's future. The Nets would likely want to add more future assets to their stockpile should they look to move their leading scorer.
At the end of the game or in other big moments, it's usually the team's stars who have the ball. Sometimes, though, it's the role players who get the chance to shine and deliver.
The Brooklyn Nets’ final Summer League game — two leagues in two states, eight total games over 16 days — wasn’t much of a contest as Brooklyn kept all of its eight contract players on the bench in street clothes vs.
After a couple of weeks in Las Vegas, the Brooklyn Nets Summer League slate came to an end on Sunday. Overall, it was a successful stint for the Nets. The scoreboard results don't matter nearly as much as the individual results.
The Brooklyn Nets don’t have control of their pick next year, but one trade could change that. Next season is set to be quite an interesting one in Brooklyn, with the Nets effectively being forced out of their rebuild.
The debate over the Mount Rushmore of Brooklyn/New Jersey Nets players has always featured familiar names. Julius Erving transformed the franchise while in the ABA.
Nic Claxton’s Brooklyn Nets tenure came to an abrupt close earlier this offseason. The Nets traded Claxton to the Chicago Bulls in a three-team deal that landed Julius Randle in Brooklyn.
Typically, the path to the NBA for most players is to spend at least a season in college to get high-level basketball and important development under their belts.
The Brooklyn Nets have a lot more roster certainty going into this season compared to last. They're still very young, but probably won't claim the 'youngest team in the NBA' title again.
Speaking to reporters last week, Nets general manager Sean Marks suggested the team wasn’t in a rush to reach an extension with forward Michael Porter Jr., who’s entering the final year of his contract.
The Brooklyn Nets have turned over a decent portion of their roster this offseason. After trading for Julius Randle, signing Keon Ellis and Moe Wagner and drafting Mikel Brown Jr.
Brooklyn has been stuck in the midst of tanking for the past few years, but its new situation doesn’t guarantee new results. The Nets have been among the worst teams in the league since the dismantling of the failed superteam led by Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving and James Harden.
Michael Porter Jr. has sparked some of the biggest free agency rumors for the Brooklyn Nets this offseason. After former Denver Nuggets teammate Peyton
LAS VEGAS — The Brooklyn Nets are building their basketball team the right way. The recently flattened NBA Draft Lottery odds have disincentivized tanking, pushing general managers like Sean Marks to assemble more competitive rosters.
Michael Porter Jr.’s fate with the Brooklyn Nets could be decided as soon as the end of the Summer League. The Shooting Forward is eligible for a contract extension, but according to Chris Haynes, Porter could end up outside Brooklyn in the near future.
Michael Porter Jr. isn’t waiting for the front office to make the pitch. He’s doing the recruiting himself. The Brooklyn Nets forward publicly campaigned for his former Denver Nuggets teammate Peyton Watson to join him in Brooklyn, predicting a massive payday for the restricted free agent in the process.
Paris Basketball has signed free agent point guard Tyson Etienne, according to an announcement from the EuroLeague team (Twitter link). Etienne, 26, spent all of last season on a two-way contract with the Nets.
The Nets aren’t in any hurry to make a long-term decision on Michael Porter Jr. General manager Sean Marks said the organization values Porter and expects extension talks to happen eventually, but indicated there’s no urgency.
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 Nets won’t incur a cap charge by releasing him.
Michael Porter Jr. may end up as a one-season wonder in Brooklyn. The Brooklyn Nets are likely to trade away Porter if they cannot agree to a contract extension before the season, Brian Lewis of The New York Post reported on Thursday.