Ochai Agbaji and rookie Drake Powell combined 17 points in the fourth quarter as the Brooklyn Nets stopped a 10-game losing streak by leading most of the way in a 116-99 victory over the Sacramento Kings on Sunday night in New York.
For the first time in what must have felt like forever, the Nets walked off their home floor looking lighter. Not because this win changes the standings.
Following a long West Coast road swing, the Brooklyn Nets (18-57) returned to the Barclays Center for a game with the Sacramento Kings (19-57). This was a game with big implications for the upcoming NBA Draft Lottery.
The Brooklyn Nets just couldn’t hold back any longer. After 10 straight losses, some being utter blowouts and others gut-wrenching fumbles at the goal line, the Nets returned home from their road trip with their heads hanging.
There’s a certain comedy in the agony for Nets fans right now, and frankly, all fans of tanking teams. There has to be. Otherwise it would really be a brutal watch… assuming you’re still watching.
Heroes run the NBA, but every story also needs a villain. For some franchises, it's a particularly hated opponent, but every now and then, it's one of their own.
The NBA wing has changed over the years. While it was more confined to certain builds in the past, it's become another group that has adopted positionless basketball.
The Brooklyn Nets have not been a physically imposing team in a long time. That lack of phsyicality has been a common criticism of Sean Marks’ rosters in his decade-long tenure as GM, though there have been a couple notable exceptions.
Credit to the fearless Brooklyn Nets fans who pushed through another late night, staying up into the early hours of Saturday to watch a team grind through the final game of a rough West Coast road trip.
The Brooklyn Nets (17-57) wrapped up their West Coast road trip on Friday night with a showdown against the Los Angeles Lakers (48-26). Brooklyn had lost nine games in a row entering Los Angeles, looking to avoid another double-digit losing streak.
You know the deal.. we’re in the final stretch and it’s all about lottery odds. On the other end, Luka Doncic and LeBron James have the Lakers on fire, winners in nine of 10.
The Brooklyn Nets will face off against the Los Angeles Lakers to close out their four-game West Coast trip. The Nets were crushed by the Lakers 125-109 on Feb.
Basketball has changed so, so much since it was first played in the late 1800s. The NBA has a lot to do with this, and there are even a handful of players who can be credited with influencing significant shifts on their own.
The Brooklyn Nets didn’t just reset their roster this season— they redefined their timeline. Moving on from Mikal Bridges and Cam Thomas made one thing clear: Brooklyn is no longer interested in sitting in the middle.
A few months ago, Ben Saraf was becoming an afterthought in the Brooklyn Nets' 2025 NBA Draft class. Out of the five rookies, the No. 26 overall pick was struggling the most, shooting with inefficiency and looking uncomfortable in the team's offense.
Losing is winning for the Brooklyn Nets at this point in the season. The players may not feel that way, but the fans certainly do. Tanking has become a major problem in the NBA, but all the teams in the basement can do is take full advantage of the opportunity.
It’s “must lose” stretch for the Nets. They want to get the best odds in May 10 lottery, maybe even secure that last envelope Mark Tatum, the NBA’s deputy commissioner, opens that night.
Brooklyn Nets rookie Ben Saraf continued a breakout stretch on Wednesday. The 6-foot-6 point guard posted 14 points on 5-of-9 shooting from the field and 2-of-3 from three with seven assists and four turnovers during a 109-106 loss to the Golden State Warriors.
The Brooklyn Nets have re-signed Malachi Smith to a second 10-day contract, the team announced Wednesday. Smith appeared in six games during his first 10-day contract after spending most of the season with Brooklyn’s G League affiliate, the Long Island Nets.
The Nets have agreed to re-sign guard Malachi Smith to a second 10-day contract following the expiration of his initial 10-day deal on Monday night, league sources tell Michael Scotto of HoopsHype (Twitter link).
Brooklyn Nets fans may have seen the last of rookie big man Danny Wolf this season. Wolf exited during the second quarter of Sunday’s 126-122 loss to the Sacramento Kings with what appeared to be a significant left ankle sprain.
The Sacramento Kings leaned on a late-game surge from Malik Monk to outlast the Brooklyn Nets 126–122 on Sunday night. Monk delivered a clutch performance, scoring 10 of his game-high 32 points in the final five minutes.
Nets top scorer Porter Jr. had already been sidelined for three games with a sprained right ankle when a hamstring issue surfaced. An MRI confirmed the strain, and the team announced he would be re-evaluated in two to three weeks.
Nets forward Michael Porter Jr. underwent an MRI on Wednesday which revealed a left hamstring strain. He will be reevaluated in two-to-three weeks, the team announced (Twitter link).
No stranger to winning, the Oklahoma City Thunder accomplished something for the second time that's rare for most teams to put together even once throughout a season.
The Brooklyn Nets gave a new meaning to futility with their pitiful showing on Wednesday. Brooklyn faced off at home on Wednesday against the defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y.
It is no secret that the Brooklyn Nets have had a terrible season and were staring down a huge mismatch against the NBA-leading Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday night.