The 2025 NBA preseason is in the books for the Brooklyn Nets after a 119-114 loss to the Toronto Raptors. While preseason results should be taken lightly, for a team like Brooklyn in the midst of a rebuild, every game matters for future roster construction.
The Brooklyn Nets' preseason is officially over after their final preseason game against the Toronto Raptors. In a 119-114 loss, they finish the preseason 2-2, and now have to gear up for the regular season.
Last season, Keon Johnson was one of the Brooklyn Nets' most important contributors. In typical Jordi Fernandez fashion, the first-year head coach was able to help Johnson blossom into an impactful NBA role player, which included a four-point boost to the 23-year-old's nightly scoring average.
Egor Demin’s NBA debut was the most anticipated for a Brooklyn Nets rookie since the team’s move from New Jersey. After missing most of the preseason with a plantar fascia tear, the No.
Hakeem The Dream, Clyde The Glide, Magic: The NBA has produced some incredible nicknames over the decades. Some, like Magic and Penny, have even come to largely replace the player's actual name.
Michael Porter Jr. dominated the Toronto Raptors with a wild stat line in the Brooklyn Nets’ 119-114 loss in their preseason finale on Friday night. Porter is preparing for his first season with the Nets, moving on from the Denver Nuggets after seven years.
The Brooklyn Nets played their fourth and final preseason game on Friday night, visiting the Toronto Raptors. Viewers can only hope the first half wasn’t a true preview of their regular season.
That didn't take long. Four days after being released by the Brooklyn Nets, a team hoping to head toward the draft lottery next summer, Dariq Whitehead was scooped up by the Oklahoma City Thunder, who may end up repeating as NBA champions around the same time.
While it hasn't been for very long, Drew Timme and Fanbo Zeng—a duo once primed to suit up at Gonzaga toegther—are free agents. The two were waived by the Brooklyn Nets amid roster cuts after each experienced quite different tenures with the franchise.
NBA preseason isn't the best indicator of how rookies will pan out during the regular season. With teams playing the end of their bench most nights, the games leading up to opening night give first-year pros a chance to face the league's top talent, but more so develop and get their feet wet.
The Brooklyn Nets are set for a tanking season, and there’s no doubt about their plan for 2026. Going into the 2024-25 season, it was assumed that Brooklyn would be one of the worst teams in the Eastern Conference.
We are just one week away from the Brooklyn Nets' season opener. Expectations are low and for good reason. Even though Brooklyn has proven talent on the roster in the form of Nic Claxton, Cam Thomas and Michael Porter Jr., a top-five pick in the 2026 NBA Draft would do wonders for the rebuild.
Brooklyn Nets Head Coach Jordi Fernández spoke with reporters over Zoom on Thursday afternoon, as his well-traveled team hasn’t had quite enough rest since returning from Macau to hold an official practice just yet.
The Brooklyn Nets are currently preparing to enter a full-on rebuilding year in 2025-26, with one of the youngest rosters in the entire NBA. The Nets spent five first round draft picks this year, and also traded Cam Johnson to the Denver Nuggets, bringing back wing shooter Michael Porter Jr.
Brooklyn Nets rookie Egor Demin will make his NBA debut during Friday’s preseason finale against the Toronto Raptors. Demin missed the beginning of training camp and Brooklyn’s first three preseason games due to a plantar fascia tear.
The Brooklyn Nets are set to enter another year in their early process of a rebuild, but this time, it's with pieces that actually matter. Last season, the Nets were rebuilding, but it seemed like they had one foot in and one foot out.
Last year’s tanking Brooklyn Nets season didn’t result in the payoff the organization hoped for. After exceeding early-season expectations with the help of first-year head coach Jordi Fernandez, the Nets finished with the NBA’s sixth-worst record and fell to the eighth pick in the draft.
The Brooklyn Nets are less than a week away from opening night, and there’s still a chance they could shock the NBA this season. Over the past couple of years, the Nets have been looking to find the right path ahead through their rebuild.
Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen, Dennis Rodman. LeBron James, Dwayne Wade, Chris Bosh. Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, Draymond Green. Most of the best dynasties in the history of the NBA are built with a core trio as the backbone.
The future of the Nets depends on nailing the picks they have coming to them in upcoming drafts. Unfortunately, GM Sean Marks and the Nets front office haven't inspired confidence that they can do it.
The Brooklyn Nets made a roster move on Monday, waiving two players. One of them happened to be a former top recruit out of the famous Montverde Academy in Florida.
The Nets’ offseason has been one big balancing act. As Luke Adams of HoopsRumors wrote in his season preview, this is a rebuild, but it’s not one without a plan.
Brooklyn made a pair of notable roster moves Monday, releasing Dariq Whitehead and Drew Timme, as relayed by SNY’s Ian Begley. The decision to part ways with Whitehead is especially significant.
Any organization needs full alignment and a shared vision starting at the top of the organization on down to the players. It should comes as no surprise