The Charlotte Hornets opened their 2026-27 NBA season with a 110-103 road victory over the Brooklyn Nets on Wednesday night. Charlotte received strong performances from its new additions, including Grayson Allen and Naz Reid, to secure an important opening-night win at Barclays Center.
Photo courtesy of ESPN In June 2024, the Brooklyn Nets made two franchise-altering trades with the New York Knicks and Houston Rockets that reshaped the organization's direction and allowed them to fully commit to a long-term rebuild.
The Brooklyn Nets fell to the Charlotte Hornets 110-103 on opening night. Julius Randle was a silver lining in this one, finishing with 33 points on 11-of-18 shooting, eight rebounds and seven assists.
Throughout NBA history, only 40 players have scored 60 or more points during an NBA regular-season game. How many of the 40 can you name in six minutes?
It would’ve been difficult to dream up a better day for the Brooklyn Nets to begin their season. It was the type of autumn afternoon you imagine when you’re longing for October in the wet heat of July and August.
Who is the X factor for every NBA player this season? We’re not talking about the go-to guy, like Nikola Jokic or Steph Curry. It could be a big-name player, an all-star, or a bench player, but they are the pivot point for their team.
Brandon Miller just told someone to come fly with him during the Charlotte Hornets season opener on Wednesday at Barclays Center in Brooklyn. The high-flying Hornets forward just absolutely unleashed on the rim in the first period of the game, throwing it down hard and putting Nets big man Moritz Wagner on a poster.
New jerseys, new court, new Nets. Right? It’s a new era in Brooklyn, an uncertain one, but one in which the Nets aren’t trying to lose games to improve their draft position.
Brooklyn Nets fans will tune in this season primarily to watch top-10 picks Mikel Brown Jr. and Egor Demin. However, they may have to wait before they see the duo on the floor together consistently.
Tonight is the night. After going through the dark days of tanking, a disappointing lottery, a promising draft and months of opinions on everything from the court design to the front office from the fan base, October 21 is the start of a new era.
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.
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Six long months after the Brooklyn Nets closed out their third worst season in 59 years, they will return to the Barclays Center court Wednesday night vs.
Egor Demin’s development was the talk of the Brooklyn Nets’ offseason. The former No. 8 pick’s physical improvement has left many confident that he’ll make a sophomore leap.
The Brooklyn Nets are ready for the start of a new NBA season, and they should be looking to have some fun. After spending the past few years being one of the worst teams in the league, the Nets are hoping to flip the script a bit and make it back into the postseason.
The Brooklyn Nets will begin the 2026-27 season against the Charlotte Hornets, perhaps looking to shock the world and prove they're better than preseason projections suggest.
Upon starting training camp with the Brooklyn Nets, Julius Randle told rookie Mikel Brown Jr. he believes his new team can "shock the world." If Randle and the Nets are looking for inspiration for a massive turnaround, they can examine what the Charlotte Hornets achieved last season.
There will be competition this season for the proverbial “face of the franchise in Brooklyn, N.Y. There’s the most accomplished player on the roster: Julius
As they do, the Brooklyn Nets declined to offer Noah Clowney an extension Monday, the deadline for such deals. Indeed, only eight players from the 2023 Draft were rewarded.
Opening night is just around the corner, and the Brooklyn Nets have a chance to send a message. On Tuesday, the 2026-27 NBA season will open with a tripleheader of action featuring some of the top teams around the league.
Julius Randle had an impressive preseason in his first few games in a Brooklyn Nets uniform, potentially shifting the team's expectations as the season begins.
Pablo Torre’s investigation of LeBron James has attracted some unwanted attention. After breaking the viral Los Angeles Clippers’ scandal of circumventing the salary cap for Kawhi Leonard, investigative journalist Pablo Torre has shifted his focus to the biggest star in the NBA.
Bill Parcells once said, "you are what your record says you are." So while the Brooklyn Nets won three out of four during the preseason, a Maddenism comes
Michael Porter Jr. would like a little more home-court advantage in Brooklyn. Some nights, he says, the Nets aren’t getting much of one. Porter pointed to a recent preseason matchup with Philadelphia as an example of visiting fans making themselves comfortable in the Nets’ building.
Going from a contender in Minnesota to a rebuilding team in Brooklyn might not sound like much of a reward. Julius Randle sees it differently. The veteran forward said he’s happy to be back in New York and, more than anything, happy to feel wanted.
The Brooklyn Nets will go into the 2026-2027 season with higher expectations than last season. Brooklyn was not expected to be good in 2025-2026. With a fairly young team and no real star, the Nets were clearly rebuilding.
Nolan Traore showed up for Nets training camp looking different. That’s because he is. The young Brooklyn guard has grown roughly an inch and added about 10 pounds since last season, an encouraging development for one of the youngest players on the roster, according to Brian Lewis of the New York Post.