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The Brooklyn Nets are facing a pivotal offseason over the next few months. Coming off a third-straight season missing the Play-In Tournament and a second-straight sub-30 win campaign, the pressure is on for the organization to start winning games.

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Brooklyn Nets named among top ‘No Trade’ teams in latest player poll

As The Athletic continues to roll out data from its annual anonymous player poll, the Brooklyn Nets continue to make waves in it — sized somewhere between tidal and ripple.

Brooklyn Nets News / Larry Brown Sports / May 18

Michigan champion Aday Mara is being linked to 1 NBA lottery team

Aday Mara might be able to stay on the East Coast as he makes the leap to the NBA. The former Michigan center Mara has been linked to the Brooklyn Nets by “multiple league sources,” Kevin O’Connor of Yahoo!

NBA News / Brooklyn Nets on SI / May 18

The Cavaliers' Eastern Conference Finals Trip Directly Impacts the Nets

Brooklyn Nets fans were watching Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals with a variety of emotions. The Cleveland Cavaliers defeated the Detroit Pistons to make their first Conference Finals appearance since the final year of the second LeBron James stint in 2018.

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The 'NBA steals-per-game leaders' quiz

How many of the NBA players to lead the league in steals per game since the merger (1976-77) can you name in five minutes?

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The 'Active 20-10 playoff game leaders' quiz

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Brooklyn Nets News / Brooklyn Nets on SI / May 18

Projecting Darius Acuff Jr.'s Potential Fit with Brooklyn Nets

Unless a significant trade occurs between now and then, the Brooklyn Nets will be the sixth team on the clock on draft night. Barring anything unforeseen, that likely puts the Nets out of range for AJ Dybantsa, Darryn Peterson, or Cameron Boozer.

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The best homegrown player for every NBA franchise

As an NBA fan, it hits different when a team's best player is a guy the franchise nurtured from the very start. There's a greater attachment to stars who have been there since the start, who have bled the team's colors since the start of their careers.

Brooklyn Nets News / Brooklyn Nets on SI / May 18

Nets' Next Big Move Becoming Increasingly Clear Amid Trade Rumors

Of the lottery teams, no organization has been involved in more trade rumors than the Brooklyn Nets right now. They arguably suffered the biggest disappointment during the lottery drawing, dropping to the No.

Brooklyn Nets News / Brooklyn Nets on SI / May 18

Checking in on how Former Nets Have Fared This Postseason

While the Brooklyn Nets haven't touched the postseason since the 2023 NBA Playoffs, they have a handful of former players who made or are continuing to make solid contributions in this season's playoffs.

Brooklyn Nets News / NetsDaily / May 17

NetsDaily Off-Season Report – No. 4

Things are bad, objectively bad. The Nets have lost 118 games in two years, having missed the post-season three straight seasons. There’s not an All-Star, past or current, on the roster.

Brooklyn Nets News / Brooklyn Nets on SI / May 17

Looking Back at Recent No. 6 Overall Picks to Manage the Nets Expectations

The Brooklyn Nets are stuck with the No. 6 overall pick in the 2026 NBA Draft, pending a trade up or down. They went 20-62 this season, and the type of player that usually goes with the sixth pick won't be a quick fix.

Michael Porter Jr. News / Brooklyn Nets on SI / May 16

Realistic Michael Porter Jr. Trade Suitors As Rumors Swirl Around Brooklyn Nets Star

The Brooklyn Nets shocked everyone when they shipped out Cam Johnson for Michael Porter Jr. last Summer. Johnson was coming off a career year where he averaged an efficient 18.8 points per game and was a fan favorite.

Ben Saraf News / Brooklyn Nets on SI / May 16

Brooklyn Nets 2025-26 Season Player Grades: Ben Saraf

The Brooklyn Nets had five picks in the first round of the 2025 NBA Draft. After taking guards with each of their first three picks, the Nets shocked everyone when they took another guard with the 26th selection: Ben Saraf.

NBA News / Yardbarker

The most unlikely 50-point games in NBA history

If an NBA player ends a game with 30 points, that's generally a great night. 40 points is fantastic, and 50 points is an event. That's especially true when that type of scoring outburst comes from an unexpected source.

Brooklyn Nets News / Brooklyn Nets on SI / May 15

Nets Predicted to Move into the Top 3 of Draft, Acquire Former All-NBA Star

The Brooklyn Nets are currently projected to be the sixth team on the clock on draft night. Much speculation has pointed to the team either deciding to move up, or perhaps even down, depending on which prospect the team prefers to draft.

Brooklyn Nets News / Brooklyn Nets on SI / May 15

Nets will have Choice Between Three High-Upside Draft Prospects

The NBA Draft Lottery didn’t quite go how Brookyln planned, with the team falling three spots and grabbing the No. 6 pick in a four-man class. The quartet of AJ Dybantsa, Darryn Peterson, Cameron Boozer and Caleb Wilson are now out of reach, leaving the Nets other options.

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Andre Roberson News / AirJordanChronicles / May 15

Cooper Flagg Launches Relationship With Arianna Roberson After Offseason Vacation

After a historic rookie season, Cooper Flagg is in the news for an event in his personal life. A rather private person, Flagg’s latest social media post has gone viral among NBA fans.

Brooklyn Nets News / Brooklyn Nets on SI / May 15

Brooklyn Nets Full Mock Draft Post NBA Draft Lottery

There's nothing an NBA organization can easily do to improve its situation once the lottery ping pong balls decide draft fates. The Brooklyn Nets had their sights set on a top-three pick entering the lottery, but now own the rights to the sixth overall pick.

Brooklyn Nets News / Brooklyn Nets on SI / May 15

Brooklyn Nets Grab High-Upside Guard in Recent Mock Draft

At the 2026 NBA Draft Lottery, the Brooklyn Nets dissapointingly fell three spots, missing out on the locked-in top four. AJ Dybantsa, Darryn Peterson, Cameron Boozer and Caleb Wilson have been lauded as the best quartet in some time, with Nets fans having a great chance at them given the third-worst record in the league.

Brooklyn Nets News / Brooklyn Nets on SI / May 14

NBA Draft: Nets Building Relationships With A Few Major Guard Prospects

Falling in the NBA Draft Lottery was one of the toughest pills the Brooklyn Nets have had to swallow in franchise history. 2026 was supposed to be the year they grabbed a generational prospect, finishing 20-62 with the top odds at No.

Brooklyn Nets News / Brooklyn Nets on SI / May 14

Brooklyn Nets Predicted to Bring Back Kyrie Irving in Offseason Trade

The Brooklyn Nets could reunite with one of the greatest players to ever rock their uniform this offseason. When the Nets first signed Kyrie Irving in 2019, the expectation was that he, Kevin Durant, and later James Harden would lead the franchise to its first-ever championship.

Brooklyn Nets News / Hoops Rumors / May 14

Nets Promote Makar Gevorkian To Assistant GM

The Nets have promoted Makar Gevorkian to assistant general manager, the team announced today in a press release. For the past two seasons, Gevorkian had held the title of vice president of basketball operations alignment and strategic planning.

Brooklyn Nets News / Brooklyn Nets on SI / May 14

Could the Brooklyn Nets Trade Down in the 2026 NBA Draft?

The Brooklyn Nets were tied with the Washington Wizards and Indiana Pacers for the best odds at the No. 1 pick in the 2026 NBA Draft going into the lottery.

Drake Powell News / Brooklyn Nets on SI / May 13

Brooklyn Nets 2025-26 Season Player Grades: Drake Powell

Out of all five 2025 first-round picks on the Brooklyn Nets roster, no one flew more under the radar than Drake Powell. Powell didn't have the flashy scoring games like Egor Demin or the fancy passing plays like Nolan Traore, but he ended up being a consistent contributor to last season's squad.