Nets’ Tosan Evbuomwan making most of playing time with career night
SALT LAKE CITY — Tosan Ebbuomwan may not have much NBA experience, but he's definitely making the most of the playing time he's getting. The Nets' new two-way player scored a career-high 22 points and remained in the game in the final seconds of Sunday's 112-111 overtime loss to Utah. “It's great… always under control,” […]
Nets’ heartbreaking OT loss to Jazz comes with draft lottery solace
SALT LAKE CITY — We may lose the battle, but we win the war. More pertinently, even if you lose on the scoreboard, you gain in the lottery standings. Don't get me wrong, the underdog Nets played hard and scored 18,175 points in a 112-111 overtime loss to the similarly short-handed Jazz at Delta Center […]
Nets GM Sean Marks has sights set on draft during West Coast trip
SALT LAKE CITY — The Nets are on their longest road trip of the season. And most importantly. But it's probably not what many people think. The Dennis Schroder and Dorian Finney-Smith trades further solidified the Nets' commitment to improve through the draft. The Nets seem focused on developing through the draft. Corey Shipkin of […]
D’Angelo Russell, Cam Johnson, Cam Thomas among Nets out Sunday vs. Jazz
SALT LAKE CITY — The Nets appear to have erred on the side of caution regarding injured Cam Johnson and D'Angelo Russell. As expected, both players will remain sidelined when the Nets play the Jazz on Sunday, as will Cam Thomas. Johnson suffered a sprained right ankle in the final seconds of a Jan. 2 […]
Denver homecoming special for Nets’ Jordi Fernandez
DENVER — Jordi Fernandez has known Nuggets coach Michael Malone since his days in Cleveland and spent six seasons under him as an assistant in Denver. He credits those years, which helped build the Nuggets into a winner, not only earned him the Nets job, but also showed him the blueprint he's trying to follow. […]
Nets’ woes continue in rough loss to Nuggets to start road trip
DENVER — The undermanned Nets were already coming off back-to-back losses in their toughest road trip of the season. It looks like their slump will be a little longer. The injury-riddled team lost 124-105 to the Nuggets on Friday night at Ball Arena, a tough start to the six-game Western Swing. Denver superstar Nikola Jokic, […]
Nets roster has dramatically changed from last Nuggets clash
This was quite a surprise given the pessimistic expectations many had for the team when the Nets got off to a 4-4 start this season. Some of the early phenomenal players pushed the powerhouse Nuggets to the brink before losing in overtime in October. When the teams meet again on Friday, the Nets will look […]
Nets’ Noah Clowney showing promising development with 3-point shot
Prior to Wednesday's tipoff, Nets coach Jordi Fernandez said that with just eight players available, this time will be “meaningful” because some players may not otherwise get a chance. I was hoping that they would make it into something unique. Noah Clowney has already established himself early in the rotation, recently stepping into a starting […]
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Depleted Nets drop third straight with loss to Pistons
The Nets seem tired from the road trip and haven't even started the road trip yet. The sluggish and hard-hitting Nets were barely competitive Wednesday night, losing 113-98 to the Pistons. They trailed by double digits for much of the second half and never led after briefly leading 32-31 with 10:00 left in the second […]